Board of Directors

Thomas J. Meade, Ph.D., Founder.

Barbara Beug Dyson, President and CEO, Chairman of the Board of Directors, is a Founder and Principal of Dyson, Dyson & Dunn, Inc., a private equity firm focused on middle market industrial manufacturing, distribution and service companies. Ms. Dyson's firm owns and operates eight companies with sales of over $200 million. Ms. Dyson received her B.S. in Economics from Rollins University and has an M.B.A. from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Stuart Cornew, Director, is the Managing Director and Founder of Pattern Associates, a data mining company located in Evanston, Illinois.  Mr. Cornew serves on the Board of Directors of two companies and is an active scout leader and glider pilot. He received a B.S. in Engineering from Swarthmore College and has an M.B.A. from Dartmouth College.

Mark Matthews, Director, is Managing Member and Founder of Argent Real Estate Development Corporation. To date Argent is responsible for over $200 million in real estate projects and is currently developing in Florida, South Carolina, Illinois and Wisconsin. Mr. Matthews was previously with Transleasing International and served on its Board of Directors.

Richard Parrillo, Jr., Director, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the United Automobile Insurance Group, a publicly-held company. Mr. Parrillo has led UAIG to the forefront of the automobile insurance industry, writing over $350 million in premiums in 2004, predominantly in Florida and Illinois.  Based upon a twenty percent growth factor per year, UAIG will be approaching $1.0 billion in premiums by the year 2010. 

Michael Seedman has more than 30 years of senior executive management, leadership & technological innovation experience.  Most recently he’s worked as an executive partner with SAC Private Equity Capital and Ripplewood Holdings in their technology group(s).  Previously he was the founder & chairman of Entrega Technologies (acquired by Xircom), Senior Vice President & General Manager of U.S. Robotics’ Personal Communications Division (acquired by 3Com Corporation), and President & CEO of Practical Peripherals, which he founded in 1981 & later sold to Hayes Microcomputer Inc.

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