John Crowe – Chairman of the Board

Mr. Crowe has been an investor in Optomec since 2000, and his ongoing support and counsel have been critical to the Company’s success. He is President of John P Crowe Co. which acts as general partner to several small businesses, including software, real estate, oil field services, commercial product and agricultural interests. He has served on numerous Boards, and brings a wealth of general business expertise. Mr. Crowe has also been a professional securities trader since 1987, having traded on the floors of the CBOT, CME, LIFFE, CBOE and the KCBOT exchanges. He served as Chairman of the Kansas City Board of Trade in 2003. Mr. Crowe holds a BSBA from the University of Missouri.