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	Mr.Edward Williams Anthony (TJ) Felice Dr. Brian J. Sullivan Gilbert P. Smith Jacques Tricoire Michael Vergano Pamela Papineau Sherry Torkos

Mr.Edward Williams

Ed Williams is currently the Managing Partner and President of Beach Sales & Engineering. Beach Sales & Engineering was established in 1991 as an engineering, manufacturing sourcing (domestic & offshore), and new product design company. Mr.Williams previous positions include VP Engineering and Manufacturing (Natlyn Incorporated), Director of Operations (Jay Plastics), and Technical Director (Rogate Industries). Additionally, as a Consultant in the plastics injection molding industry, he has spearheaded the startup of new manufacturing and assembly facilities. Ed has been influential in achieving major cost reductions while at Westinghouse and General Electric. He attended Erie County Technical Institute and later finished his degree at Rochester Institute of Technology. While at General Electric, he was selected to join their advanced manufacturing management team for advanced manufacturing technologies, at their corporate headquarters.

Anthony (TJ) Felice

Mr. Felice has over 12 years of leadership, management consulting, and business development experience spanning high-growth, publicly held professional services organizations to "Big Five" consulting partnerships to entrepreneurial start-ups. During these years, Mr. Felice has established a consistent track record of exceptional performance, rising from staff positions to executive management to President and CEO. Mr. Felice began his career with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), where he participated on a variety of technology and business consulting projects, primarily focused in the Financial Services Industry. Mr. Felice chose to leave Andersen Consulting for an opportunity to open the Charlotte, NC office for a small, privately-held consulting firm, POV Partners. Mr. Felice was responsible for all aspects of creating and operating the Charlotte office, from marketing to business development to recruiting. Mr. Felice brought the Charlotte office to profitability in less than five months, the most successful office launch in the history of the firm. POV Partners was soon acquired by Whittman-Hart, which ultimately merged with USWeb/CKS to create marchFIRST; a global consulting firm spanning 40 countries with more than 10,000 employees. Mr. Felice maintained ultimate accountability for the Charlotte operation throughout all of these changes. During the challenging market conditions of 2000, Charlotte was one of four of the seventy-two global marchFIRST offices that operated profitably. In early 2001 Mr. Felice took the opportunity to create a privately-held firm based in Charlotte, NC, Exervio Consulting, Inc. Serving the technology and business consulting needs of Fortune 500 and middle market clients throughout the Carolinas, Exervio has survived the challenging economic times without the benefit of debt or equity financing. Mr. Felice holds a B.S. degree from Miami University and is a member of the International Who's Who of Professionals in Information Technology.

Dr. Brian J. Sullivan

Dr. Sullivan is currently a Staff Cardiologist at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, and an Assistant Clinical Professor at McMaster University Medical School. He has participated in numerous controlled clinical trials of drugs for use in cardiology, as both a principal researcher and a co-investigator in several multicentre studies. Dr. Sullivan undertook his medical undergraduate and post-graduate training at the University of Toronto. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, in both Cardiology and Internal Medicine, and is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. As a member of TTC's Advisory Committee, Dr. Sullivan will provide his expert clinical and academic advice on research design and implementation.

Gilbert P. Smith

Mr. Smith is currently owner, and Vice Chairman of Mrs. Cooper`s Silver Wipes. A start-up household cleaning products company. Mr. Smith joined Helene Curtis in 1976 as Vice President of sales and served with the company until 1998. During that time he was a member of the Board of Directors, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. President of Helene Curtis North America, and for 13 years he was President of the U. S. Consumer Division. Prior to that assignment he was both Vice President of Sales and Marketing. With the acquisition of Helene Curtis by Unilever, Mr. Smith was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Helene Curtis, and Senior Vice President of Unilever North America. In this role he led both Helene Curtis and the customer management integration of Lever Brothers, Chesebrough Ponds, and Helene Curtis. Prior to joining Helene Curtis, Mr. Smith was in sales and sales management for Procter & Gamble and Carter Products. Mr. Smith attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School, and graduated with a degree in Economics from Florida State University.

Jacques Tricoire

Jacques Tricoire has over thirty years experience in various Health related industries (Human and Animal Health, Public Hygiene, Crop Protection). After receiving his Masters Degree in Business Administration in Paris (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales), he served in various positions in Marketing and Management in Sandoz Pharmaceutical Group (presently Novartis), in France, Brazil and Switzerland. From 1986 to 1991, he was General Manager Europe of' Zoecon, an American Corporation based in Dallas, affiliated to the Sandoz Group, specializing in Public Hygiene and animal health. In 1991 Jacques Tricoire founded and is currently President of SWARM S.A., specializing in niche products for animal health (bee health medicines) and active throughout Europe and North Africa. Mr. Tricoire and SWARM S.A. have been working with the Thermo Therapy Technology since 1997.

Michael Vergano

Michael Vergano has 16 years' experience in the medical device and consumer products industries and has held various executive management positions throughout his distinguished career. Mr. Vergano has a proven track record of progressive contributions to product development, business growth, operations efficiencies and profit enhancement. He has been involved in numerous medical device start-ups, and his product experience includes fiberoptic, laparoscopic, electrocautery, dental imaging and hemostasis devices. Mr. Vergano excels at research and development, product design, operations, sales and marketing. He also has a strong background in regulatory and quality issues. For the past two years, as President of The Harvest Group, Inc., Mr. Vergano has provided product development and business operations consulting services to companies in the medical and consumer product markets. Before founding The Harvest Group, Mr. Vergano was Director of Operations and Product Development at Apple Medical, Inc. and its division, INSIGHT Medical, Inc. He led the overhaul of both companies' Regulatory Affairs and Quality programs, resulting in successful FDA audits of both operations. Prior to 1994, Mr. Vergano held engineering management roles with Ciba Corning Diagnostics, and Microsurge, Inc. Mr. Vergano holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University and is acknowledged as a leader in engineering and product development in the medical industry. Mr. Vergano is also the holder of eight medical device patents.

Pamela Papineau

Pamela Papineau has 20 years of experience in the field of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs for medical devices. Since 1996, Ms. Papineau has been President of Delphi Medical Device Consulting, which provides a full range of contract services, including the development of regulatory strategies, preparation of FDA submissions, internal and supplier auditing, etc. Delphi's clients include manufacturers of surgical, cardiovascular, endoscopic, dental, infection control, general hospital and orthopaedic devices. Prior to founding Delphi, Ms. Papineau was director of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs for Vision-Sciences, Inc. and held several senior positions at Boston Scientific Corporation, including Regulatory Affairs Project Manager and Quality Engineering manager. Ms. Papineau has also served as a Quality Engineer at Baxter, General Electric and Ford Aerospace. Ms. Papineau holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the Clark University Graduate School of Management. She is a member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS). She also holds ASQ credentials as a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) and a Certified Quality Auditor (CQA).

Sherry Torkos

Sherry Torkos is a holistic pharmacist, author and lecturer. She is a practicing pharmacist at Falls Pharmacy, Niagara Falls, Ontario. She has authored five books and is presently working on her sixth, entitled, Breaking the Age Barrier, Prentice Hall Canada, scheduled for publication this fall. She is a frequent guest on radio and TV talk shows where she discusses a variety of complementary medicine and pharmaceutical topics. Her educational background includes attending McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Natural Sciences Program and receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1992, graduating cum laude. She is the recipient of the following Honors and Awards:· Recipient of the 1999 J.C. Gould Memorial Award for Distinguished Practice; Recipient of the 1994 Commitment to Care Award for Providing Excellence in Patient Care; Member of the Rho Chi Society, an Honorary Pharmaceutical Society. Ms. Torkos` Professional Associations include: Canadian Pharmaceutical Association; Ontario Pharmacists Association; Pharmacists Association of the Niagara Peninsula; International Society of Orthomolecular Medicine. Additionally, Ms. Torkos has previous Advisory Board experience with Abbott Laboratories and Hoffman-LaRoche.