Dr. Sawyer's Resume

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=170 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="1388dfc3.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="1398dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Dr. Thomas E. Sawyer</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dr. Thomas E. 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Box 900788                                                            Telephone: (801) 944-4090</div> <div> Sandy, Utah 84090                                                        Facsimile: (801) 944-4089                                                            </div> <bR> <div> Over forty years progressively responsible technical and managerial experience in high-technology industries, government, and university faculties resulting in a unique combination of entrepreneurial zeal and public company discipline.  Excellent results while serving as chief executive officer in start-ups and turnarounds.  Developed and implemented management infrastructures for full profit and loss responsibility.  Extensive experience in taking high technology firms public while raising over $2 billion in funding.  In-depth community relations experience at local, state, and federal levels, including service as a senior advisor to three U.S. Presidents -- Nixon, Ford, and Reagan.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Professional Experience</U></B></div> <bR> <div> Innova Enterprises, Inc.                                                                                                                             2007 - present</div> <div> Chairman/CEO</div> <div> Innova leads in the development of patented oil purification technology to reduce waste oil and extend the useful life of engines and engine components.</div> <bR> <div> Chief Consolidated Mining, Inc.                                                                                                              2007 - present</div> <div> Director</div> <div> Achieved Environmental Protection Agency remediation and rehabilitated mine portals to stimulate job creation, infrastructure enhancement, and improved mining of copper, lead, zinc, gold, and silver. </div> <bR> <div> Digifonica International Inc.                                                                                                                     2005 - present</div> <div> Director</div> <div> Digifonica International Inc. is a publicly traded compnay with telecommunications patents to enhance glabal VoIP services. Raised over C$4 million in funding for improving operations and providing a complete spectrum of, and support for, WiFi and WiMax practices. Also chairs the compensation and audit committees.</div> <bR> <div> First European Investment Foundation                                                                                                  2004 - present</div> <div> Director of Special Operations</div> <div> First European provides investment counseling and management for highly-qualified investors. Responsibilities include securing funding and supervising major economic development efforts at national and international governmental levels.</div> <bR> <div> AIM Holdings LTD, Economic Research Institute                                                                               2004 - present</div> <div> Senior Director</div> <div> Provide advice and counsel for multi-billion dollar internationa contracts.</div> <bR> <div> Sawyer Technologies, LLC                                                                                                                       2003 - present </div> <div> President/Chief Executive Officer</div> <div> Consulting services for international high net worth entities and individuals. Projects are in the fields of mining, gas and oil, telecommunications, green energy and clean technologies, and health care. Also provide consulting for improved governance in developing nations, especially the <A HREF="id336_liberia_appt.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Liberia Involvement"><U>Republic of Liberia</U></A> and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).</div> <bR> <div> Global Light Telecommunications, Inc - Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada                                 1998 - 2002</div> <div> Director/Chief Technology Officer</div> <div> <A HREF="id214_global_light.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="46. Global Light telecommunications"><U>Global Light</U></A> is a publicly traded telecom incubator/holding company with telecommunications interest in Asia, Europe, Mexico, and North America.  Also served as Chairman/CEO of its Asian affiliate -- NeTrue Communications, and as a Director of its Mexican affiliate -- Bestel Communications.</div> <bR> <div> NACT Telecommunications, Inc. - Provo, Utah                                                                                          1988 - 1998</div> <div> Chairman/Chief Executive Officer</div> <div> A Founder in January 1981.  Integrated existing high-technology computer and communications products into emerging specialty long distance networks.  Developed a fully articulated strategic plan, which enabled the company to achieve an effective, vertically integrated status.  Led cost-effective completion of Research and Development projects to provide new products vital to the developing telecommunications industry. Achieved a <A HREF="id352_nations_business.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="26. Nations Business 1995"><U>turnaround</U></A> that included essentially doubling revenues and profits in each of the years from 1991 through 1997, with an increase of valuation from zero in 1990 to $140 million in 1997 as determined by the market capitalization on the NASDAQ.  Chief Technology Officer and Director of <A HREF="id117_gst_board.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="120. GST Board"><U>GST Telecommunications</U></A> from 1996 to 1998.  1995 recipient of the <A HREF="id152_blue_chip.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="44. Blue Chip article"><U>Blue Chip</U></A> Enterprise Award, sponsored by Connecticut Mutual Insurance, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Nation's Business magazine; and <A HREF="id291_entrepr.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="115. Entrepreneur of the Year"><U>Utah Entrepreneur</U></A> of The Year, sponsored by Ernst & Young, Merrill Lynch, and Inc. Magazine.  Led NACT to the 237th position in <A HREF="id132_deloitte___nact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="117. Deloitte NACT"><U>Deloitte</U></A> & Touché Technology Fast 500 listing for the period 1993-1998, as announced in the November 30, 1998 issue of Forbes ASAP.  Received "<A HREF="id154_zions_congrats.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="118. Zions congrats to NACT"><U>Utah 100</U></A>" award as one of the fastest growing Utah companies.</div> <bR> <div> SAGE Analytics International, Inc. - Provo, Utah                                                                                        1983 - 1988</div> <div> President/Chief Operating Officer</div> <div> Designed, developed, validated, and implemented knowledge based decision-support systems.  Developed and implemented business plan which attracted first stage private placement of $750,000 in 1983 and subsequent S-18 public offering of $7.5 million in 1986.  Directed over fifty strategic decision-support programs for government and industry clients including: <A HREF="id155_garn___nasa.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="70. Jake Garn NASA"><U>Department of Defense</U></A>; Department of the Interior; <A HREF="id173_sage_report.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="71. Sage report"><U>Department of Education</U></A>; Presidential Commission; Morton-Thiokol, Wasatch Division; Motorola; Mayo Clinic; Mobil Oil; American Airlines; KLM Airlines, Netherlands; Montgomery Ward; Wickes; Plessey Ltd., UK; and the Strategic Defense Initiative, "Star Wars."</div> <bR> <div> WICAT Systems, Inc. - Provo, Utah                                                                                                               1981 - 1983</div> <div> Senior Vice President</div> <div> Conceived and implemented innovative and comprehensive corporate business development programs for computer aided education systems.  Responsible for all government sales and joint venture marketing to government agencies; producing over $50 million in revenues in less than three years.  After successfully guiding an $18 million Research and Development Limited Partnership funding, led the effort to develop an engineering work station and related videodisc training.  Conducted market research and feasibility study for computer-aided education to determine the product viability, financial needs, potential return on investment, and management's capability to execute the strategic plan.  Member of the executive management team that accomplished a $72 million initial public offering.</div> <bR> <div> MESA Corporation, Inc. - Orem, Utah                                                                                                          1978 - 1981</div> <div> President/CEO</div> <div> Conducted market research and feasibility study of the potential for a new venture in high technology consulting, and prepared detailed operational and organization plans.  Brought together the capital and expertise to achieve first year profitable revenues of over $500,000 and third year profitable revenues of over $4.5 million.  Provided management and scientific leadership for consulting and research projects in computer aided training, economic development, mine safety, environmental impact statements related to mining, soil vegetation inventories, and management consulting for organizational development.  Developed automated strategic decision support and planning technology that was validated by Department of Defense mathematicians.  Sold majority interest in July 1981.</div> <bR> <div> Brigham Young University - Provo, UT                                                                                                       1974 - 1978</div> <div> Associate Professor</div> <div> In addition to <A HREF="16_byu_faculty.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="16. BYU Faculty"><U>faculty</U></A> assignment of teaching engineering and <A HREF="id280_mngmt.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="33. BYU Management seminar"><U>management</U></A> courses, served on the Advancement In Rank and <A HREF="id281_oaks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="32. President Oaks memo"><U>Reaccredidation Committees</U></A>.  Also provided focus for government affairs and grantsmanship for faculty research funding.  Concurrently, was Vice President of Research and Technology for <A HREF="id85_eyring.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="19. Eyring Article"><U>Eyring Research</U></A> Institute, a start-up, high-technology, contract research organization which grew to over two hundred professional staff and $19 million in annual revenues.</div> <bR> <div> Office of Economic Opportunity Executive - Offices of the President - Washington D.C.                  1973 - 1974</div> <div> Director</div> <div> Directed administrative and budgetary functions of this 25,000-person agency.  Initiated cost/benefit analyses of Agency programs; reconciled competing policies and claims for resources; and, streamlined <A HREF="id162_oeo_inmed.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="28. OEO Inmed"><U>grants</U></A> and contact processes to ensure effectiveness and accountability while reducing proposal evaluation and contract award cycle by one third.  Developed and implemented evaluations of Agency's urban policy and community action programs in light of privatization potential and developing social trends.  Achieved conceptual design for intra-agency computer network.  Formulated policy recommendations for Congress, and Office of Management and Budgets/White House approval to restructure OEO into Community Services Agency.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id167_prc_manage.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="13. PRC general manager"><U>Planning Research Corporation</U></A> - McLean, VA                                                                                           1968 - 1973</div> <div> Principal and General Manager </div> <div> Responsible for corporate marketing, government relations, strategic planning, presentations to financial analysts, and integration of 13 acquisitions.  Consulting revenues were profitably increased from less than $30 million to over $110 million.  Analyzed and negotiated acquisitions.  Directed consulting assignments to all cabinet level departments of U.S. government, and several fortune 500 firms and multinational organizations.</div> <bR> <div> State of California - Sacramento, CA                                                                                                             1967 - 1968</div> <div> Special Assistant to Governor Reagan  </div> <div> Directed analysis and reorganization of State's domestic programs resulting in <A HREF="id88_focus.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="3. Focus Article"><U>Project FOCUS</U></A>, Department of Human Resource Development, and the California Welfare Reform Act with its announced annual savings of $600 million.  Directed economic development, education reform, community action programs, the State ADP Master Plan, and the Model Cities Program.</div> <bR> <div> TRW Systems - Redondo Beach, CA                                                                                                             1961 - 1967</div> <div> Manager of Development Operations</div> <div> Responsible for diverse engineering research, design, development, and prototype production of aerospace systems, which included rocket engine combustion including hydrazine for spacecraft propulsion, the Minuteman Weapons System and the Lunar Excursion Module Descent Engine for NASA's Apollo missions to the moon. This included the successful rescue of Apollo 13, which was achieved using the lunar lander.  Led the successful transfer of aerospace technology to civil systems programs with a resultant $100 million profit center.  Assisted in formulation and implementation of an executive development program that gained national acclaim.  Guided government relations programs, and developed conceptual design for a regional computer network for members of the Southern California Association of Governments.</div> <bR> <div> Garrett Corporation (AiResearch) - Los Angeles, CA                                                                                 1954 - 1961</div> <div> Technical Management and Various Assignments</div> <div> Responsible for design, development, and prototype production of a variety of turbo-machinery components and systems.  Coordinated technical proposals.  Provided scientific and program leadership to R&D program teams.  Director of Thermodynamics Laboratory during development of the life support systems for the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo spacecraft.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="1_usmc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1.USMC"><U>U.S.M.C.</U></A><A HREF="1_usmc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1.USMC"><U> </U></A>                                                                                                                               </div> <div> Infantryman - Honorable discharge as sergeant following three years of service during Korean conflict.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Corporate Directorships & Selected Civil Service</U></B></div> <bR> <div> Senior Director, <A HREF="id177_econ_research_director.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="127. Economic Research Director"><U>Economic Research Institute</U></A>, AIM/MMG Holdings, (Japan), 2004 -present</div> <bR> <div> Trustee, <A HREF="id126_ceu_welcome.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="125. CEU Welcome"><U>College of Eastern Utah</U></A>, Gubernatorial Appointee, 2001-present</div> <bR> <div> Trustee, Utah Valley State College, Gubernatorial Appointee, 2000-2006</div> <bR> <div> Director, Utah Community Mediation Centers, 2000-2005; Chairman 2002-2005.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id291_entrepr.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="115. Entrepreneur of the Year"><U>Utah Entrepreneur of the Yea</U></A>r, sponsored by Ernst & Young, Merrill Lynch, and Inc. Magazine, 1995</div> <bR> <div> Member, Board of Trustees Columbia/HCA Hospital Corporation, 1997- present</div> <bR> <div> Member, Board of Trustees Central Utah Health Foundation, 1997-1999</div> <bR> <div> Member, <A HREF="id329_ubsh.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="121. Utah Board of State History appoint"><U>Utah State Historical Society</U></A>, Gubernatorial Appointee, 1993-1997</div> <div> Member, New York Academy of Sciences, 1993</div> <bR> <div> Trustee, <A HREF="id183_uita_thanks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="123. UITA thanks"><U>Utah Information Technologies Association</U></A>, Gubernatorial Appointee, 1991-1997</div> <bR> <div> Member of Dean's Council, UCLA College of Engineering and Physical Science, 1991-1995</div> <bR> <div> Chairman and Cofounder, Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum, 1989-1994</div> <bR> <div> Member, Utah Governor's <A HREF="id189_info_tech_task_force.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="80. Information Technologies task force"><U>Information Technologies Industry Task Force</U></A>, Gubernatorial Appointee, 1989-1990</div> <bR> <div> Member, <A HREF="id95_nacie.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="54. NACIE"><U>National Advisory Council for Indian Affairs</U></A>, Presidential Appointee, 1982-1988; Chairman 1982-1986</div> <bR> <div> Chairman, <A HREF="id202_ut_bia.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="42. Utah Board of Indian Affairs appoint"><U>Utah Board of Indian Affairs</U></A>, Gubernatorial Appointee, 1981-1989</div> <bR> <div> Member, <A HREF="id191_job_training_advisory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="78. Job training advisory team"><U>Utah Job Training</U></A> Partnership Council, Gubernatorial Appointee, 1983-1984</div> <bR> <div> Member, Utah District <A HREF="id174_sba_advisory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="76. SBA Advisory Council"><U>Small Business Administration</U></A> Advisory Council, 1983-1987</div> <bR> <div> Member, U.S. Department of Commerce <A HREF="id116_ut_district_export_council.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="73. Utah District Export Council"><U>Export Council</U></A>, 1983-1985</div> <bR> <div> Member, Orem Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 1983-1984</div> <bR> <div> Member, Utah Council of Small Business, 1982-1984</div> <bR> <div> Vice Chairman, U.S. Department of the Interior Reorganization <A HREF="id100_indian_task_force.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="38. Indian Task Force"><U>Task force</U></A>, Secretarial Appointee, 1979-1980</div> <bR> <div> Chairman, Utah Indian Education <A HREF="id324_advisory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="35. Indian Educational Advisory Committe"><U>Advisory Committee</U></A>, Gubernatorial Appointee, 1975-1981</div> <bR> <div> Member, Board of Trustees and Executive Committee, <A HREF="id257_ueh.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="34. Utah Endowment for the Humanities t"><U>Utah Endowment for the Humanities</U></A>, 1975-1978</div> <bR> <div> Member, National Council on Indian Opportunity, 1974</div> <bR> <div> Ran for Fairfax County Chairmanship, 1972</div> <bR> <div> Member, Federal <A HREF="id165_govt_procurement.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="16. Government procurement"><U>Government Procurement</U></A> Commission, Presidential Appointee, 1970-1971</div> <bR> <div> Member, Advisory Committee and <A HREF="id206_finch_thanks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="11. HEW Finch thanks"><U>Transition Task Force</U></A> (acting Under Secretary) for Honorable Robert H. Finch, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1968-1969</div> <bR> <div> Chairman, California Industrial Training Committee, Gubernatorial Appointee, 1967</div> <bR> <div> Member, Governor's Task Force on Efficiency and Cost Control: California in 1966-1967, and Virginia in 1969-1970</div> <bR> <div> Member, California Management Council, Chad McClellan, Chairman, 1965-1966</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Other Professional Activities</U></B>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >                                                </FONT></div> <div> Graduate Faculty,<A HREF="id259_walden.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="110. Walden faculty"><U> Walden University</U></A>, 1990-1996</div> <bR> <div> Graduate Faculty, <A HREF="id160_nova_faculty.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="69. Nova faculty"><U>Nova University</U></A>, 1981-1983</div> <bR> <div> Education and economic development advisor to several Indian Tribes, 1970-1989</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Education</U></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >                                                            </FONT></div> <div> Ph.D., Management, <A HREF="id351.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="17. Walden University diploma"><U>Walden University</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, <A HREF="id350.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="16. Florida State diploma"><U>Florida State </U></A> </div> <bR> <div> M.A., Business/Urban Affairs, <A HREF="id349.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="15. Occidental diploma"><U>Occidental College</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Graduate Research, Public Affairs, <A HREF="id347.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="25. Coro banquet"><U>Coro Foundation</U></A></div> <bR> <div> B.S., Engineering, <A HREF="id348.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="14. UCLA diploma"><U>U.C.L.A.</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Other graduate studies completed at the University of Utah, University of Southern California, and California Institute of Technology.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Personal </U></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >                                            </FONT></div> <div> For over a decade, listed in Marquis Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in the World.  Total high school and university expenses were earned by full or part-time employment.  High school student body president.  Is of Cherokee heritage, and has worked hard to better the lives of American Indians in the U.S.  In April, 2003, was invited and became a knight in the Sovereign Order of St. John Hospitaliers, <A HREF="id149_knights_of_malta.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="5. Knights of Malta passport"><U>Knights of Malta</U></A>. On February 23, 2008, was knighted into the <A HREF="id367_smotj.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="18. SMOTJ"><U>Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem </U></A>by <A HREF="id364_knighting.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="66. Knight Templar"><U>Grand Prior Robert C. Z. Disney</U></A> and blessed by <A HREF="id366_archbishop_blessing.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="67. Archbishop blessing"><U>Grand Chaplain Herbert Groce</U></A>. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>