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Robert M. S. Kinney, Sr.     Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board Robert M. S. Kinney, Sr. was Vice President and Operations Manager for the Command, Control, Communications, Computer and Intelligence Operation (C4IO) of SPARTA, Inc, a supplier of analyses, software, hardware, and services to the Intelligence and Law Enforcement communities. As such he was responsible for both the development of SPARTA's long range plans associated with support of those communities as well as the short range allocation of resources (dollars, people, and facilities) in the pursuit of, and performance on, new and existing C4IO contracts. Mr. Kinney's operation grew from total revenues of less than $200K in 1982 to over $25M when he retired in 2001.

Jhan K. Vannatta     President and CEO

Signalscape President and CEO Jhan K. Vannatta has served in his current role since 2001, and is responsible for the strategic direction and performance of the company. Prior to his appointment, he served as the Director of Engineering Services. In this capacity, he was responsible for development of Signalscape's services contracts for the intelligence and law enforcement markets and the company's first multi-million dollar contract. Before joining Signalscape, Mr. Vannatta served as a Principal Investigator for SPARTA's Applied Signal Processing Directorate. In this position, he was responsible for the development of software and hardware services for the intelligence communities. Prior to joining SPARTA, Mr, Vannatta held senior engineering positions at Lockheed Martin where he led several intelligence community programs at both CONUS and OCONUS locations.

Barbara A. McNamara     Director

Director Barbara McNamara held the position of NSA Deputy Director and subsequently became the first woman to assume the assignment of Special United States Liaison Office (London, UK). Here, she was responsible to the Director of the NSA for representing the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) and the NSA in their relationships with United Kingdom authorities. Ms. McNamara retired from the NSA in 2003.

Edward L. Allen     Director

Director Edward L. Allen was the FBI's Deputy Assistant Director for Investigative Technologies. He provided policy and procedural guidance on electronic surveillance, physical surveillance, and other investigative technology issues and was responsible for maintaining working relationships with domestic and international senior executives with regards to law enforcement technology issues. Experienced in the formulation and execution of legislation and regulations associated with technology policy, Mr. Allen represented the FBI and law enforcement on interagency, White House, and intelligence community committees, working groups and boards. Mr. Allen retired from the FBI in 2001.