Martin McDermut, CPA, CFS, CM&AA Managing Director Avant Advisory Group 333 S. Grand Ave., 25th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 Phone: (805) 705-0042 Fax: (805) 565-3262 Email: mmcdermut@avantadvisory.com Web: www.AvantAdvisory.com

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BUSINESS BIO: Martin S. McDermut is a Managing Director of Avant Advisory Group. Avant Advisory Group, www.avantadvisory.com/our_services.php, provides turnaround and restructuring services, as well as M&A, forensics, investigations, litigation support and CFO & C-Suite services to entrepreneurial and middle market companies and their capital providers, intermediaries, and other professionals. Marty integrates 30 years of senior executive experience in all phases of finance, accounting, administrative, and general management. As both CFO and a Big Four partner, he has served numerous public and private companies with multi-state and international operations. Marty's experience extends across many industries, including manufacturing - high tech wireless, medical equipment, semiconductor electronics, retail, consumer products, energy, integrated oil, gas and geothermal, construction, medical services, and insurance. His background encompasses private-equity backed companies ranging from early stage and high growth to high-profile publicly-traded entities. He has led multimillion financings in public and private equity transactions and is proficient in profitability and cash flow improvement, business planning, strategic management, financial analysis general and cost accounting, managerial and financial reporting, Sarbanes Oxley 404 internal controls assessment and implementation, credit and collections, cash forecasting, inventory control, asset and working capital management, risk assessment, and insurance and benefit plan administration. Marty is a licensed Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Fraud Specialist, and Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor. He is a member of Financial Executives Institute, the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors, Association of Certified Fraud Specialists, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors, and California Society of Certified Public Accountants. His degrees include master of business administration in finance and accounting from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and bachelor in economics from the University of Southern California. PERSONAL BIO: Marty's a native of Chicago. He's married and has two children in college. He enjoys hiking, skiing and the national parks.