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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dr. Ranko Vujosevic, Chairman
Ranko founded Optimal Electronics in 1996 and remains the visionary behind the value Optimal Electronics brings its customers. Through his work in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Dr. Vujosevic developed unique technologies which dramatically increase the throughput of manufacturing, machining, and robotic assembly operations. Prior to founding Optimal Electronics he worked as a Research Scientist at the University of Iowa’s Center for Computer Aided Design. Dr. Vujosevic earned his B.Sc. (University of Belgrade, 1983) and M.Sc. (Vanderbilt University, 1989) in Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D. (University of Iowa, 1992) in Industrial Engineering.

Lary Evans
Following his Ph.D. at MIT Lary has, by any measure, enjoyed a successful career as corporate executive, investor, advisor and mentor. In addition to senior executive positions at large companies such as DEC and Tandem Computers, he played pivotal roles at earlier stage companies such as Culler Scientific and Sequent Computer Systems and was instrumental in their growth and success. Lary’s last corporate position was Vice President and General Manager of Servers for Dell Computers. Following retirement in 1998 Lary has become an influential angel investor and advisor for a wide range of growth companies, including Texas based Rate Genius, Xemi, Sozotek, Communicard and Pinion Software; and Applied Microsystems of Redmond, WA.

Joe R. Dunham II
Mr. Dunham currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of CareMedic Systems, Inc. Mr. Dunham served as a Senior Vice President of Equity Dynamics, Inc. from 1997 to 2003. Mr. Dunham has been active in the process of evaluating entrepreneurial opportunities, conducting critical due diligence and developing creative investment terms for dozens of start-ups over the past decade.

Dick Schwab
Mr. Schwab has redirected his efforts from leadership in divisions of large corporations to being an entrepreneur and angel investor. He has a BA in Accounting and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.



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