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David R. Lipinski is currently Assistant Vice President, Business Development Group of Fifth Third Bank. Previously from August 2003 to May 2004, Mr. Lipinski was Vice President of Corporate Development of Spire Corporation and from August 2003 until November 2003, he was Chief Financial Officer. Previously, from 2002 to August 2003, he was an independent consultant in corporate finance and strategic business development. From 2000 to 2002, he was the Vice President for Corporate Development of Stratos Lightwave, Inc., a manufacturer of optoelectronic components and interconnection products used in optical communications and data networking. Prior to the initial public offering carve out of Stratos Lightwave from Methode Electronics in 2000, he was from 1996 to 2000 Executive Director for Corporate Development for Methode Electronics, a manufacturer of optical and electronic interconnection components, switches and controls used in communications, data networking, consumer electronics and automotive applications. Mr. Lipinski is a director of Optelecom, Inc., a manufacturer of voice, video and data communications modules. He is a registered Professional Engineer licensed in Illinois and a Chartered Financial Analyst. He holds a B.S. in Physics from the United States Naval Academy and an M.B.A. from the University of New Haven. Mr. Lipinski is a retired Captain of the U.S. Naval Reserve. | 