Mitchell G. Tyson Chief Executive Officer & Director

Mitch Tyson joined Advanced Electron Beams as CEO and Director in October 2005, upon the completion of the company's Series A round of venture funding.

Advanced Electron Beams (AEB) has developed one of the worlds most efficient and clean forms of industrial energy. AEB captures the power of electron beams in a cost-effective, compact form factor, enabling customers to use this clean energy source in industrial applications ranging from surface sterilization to pollution abatement to printing and polymer treatment and beyond. Prior to joining Advanced Electron Beams, Mitch was a corporate consultant and lecturer, serving on multiple industry, government, and corporate boards of directors, and advising start-up organizations and venture capital firms.

Before working as a consultant Mitch was the CEO of PRI Automation, a publicly traded corporation that supplied automation systems including hardware, software and services for the semiconductor industry. From 1987 to 2002, he held positions of increasing management responsibility, and helped transform PRI Automation from a small robotics manufacturer to the world's leading supplier of semiconductor fab automation systems. Mitch managed the growth of the company from $4 million to over $300 million in revenue, and guided the company through its successful IPO. Previously, Mitch worked at GCA Corporation and served as science advisor and legislative assistant for energy to U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas.

Mitch is a co-founder of the New England Clean Energy Council whose mission is to accelerate New England’s clean energy economy to global leadership by building an active community of stakeholders and a world-class cluster of clean energy companies. Mitch serves on the Executive Committee and heads the CEO Council. Mitch also serves on the executive and governing boards of John Adams Innovation Institute, a quasi-public state agency focused on promoting high tech economic development in Massachusetts, the Mass High Technology Council Board, UMASS High Tech Executive Council, and the Massport Security Advisory Council.

Mitch also serves on the boards of AmberWave Systems, a supplier of advanced material science solutions to the semiconductor and solar photovoltaic industries, and Photronics, Inc., a manufacturer of photomasks for the flat panel display and semiconductor industries.

He has a Bachelors of Science in Physics, a Masters of Science in Nuclear Engineering, and a second Masters of Science in Political Science, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Dave Icke Vice President of Marketing & Engineering

Dave Icke joined Advanced Electron Beams in October 2005 as the company's Vice President of Marketing, with responsibility for product management, product marketing, applications engineering and communications. AEB captures the power of electron beams in a cost-effective, compact form factor, enabling customers to use this clean energy source in industrial applications ranging from surface sterilization to pollution abatement to printing and polymer treatment and beyond.

Prior to joining Advanced Electron Beams. Dave held several general management roles at Teradyne, a leading supplier of automated test equipment to the semiconductor industry. While at Teradyne, Dave ran the Wireless and Consumer Business Units within the Semiconductor Test Division, with responsibility for annual sales of up to $500M. Before Teradyne, Dave held a series of customer-focused roles over eleven years with KLA-Tencor Corporation, the leading supplier of process control and diagnostics solutions to the semiconductor industry. As Vice President of Marketing of the Electron Beam Review Division, Dave was the senior KLA executive relocated to integrate the acquisition of Amray, a privately held supplier of scanning electron microscopes. Previously, Dave was Vice President of Marketing for the Wafer Inspection Division, KLA-Tencor's largest business. Earlier in his career, in both marketing and applications management roles at KLA, Dave worked closely with customers worldwide to introduce new wafer inspection products. He began his professional career at Cypress Semiconductor as a Process Development Engineer.

Dave received his Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University and his Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

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Larry Mihalchik Chief Financial Officer &Treasurer

Larry Mihalchik joined Advanced Electron Beams as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in June 2007.  In this role, Larry is responsible all financial and administrative functions of the company. AEB captures the power of electron beams in a cost-effective, compact form factor, enabling customers to use this clean energy source in industrial applications ranging from surface sterilization to pollution abatement to printing and polymer treatment and beyond.

Larry has a broad range of financial management experience with both private and public companies, complemented by a general management background in technology firms. He has led two companies through public offerings, managed numerous acquisitions, and negotiated the sale of three public companies. Throughout his career, Larry has focused on the growth and development of companies to achieve their full potential and, in turn, to increase the value of the enterprise for its stakeholders.

Prior to joining Advanced Electron Beams, Larry held CFO and senior level positions at companies including Envox Worldwide, Clare, Inc., Atex Media Solutions, M/A Com, The Timberland Company, and Chomerics, Inc. He has also served on the Board of Directors of both private and public companies.

Larry obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration/Finance from Westminster College (PA), which was followed by receiving his CPA certificate.

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Brian Phillips Vice President of Sales

Brian Phillips joined Advanced Electron Beams in September 2007 as the company's Vice President of Sales. AEB captures the power of electron beams in a cost-effective, compact form factor, enabling customers to use this clean energy source in industrial applications ranging from surface sterilization to pollution abatement to printing and polymer treatment and beyond.

Prior to joining Advanced Electron Beams, Brian spent 13 years at Cognex Corporation, a supplier of machine vision sensors and systems. He most recently held the position of Vice President of Sales for the Americas, responsible for all lines of business in the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as Central and South America. Prior to Cognex, he worked in sales positions at Texas Instruments/Siemens and Furnace Electric.

Brian received his Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University.

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Edward Samaha Vice President of Operations

Ed Samaha joined Advanced Electron Beams in October 2005 as the company's Vice President of Operations, which includes responsibility for supply chain, manufacturing, and field support. AEB captures the power of electron beams in a cost-effective, compact form factor, enabling customers to use this clean energy source in industrial applications ranging from surface sterilization to pollution abatement to printing and polymer treatment and beyond.

Prior to joining Advanced Electron Beams, Ed held several executive roles including General Manager of several Business Units as well as Vice President of Worldwide Service for Veeco Instruments, a $400M high tech equipment company. Before joining Veeco, Ed spent 4 years at PRI Automation as Vice President of Automated Material Handling Systems Operations ($250M) and VP Worldwide Customer Support. Prior to that position, Ed was Director of North America Service for Silicon Valley Group, a $700M semiconductor capital equipment company, where he directed a team of 500 field engineers. Ed began his professional career with Perkin Elmer Corporation, where he held a series of management roles over a17 year span, culminating in the position of Senior Manager of Business Process and Systems Development.

Ed received his Bachelors Degree in Marketing from Northeastern University, and his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Connecticut.