James J Byrne

James J. Byrne has served as a director of our company since 1990. Since January 2007, he has been an Executive Professor in Residence at the Duquesne University Graduate School of Business. In addition, he is Chairman of Byrne Technology Partners, Ltd., a firm that provides interim management at the CEO and senior executive levels to focus on turnaround, valuation improvement and exit strategies, since 1995. He has also assisted his clients by assuming executive responsibility with their investments and, in that regard, served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OpenConnect Systems Incorporated, a developer of computer software products, from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Byrne served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Entrepreneurs Foundation of North Texas from 2004 to 2007 and currently serves on its Board. Prior to his current roles, he held a number of positions in the technology industry, including President of Harris Adacom Corporation; Senior Vice President of United Technologies Corporation's Semiconductor Operation; and President of North America for Mohawk Data Sciences. Mr. Byrne began his career in technology with General Electric Company. He currently serves as a director of Healthaxis Inc., a claims processing outsourcing company for the health care benefits industry, and is a Fellow and Director of the Legacy Center for Public Policy.