Bradford Mills. Chairman of O.S. Kelley Corp. and Bradford Investment Group, Inc. Mr. Mills has been in finance most of his career and been on the board of over 100 manufacturing companies.

Global Technology Management Partnerships. Global Technology Management Partnerships (GTMP) is a consulting company that specializes in optimization of several major business processes, especially Innovation and Global Technology Management. GTMP has been contracted by Knite since 2003 to participate in managing the company’s business processes, especially its effort to generate a global presence.

John J. Butler. President of Supply Management Inc., a management consulting firm. Mr. Butler previously held positions at Scott Paper Company, including Sr. Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. His early business career included assignments with Shell Oil Company and General Foods Corporation.

George T. Muller. Former President of Segway LLC, whose Human Transporter (HT) product, provides a solution to short distance travel. Previously, Mr. Muller was the President of Subaru of America, Inc., where he led a turnaround of the business and set sales and profit records during his last four years.

Dr. Ada Suckewer. Scientist, entrepreneur and founder of Princeton X-ray Laser.

Princeton University

Professor Szymon Suckewer, X-ray Laser and Ultra High Field Phenomena Lab. One of the original inventors of KSI, Prof. Suckewer remains involved in developing and improving Knite’s technology. He is a world-renowned plasma physicist, one of the inventors of the X-ray Laser and a leader in spectroscopy. Prof. Suckewer’s lab focuses on high power fast discharge lasers, which share many performance characteristics with KSI’s electronics. His lab’s spectroscopy capabilities are used in analyzing the KSI discharge. Prof. Suckewer’s expertise in plasmas provides guidance to Knite’s development in generating the correct plasma profile to meet the needs of the engine.

Professor Frederick Dryer, Combustion Lab and Engine Lab. As one of the preeminent combustion experts in the world, Prof. Dryer is well respected within the automotive industry, consulting to GM, Honda, Ford and others. He runs both the Combustion Lab and Engine Lab at Princeton University. The Combustion Lab is considered among the best in the world, and the Engine Lab has a strong history of cutting edge engine development, including Gasoline Direct Injection. Prof. Dryer assists Knite with analyzing engine data generated at Knite customer facilities and helps establish parameters of operation for KSI.

Professor Edgar Choueiri, Electric Propulsion & Plasma Dynamics Lab (EPPDyL). Princeton’s EPPDyL, is a leader in ION Drive technology, a technology directly related to KSI. Recently, Deep Space One was launched by NASA, powered by Ion Drive thrusters which had a burn life of 2500 hours. With Prof. Choueiri, Knite is improving plasma motion during the discharge event and increasing the longevity of the KSI ignitors. He is applying his experience in moving plasmas and ion thrusters to the KSI ignitors. With such technical insight, Knite has high confidence that we will meet all industry longevity expectations for KSI, while further improving the plasmas ability to move.

Industry Advisors

Robert H. Bullis, Ph.D. President, Automotive Associates International. Former Director of Advanced Technology Development at United Technologies, Inc. and Director of Advanced Technology at Breed Technologies, Inc. Dr. Bullis has extensive experience in new product development management and growth of high technology businesses. He specializes in technology assessments and ascertaining the ability of the client’s organization to compete in the automotive supplier environment. He holds 30 U.S. patents and has published over 100 technical articles. Dr. Bullis holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Connecticut, an MS in Physics from Trinity College and a Mechanical Engineering degree from Brown University.

Richard Podiak. Mr. Podiak has over 40 years of experience working with the major U.S. sparkplug makers, including Autolite, as an engineer and spark plug designer.