TECHOP SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• CFO
• Member of the Corporate Officers Team
• Executive Vice President View Biography ›

Mr. Cole is Managing Partner of Cole Family Investments, LLC which owns an equity position in several firms including TechOp Solutions International, Inc. In December 2005, Mr. Cole co-founder TechOp Solutions and since that time he has continued in the CFO role. Mr. Cole's prior professional experience includes management positions in several service and product industries. He was CEO and President of West Marine, Inc. (NASDAQ - WMAR) the largest retailer of boating equipment and supplies in the world. During his tenure at West Marine, the company grew from a small regional 18 store chandlery to a nationwide "Category Killer" with over 200 stores and $400 million in annual sales. Prior to West Marine, Mr. Cole held a variety of positions at Northern Automotive, a retail chain of over 800 auto parts stores (dba Kragen Auto, Checker Auto, Schucks Auto and AutoWorks). His responsibilities at Northern included Distribution, Logistics, Inventory Management and lastly all Store Operations. Prior to Northern, Mr. Cole performed management consulting at the Garr Consulting Group which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Deloitte Touche. Mr. Cole has served on numerous Boards of Directors beyond West Marine including JDA Software, Inc. (NASDAQ - JDAS), the largest provider of specialty retail management software, and ScorePAD Sports. Mr. Cole received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia, and earned his Professional Engineering certification in the State of Georgia. He received his MBA degree from the University of Georgia. Mr. Cole has been happily married for over 26 years and has two adult daughters.

Job Titles:

• CFO
• Member of the Corporate Officers Team
• Vice President, Finance

Job Titles:

• COO
• Member of the Corporate Officers Team
• Vice President, Business Development

Job Titles:

• Chairman
• Chief Executive Officer
• Co - Founder
• Member of the Corporate Officers Team
• President & CEO View Biography ›

Mr. Cole's professional experience includes leadership positions in defense consulting, science and technology, and as a career Marine Corps Officer. He was the Executive Vice President, Federal Business Group, Technology Associates; Executive Vice President, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies; and Program and Technical Manager of the Extending the Littoral Battlespace Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration. During his military career, Mr. Cole served in a range of technical and operational positions: Warfighting Analyst for the Marine Corps' service headquarters; Director of Research, Analysis, and Assessment on the J-8 Joint Staff; Co-Executive Secretary for the 1996 Defense Science Board; Modernization Panel Chief for the 1996 Quadrennial Defense Review; and as an Operations Officer and Commander at all levels through Infantry regiment where he participated in foreign and domestic contingency operations in Lebanon, Kuwait, Somalia, and the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Mr. Cole received his BA degree in Economics from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, attended the National War College, and studied Technology Management at American University. In 1992, Mr. Cole was awarded the Navy League's Holland M. Smith Award for Operational Competence while serving in Desert Shield and Storm. Mr. Cole currently provides senior consulting support to the Department of Homeland Security Operations Center in strategic planning, critical information requirements, information sharing, fusion analysis, traditional and new media monitoring, common operational picture, and executive decision support.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Corporate Officers Team
• Vice President, Human Resources