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Mr. Fritsche's career at the capital markets level began in 1977 when he was selected to establish an institutional sales desk for EF Hutton, Inc. in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 1980, he did the same for Drexel Burnham Lambert, in Seattle, and was named Vice President--Institutional Sales. In 1982, he established a capital markets department for Dean Witter Reynolds for the Pacific Northwest Region, and then joined Merrill Lynch Capital Markets where he served both as Associate Vice President of Institutional Equities in Seattle, and as Manager of Institutional Products and Marketing in New York. In 1986, Mr. Fritsche was named Vice President and Regional Manager of US Equities for Nomura Securities International, Inc. in Los Angeles, and in 1991 became Executive Vice President of Moskowitz Capital Consulting, Inc. In addition to his various responsibilities in the area of institutional sales and trading, Mr. Fritsche's career has also included extensive involvement in the designing, structuring and marketing of private placements, strategic alliances, equity derivative products, and numerous other corporate finance projects. At the academic level, Mr. Fritsche has had the privilege of both lecturing at several prestigious universities on the topics of economics and the capital accumulation process, as well as teaching elective courses in derivative instruments at the collegiate level. Prior to entering the capital markets arena, Mr. Fritsche served five years on active duty in the United States Army. As a Captain and Field Artillery Battery Commander in Viet Nam, he was awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service against hostile forces and is a Life Member of the Special Forces Association. Mr. Fritsche has been quoted on numerous occasions in investment periodicals to include The Wall Street Journal, Private Equity Week, Oil and Gas Investor and The Daily Deal. Most recently, he authored a chapter on the investment banking perspective of venture capital funding for the technology industry. The book, titled "Inside The Minds: Structuring Technology VC Investments" and published by Aspatore Books,was released in the spring of 2007. Mr. Fritsche studied business administration and economics at Denver University and the University of Colorado (Colorado Springs), received his MBA Certificate from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, and is a graduate of the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business "eCommerce: Business Strategies For The New Marketplace" program. Mr. Fritsche is the Chairman of the firm's Board of Directors and the Transaction Selection Committee. | 