Chairman of the Audit Committee

Rick is a Chartered Accountant with more than 30 years of industry experience holding senior financial and general management roles. He has provided part-time and interim CFO services to several technology companies since September 2002. Prior to this, he was CFO of ATMOS Corporation (semiconductor embedded memory IP) from November 2000 to August 2002.

His experience also includes: Chief Financial Officer of Bytec-Comterm Inc., manufacturer of IBM compatible computer products ($28 million public offering); President of Solartronics Limited, one of the top ten manufacturers of solar equipment in Canada; and senior financial positions with Bowmar Canada Ltd. and Leigh Instruments Limited. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.