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Mr. Shultz has been the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company since November 13, 2007. Mr. Shultz has over 20 years of diversified business and financial management experience that includes both Big 4 public accounting and private industry. Mr. Shultz began his career as an auditor and computer specialist with Ernst & Young, serving seven years in the firm’s San Diego office. Subsequent to his tenure with Ernst & Young, Mr. Shultz served as Vice President of Finance or Chief Financial Officer for several public and private sector companies with responsibilities for finance and accounting, information technologies, human resources and legal affairs. From June 2007 and prior to joining the Company, Mr. Shultz worked in the audit and attest practice of Squar, Milner, Peterson, Miranda and Williamson, LLP, which is the largest Southern California based public accounting firm. From December 2006 to June 2007, Mr. Shultz worked as a financial consultant or interim Chief Financial Officer for a number of San Diego area public and private companies. From October 2004 to November 2006, Mr. Shultz was the Chief Financial Officer for Neology, Inc., located in Poway, California, which manufactured and deployed radio frequency identification solutions. From August 2002 to December 2004, Mr. Shultz was the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Behavioral Medical Research in San Diego, California, a firm in the business of pharmaceutical research. | 