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Mr. Sparks has served as CEO and President of MDI, Inc. since July, 2004. Prior to that, he served as the Senior VP of the Company and as President of the Company's MDI business unit from January to July 2004. Mr. Sparks brings more than 20 years of security industry management experience to MDI Inc. At MDI, he has been responsible for the complete restructuring, diversification, development and business strategy of the Company. Prior to MDI, Mr. Sparks was a Senior Executive with Southern Steel Corporation, where he was responsible for establishing and building the electronics division to provide total integrated security and perimeter solutions to the correctional market. Under his leadership, the Company became the second largest corrections market integrator in the United States. During his career Mr. Sparks has held a variety of executive positions within the electronic security industry, including President of Oron Incorporated and President of Solico International, a video analysis and IP-based digital recording provider. He developed the first patented application for touch-screen technology in the corrections market in 1988. | 