TOM CHAFFEE

Mr. Chaffee began in the field of acoustics and vibration control technologies in 1988 by introducing The Cutting Wedge™ -- improving acoustical treatment capabilities in a field long since considered already optimized. This is a trend that has continued through all of his work. Mr. Chaffee designed, tested (with Univ. of Colorado, Boulder) and patented the first-ever vibration and electrical isolation gasket system for rack-mounted electronics: Sorbotech™, subsequently licensed to Raxxess Corporation (Prospect Park, NJ). Tom and AES Fellow and RPG Diffusor Systems Founder & CEO. (Upper Marlboro, MD, USA) Dr. Peter D'Antonio, co-invented and marketed now patented acoustical systems that again raised the bar in performance without added cost. Tom’s work in optical authentication and anti-counterfeiting technologies development with R&D 100 Award winners followed. In 1997 his work in ultrashort pulse optics was underway with leading researchers and business development experts and Tom has led the i-AIR™ Lasercom™ design and business development efforts of Attochron since its formation in 2002 -- resulting in the world’s only lasercom solution to be able to address global markets.

JOHN HIBBARD

John Hibbard holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Sydney University and a Master of Electronic Engineering from the Netherlands. For over 40 years, he has been in the telecommunications industry with more than 30 years in the international side. John has worked in the functional areas of engineering, technical and business operations, technical and network planning, business planning and development, sales and marketing before his elevation to general management, and as such has a comprehensive knowledge of the international telecom industry. John is now CEO of his own consulting business Hibbard Consulting Pty Ltd specializing in international telecommunications leveraging off his experience as MD Global Wholesale where he led a team which grew Telstra ' s international business to over $1 Billion. John specializes in international connectivity and carrier commercial arrangements including. submarine cables utilizing his experience as founding Chairman of the Australia Japan Cable.

JEAN-CLAUDE DIELS, PhD.

Dr. Diels is an original co-inventor of AWL™. His expertise is well-known in the fields of laser physics and nonlinear optics, ultrafast phenomena, high-resolution spectroscopy and imaging, adaptive optics and interferometry. Dr. Diels has an extensive background in laser-induced discharges and plasmas. Dr. Diels’ background includes laser gyros and related sensing of displacements, index of refraction, magnetic and electric fields.

DR. ROBERT P. FLEISHAUER, USAF LT. COL. (Ret.)

Dr. Fleishauer was most recently Leader, Information Grid Division, USAF Research Lab (Rome, NY) where he lead & managed 300+ civilian, military and contractor personnel in R&D of cutting edge cyber operations, airborne networking, tactical communications and data links, and RF testing and evaluation of aircraft.  His group validated and executed more than 270 contracts valued in excess of $700 million. Previously Colonel Fleishauer was Director of Operations and Commander, 26th Operational Weather Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA where here he led a 200+ person, 24/7 weather center servicing 60 Air Force and Army installations in a seven-state area in the heart of “Tornado Alley.”  He mentored and educated 20 new weather officers and 130 new Airmen while conducting live operations. Until July of 1998 he was Commander, 48th Weather Flight, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England and led a 16-person weather forecasting and observing base weather station and was also Senior Weather Officer and subject matter expert for the 48th Fighter Wing Commander; protected $3.5 billion worth of USAF/NATO resources from hazardous conditions. In 2001 Robert earned his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University with a GPA of 4.0. In 2002 he completed his M.S. in Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College with a GPA of 4.0 and status of Distinguished Graduate. Security Clearance: Top Secret (TS/SCI)

ISAAC KIM

Isaac Kim is the VP of Optical Transport at Attochron. His primary specialization is with wireless Free Space Optics (FSO) technology and fiber optic transmission. He has extensive experience in managing current and planning future fiber optic networks, optical design and link budget analysis, and troubleshooting optical networks. He has hands on experience working with CWDM/DWDM fiber optic transponders, SFP and XFP pluggable optics, fixed passives and ROADMs, optical amplifiers, dispersion compensators, and carrier Ethernet switches and routers.

His past research has focused on the effects of the atmosphere on laser beam propagation, and especially its effects on satellite and terrestrial free-space laser communication. He was the team leader during the operation of the Space Technology Research Vehicle (STRV)-2 satellite-to-ground lasercom experiment. He has presented 12 papers on the effects of atmospheric attenuation and scintillation on free space laser communication at the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) meetings. He is a member of the SPIE and is a past chairman of the SPIE's International Working Group on Laser Communication.

KARL E. STAHLKOPF, PhD .

Dr. Stahlkopf is in a Partner and Director of Sennet Renewables. His emphasis is in developing project finance for renewable energy projects primarily in Hawaii. He is the retired President of Renewable Hawaii, Inc., and Senior VP, Energy Solutions and Chief Technology Officer of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO), a subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. Since December 2002. From November 1973 to April 2002, Karl served as Vice President of Power Delivery and Utilization at Electric Power Research Institute, or EPRI, an independent, non-profit center for electricity and environmental research. During his tenure at EPRI, Karl was also a founder and served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of EPRI Solutions, a subsidiary of EPRI, and was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sure-Tech, LLC, a manufacturer of power electronic devices. Karl currently serves on the Board of Directors at Hoku Scientific. Karl has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Naval Science from the University of Wisconsin and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

DANIEL C. HURLEY, JR.

Mr. Hurley is the president and CEO of Resource Management Strategies International, Inc., a northern Virginia-based consulting firm that specializes in high-tech, cybersecurity and international capacity-building issues.  He previously served as the Director, Critical Infrastructure Protection, in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration.  A career member of the federal government’s Senior Executive Service, he managed the Department’s mission to achieve the Economic Security component of Critical Infrastructure Protection.  Mr. Hurley played a key role in international initiatives by the federal government and U.S. industry to help build capacity in cybersecurity among Developing Countries.  He chaired the interagency Communications Dependency on Electric Power Working Group and participated in several industry-government research efforts relating to communications and electric power interdependency, communications vulnerability and supply chain risk management.  He earlier served as Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Export Administration where he headed the Bureau of Export Administration’s (BXA) initiative to build capacity in nonproliferation and export control international cooperation within 25 countries in the former Soviet Union and central European regions.  Mr. Hurley holds B.S. and M.A. degrees in mathematics from St. Louis University.  He earned a J.D. degree from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. in strategic management from George Mason University.  Before retiring as a Captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve, Mr. Hurley completed senior courses at the Naval War College and the National Security Agency and served as commanding officer of five naval reserve units.  Security Clearance (TS/SCI)