CCTI'S senior team is a synergistic combination of seasoned, experienced entrepreneurs and executives who have over four decades of comprehensive business track records. Their expertise encompasses extensive domestic and international experience spanning the critical aspects of many industries, including energy, logistics and transportation, and information technology They have decades of experience in strategic selling and marketing programs, and have developed and executed global marketing initiatives, which have built multi million dollar businesses as entrepreneurs, sales executives and consultants. Their experience also includes start-up operations and mergers, acquisitions and sales of companies. Among the other industries in which they have built businesses as entrepreneurs, served as executives, consultants and board members are on-line electronic trading, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, commercial and industrial insulation, specialty tools, food processing, publishing, factory automation software, publishing and internet application service providers.

Dr. Edward Jennings — Director and Chairman of the Board

Former President of University of Wyoming

Former President of The Ohio State University

Mechanical Engineer by profession

MBA and PhD in Finance from the University of Michigan

Extensive experience on various trade missions in the Far East, Europe, and Africa for several corporations and governmental agencies

Widely published in academic journals

Doug Hague - Director, President and CEO

Most recent position was Corporate Vice President of SAIC responsible for directing and developing the company's international strategy and business expansion efforts into the China and India Markets

Held senior executive positions at SAIC, Xerox and Unisys, in addition to private consulting and corporate strategy development

Extensive international experience in helping companies capitalize on changing economies and creating action plans that minimize cash impacts to protect assets from currency devaluations

Impressive record of successfully developing and implementing strategies that create shareholder value, establishing internal capability, improving client satisfaction, and building solid management teams

Held operational responsibilities in China, North America, Africa, Asia, Eurasia, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim

Over a 30 year career worked in marketing, sales, developing strategies in diversified fields of energy, finance and government

Worked in over 25 countries in corporate development and management consulting, where he produced dramatic multi million dollar results in changing and emerging markets

Native of the United Kingdom and subsequently a resident of South Africa before making his home in the United States, and holds the equivalent of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Richard Young - Director, Vice President

Richard Young has been the manager Dinamite Auto Sales, LLC, Inez, Kentucky, from March 1999 to present. From July 2005 to May 2007, he also served as Vice President for Hannah Energy, Inc. From January 1996 to November 1998, he was President Mid American Printing, Louisa, Kentucky.  From November1988 to May 1991, he served as President of Alma Energy, Inc., Warfield, Kentucky.  From September 1978 to August 1990, Mr. Young was manager of Kentucky Cable TV, Inc. From April 1977 to December 1980, he was president B-Y Mobile Homes, Inc. Inez, Kentucky. Prior to that time, he worked as a property developer, has owned and operated a furniture store and a car sales lot, and taught as a school teacher in Warfield, Kentucky. Mr. Young earned a BA in Business, Economics and Sociology from Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky (1968).

Mitchell Shapiro served as Dean of the School of Business at the University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana from July, 2004 until September of 2008. He is currently the Managing Partner and CEO of Architecting the FutureTM, a consulting and private equity firm that serves universities and corporations in implementing significant transformations and building competitive advantage. From 1999-2004, Mr. Shapiro served a variety of companies in connection with his leadership of First Insight Value Acceleration Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, a business consulting firm. From 2002 to 2004, he was a board member of OMERIS, Columbus, Ohio, the state-funded entity responsible for enhancing Ohio's global leadership position in life sciences, biotech, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and healthcare.  From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Shapiro was a principal and board director for Arexis Pharmaceuticals and OralTech, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio. From 2000 to 2001, he also served as President and Vice Chairman of Molecular Robotics, Inc., Los Angeles, California, a nanotechnology commercialization company.  From 1996 to1999, he was Managing Director of Generic Trading/Carlin Equities, Cincinnati, Ohio. From 1992 to1995, he served as a director for Neuromedical Systems, Inc. From 1986 to 1996, he was President of T-Shirt City, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, a major wholesale distributor. and from 1984 to1986, he was President of The Galt Group, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio.  He has held positions as Associate Professor of Management and Director of the Master of Business Administration Program at Northern Kentucky University as well as positions at SUNY Buffalo, New York, and Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Mr. Shapiro earned a Ph. D. in Business Administration (1976) from The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, an M.B.A. from College of Administrative Science (1975) The Ohio State University, and a B.A. in Political Science (1972) from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Stewart Ashton - Director

Stewart Ashton has been President and General Partner of New River Energy Resources, LLC, a Cincinnati, Ohio coal sales and transport company, since 2000.  From 1976 to 1999, Mr. Ashton was an owner/partner in Smith Coal Processing, Manchester, Kentucky.  From 1978 to 1979, he also served as Vice-president of Sales for New River Fuel Company, Middlesboro, Kentucky.  From 1975 to 1977, Mr. Ashton worked in coal sales and coal mining with several Kentucky coal companies.

Technical Advisory Board (TAB)

To supplement our Board of Directors, we have established a Technical Advisory Board that will give us the benefit of decades of expertise from the industry's most renown scientists and engineers.

Board of Advisors

In formation — will consist of opinion leaders from industry trade associations, academia and strategic partners to supplement the Technical Advisory Board.