Key Personnel at PMC

Peter M. Curtis - President/CEO

Peter Curtis is the founder of Power Management Concepts, LLC. He is a 1983 graduate of New York Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electro-Mechanical Computer Technology. Mr. Curtis received his Master of Science degree in Energy Management from New York Institute of Technology in 1994. Mr. Curtis has over twenty years of experience working in the Mission Critical Facilities Engineering industry in the areas of Banking and Finance, Defense, Electric and Water Utilities, Energy Management and Education. His strengths include in-depth knowledge of computer-integrated systems, extensive utilization of on-line interface, and facilities operations-maintenance management expertise.

As Vice President of Critical Systems at Bankers Trust Company, Senior Engineer at Securities Industry Automation Company (SIAC), and as Superintendent of Electrical Construction at Suffolk County Water Authority, Mr. Curtis was responsible for critical systems, energy and data center engineering, and construction & preventative maintenance for multi-megawatt and multi-terabyte infrastructures. These infrastructures supported LAN, mid-range & main frame hardware for various multi-billion dollar business lines.

He is also an Associate Professor at New York Institute of Technology and New York University where he provides the following on-line and onsite educational courses: Facilities Operations and Management (with an emphasis in critical infrastructure); Energy Management; Energy Equipment Assessment; Fundamentals of Building Systems; and Energy Efficient Lighting. Mr. Curtis is a keynote speaker at semiannual conferences for the following organizations: 7 x 24 Exchange, International Facilities Management Association (IFMA), Association of Facilities Engineers (AFE) and Data Center Dynamics.

Mr. Curtis is a principal author for the IEEE where he has written an online book regarding Mission Critical Facilities Engineering and is currently working on a second book titled Maintaining Mission Critical Systems in a 24/7 Environment. His memberships include 7 x 24 Exchange, Association for Facilities Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, International Electrical and Testing Association, International Facility Management Association, as well as the Association of Energy Engineers.

Thomas R. Weingarten, P.E. - Director of Operations

Mr. Weingarten has over 26 years of mission critical industry experience in the management, engineering, design, construction and operation of high reliability facilities. Tom has served in senior leadership, project management, engineering and operations roles for major financial, banking, facility service, securities industry and utility corporations which include expertise with data processing centers, trading floors, power generation and electrical/mechanical infrastructure.

As Senior Vice-President, Global Critical Systems of J.P. Morgan Chase, he managed the firm's mission critical portfolio and directed a staff of 100 in asset management, reliability engineering, infrastructure projects, compliance, and production assurance. In his role as Director of the Mission Critical Facilities Program at EMCOR Facilities Services he led the mission critical design, operation and maintenance consulting initiative for J.P.Morgan Chase/Bank One's $500 million construction of three (3) new Tier IV data centers providing design input, construction consulting and development of the operations and staffing plan, hiring all key staff assuring a smooth transition from construction to operations. He served as Senior Vice-President, Property Management & Critical Systems Engineering of Citigroup/Salomon Smith Barney where he managed global construction and operation of the firm's critical environments and managed more than 6 million square feet of property. As Vice-President, Critical Support Systems For Deutsche Bank formerly Bankers Trust) he provided global engineering, design, construction, installation, testing and maintenance services to the Bank's key locations. Prior to that he held engineering and management positions at Securities Industry Automation Corporation (SIAC) where he provided computer hardware configuration, acquisition and installation expertise and at Keyspan (formerly LILCO) where he performed engineering, construction and start up of nuclear power plant, natural gas and wastewater treatment facilities.

Mr. Weingarten is a licensed Professional Engineer and earned his B.S.E.E from Polytechnic Institute of New York and his M.B.A. from Adelphi University. He is a member of the 7x24 Exchange, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE), the Power Engineering Society (PES) and the Industry Applications Group (IAG).

Michael Fluegeman, P.E. - Director of Engineering

Michael Fluegeman is a registered Professional Engineer with 25 years of power experience. He is recognized nationally as a leading engineering consultant for critical facilities. He leads the West Coast PMC team based in Los Angeles, CA and has extensive hands on experience including conceptual design, project management, construction support, business development, commissioning and operations assistance of electrical as well as integrated critical support systems.

Prior to Joining PMC in early 2006, he was Vice President and Principal of Critical Facilities at Syska Hennessy Group, where he was the technical team leader of the national critical facilities group delivering multiple design-build projects across the country. His previous engagements include PRK Associates, as a senior project engineer where he led new business development and managed engineering projects. At Emerson / Liebert, he was the western region sales manager, consistently meeting growth targets over a period of six years.

Michael is currently a speaker at industry conferences like the Data Center Users’ Group and the 7x24 Exchange. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati Engineering, Electrical power, and a member of IEEE and the 7x24 Exchange.

Eduardo Browne - Executive Vice President

Eduardo has been involved in providing technology solutions to the critical infrastructure market for over 18 years. Prior to joining PMC he established and managed several companies with a strong focus on strategic partnerships and key relationships with fortune 500 companies. He contributed to develop, promote and execute a commercially viable Fuel Cell business. He successfully started two information technology enterprises, leading business development including building e-business solutions for corporate and government clients.

He is an engineer and holds degrees from the State University of New York and Syracuse University.

He is a senior founding partner of Sophos Partners, LLC in New York, where he was responsible for the firms Business Development and International Partnership practice.

Kenneth Burke - Director of Technology

Mr. Burke is responsible for technology operations, education, training, customer support and driving future product development of PMC’s M.C. Access™ technology.

Most recently, Mr. Burke was an independent consultant and advisor in the areas of technical support, outsourcing, relevant technologies to improve productivity as well as improving customer experience.

As Vice President of Technical Customer Support for Computer Associates International, he led a staff of over 300 supporting end-to-end customer satisfaction for approximately 25,000 clients in all US and Latin America. In the 19 years Ken spent with Computer Associates, he was responsible for various key management positions in technical support, quality assurance, marketing and the corporate datacenter.

J. Barry Thompson - Technical Advisor

For the past fifteen years, J. Barry Thompson has spliced bleeding-edge technology with turnaround/change management and investment strategies to make some of the largest firms in the financial services industry run faster. Mr. Thompson joined PMC as Technical Advisor in July 2003. Before joining PMC, he spent a year incubating startups specializing in high volume high security applications within emerging technical markets.

Prior, he was head of North American Architecture for UBS Warburg, a post he took over in 2000 when UBS acquired PaineWebber. Mr. Thompson determined technology directions for business units, sought out new partners with expertise in emergent technologies, implemented new market data technologies, and, through UBS Capital, sourced deals and served as a board advisor for portfolio companies.

Previously, Mr. Thompson overhauled New York- and London-based systems for NatWest Global Financial Markets, designed trading systems for AIG Trading Group. He also developed solutions for clients who include MCI Telecommunications, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and other government agencies.

William F. Leone, CPA - Chief Financial Officer

Bill is a senior founding partner of Sophos Partners, LLC in New York, where heads the firm's financial and accounting consulting practice. He has worked with numerous companies in helping them raise capital, restructure, and institute timely and meaningful financial reporting.

As President of WSI Holding Corporation, Bill has invested in various public, private and startup companies. As CEO of Waste Services, Inc., he was responsible for building the company into a $25 million environmental service firm by acquisition and business development. Prior to WSI he was with KPMG Peat Marwick. Bill is a director, investor and/or advisor to various companies including PaintingsDIRECT Inc., GameTrust LLC., and Electric Battery Corp. Mr. Leone is a certified public accountant with a B.S. in Accounting from Manhattan College and an M.B.A. from New York University.

Enrique A. Chaparro - Director of Critical Infrastructure Solutions

Enrique Chaparro has over twenty five years in the field of Information Technology. Since 1986, he has focused on design and implementation of large scale, mission critical technology solutions and solving Information Security issues for governmental agencies and Fortune 500 corporations.

A frequent lecturer on information security and free/open source software, he presented at conferences in universities located in Latin America, the US and Europe. He served on the Program Committees for numerous international information security conferences. Enrique is a member of professional organizations in his field, including IACR(International Association of Cryptologic Research) and the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Security and Privacy, and served as the Argentina country representative in Technical Committee 11 of the International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP).

Enrique holds a degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and post-graduate degrees in the same field from University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and from Royal Holloway - University of London, Egham, Surrey, UK.