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Clark Swanson, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Mr. Swanson, 39, previously held an executive position for SourceCode Technology Holdings, Inc., a global software firm headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Mr. Swanson has also served as Executive Vice President of Universal Studios based, White Eagle Productions, and Director of Immedient Corporation, a software services company headquartered in Mountain View, California. Mr. Swanson holds a degree in Economics from Pepperdine University and also graduated honors from the Graziadio School of Business & Management with an MBA, emphasis in Finance.

Paula Kaner, Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Kaner is a Chartered Accountant and currently holds an executive position as Chief Financial Officer of Blackline GPS. Ms. Kaner was previously a founding officer and director of IQON Financial Inc., a national financial services organization. As a member of the senior executive team, over ten year period, she successfully led and managed the growth of the organization from a local, start-up mutual fund operation to a national, multi-product line financial services organization with over $4 billion in assets under administration. Ms. Kaner has also served as a consultant and advisor to various organizations, working with executive management teams in the development of their strategic business plans and other initiatives.

Kevin Meyers, Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Meyers, 42, currently holds the position of Chief Operating Officer with Blackline GPS, after joining the company from his position of VP of Operations at Imaging Dynamics Corporation (“IDC”), a publicly listed company on the Toronto Venture Exchange. Prior to IDC, Kevin worked as the VP of Operations for BW Technologies, Ltd for 8 years. BW Technologies was formerly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange before its acquisition by First Technology (2004) and finally Honeywell (2006). Kevin was instrumental in bringing new technologies in house to reduce cost and improve margins on several of their product lines.

Brendon Cook, Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Cook, 35, was awarded a B.Sc. in Geomatics Engineering from the University of Calgary. Prior to founding BlackLine GPS Inc. in 2004, Mr. Cook worked for Calgary-based CSI Wireless Inc. (now Hemisphere GPS Inc.) as its Product and Marketing Manager and developed business relationships with various international organizations. At CSI Wireless Inc., Mr. Cook managed the company's precision product portfolio and was responsible for the market analysis, generating market analysis, generating market direction, defining new products, and assisted with managing the company's product
development program.

Barry Moore, Vice President of Research and Development

Mr. Moore, 43, currently holds an executive position as Vice President of Product Development of BlackLine. He has also served as Vice President of Product Development for BW Technologies, Ltd., formerly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange prior to its acquisition. Mr. Moore holds a diploma in Industrial Design from Fanshawe College in London Ontario.

Craig Swanson, Chief Marketing Officer

Chief Marketing Officer Craig Swanson has a strong background in brand management, marketing, and strategic differentiation, beginning with his re-branding of Gateway Computers in 1989. He has worked with SONY to launch the PSP gaming system and created cross-promotional advertising and marketing campaigns for General Mills, as well as work with AT&T, NBC Universal, ABC, Disney Consumer Products, Home Entertainment and their Jim Henson and Baby Einstein brands on retail display, direct mail, couponing, outdoor and on-pack advertising and promotions, as well as PPC, CPA and other promotional strategies. In addition, he has served as Creative Director for seven national publications in the Lifestyle, Health, Business and Parenting categories, as well as consulting work with an assortment of Fortune 500 and 1000 companies.