nGimat has a talented management team with complementary strengths that add to the breadth and experience of the team. The nGimat management team is supported by a board consisting of Andrew Hunt, CEO, and external directors who have start-up experience and are recognized technology experts.

Management

Andrew T. Hunt, Ph.D. - Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer. Starting nGimat as a "one man operation", Dr. Hunt has developed commercial relationships with industry-leading companies and research partnerships with key government agencies in nGimat's target markets. Andrew has authored two book chapters for industry publications on vapor deposition, published over 30 scientific papers, and has over 50 patents proposed, pending, or mostly issued. Andrew received his B.S. in Geology from Auburn University, a Masters Degree in Geology from the Colorado School of Mines, and a Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received the SAIC award for best Ph.D. paper at Georgia Tech, based on his doctoral thesis on Combustion Chemical Vapor Deposition. Andrew was selected in 2002 for the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) Frontiers of Engineering Symposium and the 2005 German-US joint meeting. He has served on a board at the National Academies and on Georgia Tech's External Advisory Board for the school of Materials Science and Engineering (chairman), College of Engineering, and as Trustee of the Alumni Association.

David A. Smith - Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Smith has experience in a full range of management responsibilities including finance, accounting, strategic planning, information systems, risk management, treasury functions, human resources and legal activities. Dave has served as Chief Financial Officer for three publicly-held companies, including Cobre Mining Company, a Canadian copper producer acquired by Phelps Dodge Corporation in 1998, Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corporation, a $2 billion precious metals producer that was acquired by Newmont Mining Corporation, and Catellus Development Corporation, a NYSE-listed real estate and development company. Dave has led IPO's and the spin-off/sale of several companies, including Sprint. Dave has a B.S. degree in Business Administration and an MBA from Oregon State University.

Board of Directors

Andrew T. Hunt, Ph.D. - Chairman of the Board. (See above biography.)

Jeffrey C. Moore served as the Chief Operating Officer and in-house counsel of nGimat from the Company's inception until 2001. Mr. Moore joined nGimat after serving as Senior Attorney for Advantis (a Sears/IBM joint venture) and, prior to that, served as Laboratory Counsel for IBM with a focus on formation of strategic third-party alliances. Mr. Moore is presently the VP of Business Operations for Virent Energy Systems, Inc., a biofuels venture-backed startup in Madison, Wisconsin. Jeff earned a B.S. in Business Administration-Accounting from Miami University of Ohio, a Juris Doctor from Ohio State University College of Law, passed the CPA examination, and was admitted to the State Bars of New York and Georgia.

Thomas A. Saponas was until his retirement in 2003, the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Agilent Technologies, the 1999 spinoff of Hewlett Packard Company. Mr. Saponas was responsible for establishing Agilent's long-term technology strategy and directly supervised its central research lab. Prior to this, Tom was Vice President and General Manager at Hewlett Packard where he led eight divisions and 5 operations. As a General Manager, he was also responsible for HP's world-wide R&D, marketing and manufacturing of oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and microprocessor development systems as well as having manufacturing responsibility for HP's thin and thick film microcircuits. In the mid-80's, Tom was a White House Fellow (Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy) and was awarded the Superior Civil Servant for a major cost saving initiative. He currently is also a director of Procera Networks (PKT) and Keithley Instruments (KEI). Mr. Saponas has a B.S. degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering and an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado.