From March, 2001 through the present, Mr. Stanton has served as our Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer. From March 2001 through January 2004, Mr. Stanton served as Chief Executive Officer and since July 2004 took over that role again. From 1987 through the present, Mr. Stanton served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Florida Engineered Construction Products, Corporation. Mr. Stanton has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of publicly-traded EarthFirst Technologies, Inc. from May 15, 2000 through the present. Mr. Stanton also serves on the Med-Tech Board of Directors. Since the early 1990's, Mr. Stanton has been, and continues to be, involved in turn-around management for financially distressed companies, providing management guidance and financing. In 1981, Mr. Stanton assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer for Florida Engineered Construction Products, Corporation, a privately held manufacturer of residential and commercial construction products, located in Tampa, Florida. Mr. Stanton worked as an auditor with the international professional services firm that is now known as Ernst & Young, LLP from 1973 through 1981. A Vietnam veteran of the United States Army, he graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelors Degree in Marketing and Accounting in 1972, and with an MBA in 1973. Mr. Stanton earned the designation of Certified Public Accountant in 1974 and was a Sells Award winner in the CPA examination. Mr. Stanton is a lifetime resident of Tampa, Florida. |