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Preston Speers, Chief Executive Officer

Preston supports NAI with over 20 years of executive management experience. His background includes over 15 years experience in merger and acquisition strategy and execution and more than 12 years of operational experience with total P&L responsibilities. His leadership expertise is complemented by an extensive background in sales and marketing. Preston managed a global sales force for 15 years in the specialty chemical industry.

Preston’s CEO experience includes leadership of a global fiber and copper assembly company with plants in the US, Mexico, and China. He was COO of a fiber optic and copper data communications company with over $400 million in annual sales and six plants in North and South America; President and COO of a $150 million organization with eleven plant assembly operations.

In addition to serving the telecom equipment manufacturer market, Preston was Vice-President/General Manager for a automotive supplier and led the company into a global fiber and cable telecommunications business. He also opened the Asian and European markets for the automotive business, and through his leadership, the business grew from initial concept to over $500 million in annual sales.

Preston brings a strong combination of industry knowledge across both fiber optic and copper technologies as well as strategic relationships with key executives around the world.

William (Bill) Mills, IV, V.P. Sales and Marketing

Bill has been involved in global, multi-national OEM sales for over 25 years. He has been involved in aerospace, automotive, electrical and telecom markets and has led sales efforts in major projects such as the Space Shuttle, Chysler Mini-Van, and the F16/FA18/FA22 fighter programs. His telecom background includes work with various OEM's such as Lucent, Nortel, Alcatel, and Fujitsu and responsibility for the major carrier space.

Kevin Dye, Chief Financial Officer

Kevin Dye, CFO has over 20 years of financial executive management experience. His background includes experience in company start-ups, which has resulted in bringing new technology to the market. He has supported organizations in a financial capacity from $60 million to over $10 billion. As a finance executive and key member of strategy teams, his professional skills and leadership resulted in the development of a solid infrastructure in the financial, human resources and IT departments within organizations. He has over 10 years experience in the semi-conductor and electronics industry.

Kevin received his undergraduate degree in Accounting with a Minor in Finance from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He received his CPA from the State of New Mexico and MBA from the Arizona State University Executive Program.

Wayne Harrison, Executive Vice President and General Manager of China Operations

Wayne’s experience includes leading multiple plants and outsourcing in the U.S., Caribbean, Europe, China and Asia. He has a diverse background in electronics, supply chain management, and assembly. He has led in TQM programs including Kanban, JIT, JURAN Methodology, SPC, Lean Manufacturing, and Kaizen techniques. He has led and achieved ISO certifications for several organizations.

Wayne was instrumental in developing a global supply chain in Asia. He introduced and implemented MRP system, which resulted in a smooth transition from manual system to computer-driven systems.

Wayne has implemented ERP systems such as SAP, ASK MANMAN to increase efficiency and customer satisfaction. He has implemented MRP systems in numerous organizations.

Wayne has been Vice President of Operations and General Manager for several companies, both in the U.S. and overseas since 1989. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (Management), a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and an Associate of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Wayne will oversee all operations, including supply chain and engineering in the U.S. and Mexico.

Joe Kame, Global Quality Director

Joe supports NAI with over 25 years of manufacturing engineering, process quality, and continuous improvement experience. His background includes over 15 years experience in manufacturing engineering. His expertise is complemented by an extensive background in Lean and Six Sigma. Joe supported many suppliers in his role as a Supplier Development Program Manager where he helped develop businesses by improvement of manufacturing processes as well as supporting business processes to build strong customer/supplier partnering relationships.

Joe’s experience includes a Six Sigma Blackbelt certification and Lean Expert training from a global OEM Aerospace company and continuous improvement deployments with contract manufacturers with plants in the US, Mexico, and Malaysia. He is well versed in Six Sigma deployment and process controls and focuses on proactive approach to error-proofing processes and controlling key process input variables rather than the reactive reliance on inspection.

In addition to serving the Commercial Avionics OEM he has also worked the Military contractor market building tactical missiles and ordinance delivery systems.

Joe brings a strong combination of industry knowledge across both military and commercial aerospace markets where regulatory compliance is critical for the end use of all products.

Eugene A. Marcoccia, NAI Director of Global Sourcing & Procurement

Has over 42 years of experience that he brings to NAI in Materials, Global Sourcing, and Plant Operations Management across a wide array of the Electronics industry including Aerospace, Telecom, Consumer, and Medical with varying levels of responsibility starting from a position in the stockroom kitting parts for production to V.P. Plant Operations for an Electronics Computer Manufacture with over 6,000 employees. Prior to joining NAI Gene served 8 years as Senior Corporate Commodity Manager for Honeywell Aerospace responsible for the Cables/Harness, Switch, Relays, and Sensor commodities with over $200M annual spend. Gene holds Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, Lean Trained, and is a member of APICS.