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Board
of Directors
For this new transportation company, the Eclipse Board of
Directors appropriately brings together leaders from the
automotive industry, aircraft industry and computer industry.
Harold
A. Poling
Chairman of Eclipse Aviation Corp.
Retired CEO and Chairman Ford Motor Company
Brian
Barents
Former CEO and President, Galaxy Aerospace Corporation
Vern
Raburn
CEO and President, Eclipse Aviation Corp.
Alfred
Mann
Retired Chairman and CEO, Mini Med
Kent
Kresa
Chairman and CEO, Northrop Grumman
Management
 Vern
Raburn - CEO and President
Vern Raburn's passion for the high tech industry is
exceeded only by his love of aviation. With more than
25 years experience in the information technology industry,
Raburn is a successful entrepreneur who has helped to
shape the course of the information technology revolution
and the high technology industry. He has held senior
executive positions at Microsoft, Lotus Development,
Symantec and Slate, as well as the Paul Allen Group.
During that time, he has also amassed almost 5,000 hours
of flight time, and earned type certificates in aircraft
ranging from four-engine airliners to World War II bombers
to modern executive jets. He is on the board of directors
of the Experimental Aircraft Association and Warbirds
of America. He owns vintage aircraft including a Lockheed
Constellation and North American SNJ-5 trainer. |
 Dr.
Oliver Masefield - Vice President, Engineering
Among his many achievements, Oliver Masefield was responsible
for managing development and certification of the highly
successful PC-12 corporate/utility aircraft at Pilatus
Aircraft. In his most recent position as vice president
and head of research and development at Pilatus, he
was responsible for all technical innnovations for Pilatus
products worldwide. Previously had been responsible
for the development of the PC-7 and PC-9 military training
aircraft, market leaders in their class. Before joining
Pilatus in 1973, Masefield was a project engineer on
advanced Harrier V/STOL fighter aircraft for Hawker
Siddeley Aircraft Ltd. He holds a Bachelors of Technology
degree in Aeronautical Engineering and a PhD in aerodynamics
from the Loughborough University of Technology. |
 Peter
C. Reed - Vice President, Finance & Administration/CFO
Peter Reed's multi-industry experience includes mainframe
computers, military trucks and PC graphics. He has managed
both large and small companies in high growth and turnaround
situations. As VP of Finance and Contracts at AM General
(a subsidiary of American Motors and later LTV), Reed
led the costing, pricing and contract strategies that
resulted in AM General winning in excess of $4 billion
in military truck business and tripling sales over a
three-year period. One of the contracts won was a $2
billion Hummer procurement � the replacement for the
venerable World War II military Jeep and a primary personnel
transport vehicle used in Desert Storm. Reed started
his career with the Burroughs Corporporation in 1969.
He was most recently the President & CEO of Vermont
Microsystems Inc. Reed holds a BA in economics from
Wesleyan University and an MBA from the University of
Rochester. |
 Jack
Harrington - Vice President, Business Affairs
Prior to joining Eclipse, Harrington was in private
practice as an aviation lawyer since 1986. His aviation
insurance experience is complemented by broad experience
in general casualty, and product liability insurance
defense matters. He developed a substantial practice
in the representation of aircraft and parts manufacturers,
as well as trade associations serving the aviation industry.
Harrington is a member of the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association,
the Aviation Insurance Association, the National Business
Aviation Association, the National Transportation Safety
Board Bar Association, and the Experimental Aircraft
Association, of which he is a Director. He is the President
of the EAA Warbirds of America, and a Federal Aviation
Administration Aviation Safety Counselor. He holds a
commercial pilot certificate with airplane single-engine
land and sea, multiengine and instrument airplane ratings.
Harrington's personal jet has been a two-seat military
trainer, the Czechoslovakian L-39. |
 Don
Taylor - Vice President of Safety, Training and Flight
Operations
The depth of Don Taylor's experience in training, advanced
cockpit technology and flight testing make him an invaluable
part of our team. Taylor's experience includes 35 years
as a United Airlines B-747-400 check pilot and flight
instructor and two years in the United States Air Force.
Prior to joining United, he was a USAF flight instructor
in a civilian contract school. Since retirement from
United, he has conducted test and evaluation flights
as an independent consultant on advanced cockpit technology
for MIT/Lincoln Lab, the MITRE Corporation and the FAA.
A life-long pilot, he soloed at 16, earned a private
pilot license at 17, and a commercial pilot license
and instructor license at age 18. Don has over 30,000
flight hours and has type ratings on the Douglas DC-6,
7, & 10, the Boeing B-727, 757,767 & 747 as well as
the B-747-400 and the Boeing B-17. During the 90s he
represented the EAA and general aviation on the FAA
task force evaluating GPS and data link technology and
was a member of the FAA Free Flight Steering committee.
He has a broad background in general aviation and has
flown most types of GA aircraft. For the past 6 years
he has been a volunteer pilot flying the EAA's World
War II B-17 bomber on tours throughout the country.
Don currently serves on the Experimental Aircraft Association's
(EAA) Aviation Foundation board of directors and the
FAA Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee.
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Dottie
Hall - Vice President, Marketing
Dottie Hall has over 20 years experience developing
and marketing high technology companies. As vice president
of marketing, Hall leads the development of a complete
business marketing strategy. In this capacity, she is
responsible for establishing the company's market position
and building a strong brand image worldwide. Prior to
her work with Eclipse, Hall was president of a successful
high-technology marketing consultation firm, where she
worked with emerging internet and software companies.
A veteran of the personal computer industry, she has
held marketing management positions at Microsoft, Symantec,
and Slate Corporation. Together with husband Vern Raburn,
Hall owns and operates a historic Lockheed Constellation.
She serves on the Board of Directors of New American
Schools, a non-profit organization dedicated to comprehensive
school reform. She also serves on the Experimental Aircraft
Association's (EAA) Science, Math, and Technology National
Advisory Panel. She holds an M.S. from the MIT Sloan
School of Management and a B.A. from Georgia State University.
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 Chris
Herzog - Vice President, Program and Supply Management
Chris Herzog is the chief architect of Eclipse's supply
management strategy, playing a critical role in delivering
on the company's vision of producing a low-cost aircraft
at high volume production rates. He has over 20 years
of experience at leading aircraft manufacturers in the
U.S. and Europe. As an engineer at Boeing and Pilatus
Aircraft, he was involved in the design of commercial
and military aircraft. As a program manager, he played
a key role in bringing the Pilatus PC-12 to the general
aviation market. As Head of Procurement at Pilatus,
he built up a professional procurement organization
and established an effective supplier base for the production
of general aviation and training aircraft. Prior to
joining Eclipse, Herzog was the founder and president
of EuroBridge, an international sales and procurement
consulting firm specializing in helping American companies
manage their European customer and supplier networks.
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 Perry
Denker - Vice President, Investor Relations
Perry Denker is Eclipse Aviation's chief liaison with
its current and future investor base. Prior to joining
Eclipse, Denker was vice president of Albuquerque Economic
Development, Inc., a private, non-profit economic development
corporation. As such, he was instrumental in attracting
Eclipse Aviation to Albuquerque. Denker has also served
in a leadership capacity for several non-profit and
for-profit economic development, marketing, and financial
institutions. Denker holds an MBA from St. Ambrose University
and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Central College in
Pella, Iowa. |
|  Michael
Brown - Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Michael
Brown has developed and implemented information systems
and strategies that differentiate a company from its
competitors. As CIO of Maintenance Warehouse, a Home
Depot company, Brown drove the reengineering of the
entire IT infrastructure including hardware, networking,
and ERP systems. These systems became a cornerstone
in the decision of The Home Depot to buy Maintenance
Warehouse three years ago. Since that time, Brown
was the principal architect of a number of highly
successful e-business and data warehousing initiatives
on behalf of the company. Brown has orchestrated numerous
successful conversions and ERP installations. He holds
a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University
of Houston.
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| Mike
McConnell - Vice President, Sales and Product Support
Mike
McConnell has over 15 years of management experience
in the high-tech industry and has honed his skill
at building support networks from the ground up. Most
recently as senior vice president of strategic planning
for Mooney Aircraft, he was responsible for worldwide
product and customer support, sales, and marketing
activities. Just prior to joining Mooney, he was founder
and president of an authorized distributor for Mooney
aircraft. McConnell held key management positions
throughout his 12 years at Dell Computer Corporation.
During his tenure in various worldwide product marketing,
sales and marketing operations, he led portions of
Dell's record growth from $250 million to approximately
$30 billion in annual revenues. |
|  Tina
Rulo - Vice President Human Resources and Administration
In
her tenure as vice president of human resources at
various high technology companies, Rulo has created
and lead the implementation of worldwide staffing
and training programs, professional and leadership
development institutes, and employee retention plans.
At Eclipse, Rulo will lead the company's continued
efforts to establish the culture and supporting policies
to attract and retain highly skilled employees. She
is also responsible for overseeing all aspects of
the human resources discipline, including the company's
compliance with regulations at federal, state and
local levels. Rulo has previously been the vice president
of human resources for high growth companies that
include Western Multiplex, Hyperion Solutions, and
VLSI Technology Inc.
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Don
Burtis - Vice President of Avionics and Electronics
Burtis
has more than 30 years of experience in high-tech product
development. He has played an integral role in the development
of Eclipse Aviation’s Avio™ intelligent
flight system and will lead the company’s developments
in electronics systems. Burtis has held executive management
positions with UTM, the Power Electronics Group for
Capstone Turbine Corporation, PCSI, and General Magic
where he gained experience in taking technical products
from concept through design and into high volume production.
Earlier in his career, Burtis worked on unmanned satellite
experiments, designed controllers for environmental
test systems, and managed a user interface validation
service in cooperation with Apple Computer.
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The
Eclipse Team
Located in Albuquerque, NM, Eclipse Aviation is comprised
of over 200 engineers, technicians, program management,
and support people dedicated to bringing the Eclipse
500 to FAA Certification and production. The Engineering
Team has an average of 12 years experience in the
Type Certification process and is led by Dr. Oliver
Masefield, VP Engineering, who has over 20 years experience.
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