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Stephen Sperco was appointed the Company’s Chief Operating Officer on December 31, 2006. Mr. Sperco is the founder and President of Sperco Associates, Inc. and Sperco Technology Group, L.L.C. Sperco Associates was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Both organizations are privately held consulting firms that focus in the areas of Telecommunications and Information Technology (IT) systems. The organizations provide independent, third party consulting, planning, and facilities management services. The consulting personnel provide services in the area of Telecommunications to support the voice, data, and image requirements of clients. Support in the area of IT systems is provided for the Desktop Computing, Local Area Network (LAN), and Wide Area Network (WAN) requirements of clients. The organizations also provide Management Support, Staff Augmentation, Quality Assurance, and operational functions related to Facilities Management and Outsourcing engagements. The firm has conducted consulting engagements in North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The industry focus of Sperco Associates has been in the Private Sector with Financial Services, Insurance, Health Care, and Fortune 1000 organizations. The focus of Sperco Technology Group has been in the Public Sector with Education and Health Care organizations. For IT Infrastructure, Telecommunications, and IT Physical Infrastructure the firms have developed significant expertise in Strategic Planning, Optimization, Design, Procurement, Contract Negotiations, Quality Assurance, and Implementation Project Management. In the areas of Facilities Management and Outsourcing, the firms have developed significant expertise in Organization Management and Planning, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Contract Negotiations, and the management of day-to-day department operations. The firms have extensive experience in the specialty areas of Financial Trading Floors, Call Center Applications, Structured Wiring Systems, Voice Recording/Logging Applications, Interactive Voice Response (IVR) applications, IP Telephony, and Network Optimization. Mr. Sperco is responsible for both the executive management of the consulting firms and the direction of consulting engagements. Mr. Sperco has been a consultant since 1975 and in this capacity has extensive experience with the planning and management of complex engagements. Before founding Sperco Associates, Inc., Mr. Sperco was a principal and Regional Vice President for Marketing and Systems Development Corporation. Marketing and Systems Development Corporation was a telecommunications consulting firm that was subsequently purchased by EDS. Mr. Sperco was with Marketing and Systems Development Corporation for ten years. Mr. Sperco earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont in 1975. | 