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Michael has more than 25 years of IT experience and has successfully started and grown technology companies. Michael worked with IBM for over 10 years as a senior consultant leading a variety of projects from Artificial Intelligence utilizing Object Oriented technology to Sales force automation utilizing SAP.
In 1997, he founded LKSP Technologies, Inc. In the following two years he built the company into a top-tier ERP consulting firm by developing great team work and strong partnerships with Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, SAP, Goodyear, Panasonic, Tenneco, and PWC. Within 18 months, LKSP reached revenues of approximately $15M and was sold to RCM Technologies, Inc. in April 1999.

In July 2000, Michael co-founded Mobile Reach International, Inc. (OTC: MBRI), a wireless middleware services company. He served as CEO of MRT during its first 6 months of existence. During this time, Michael organized the management team and established the US and European offices. Today, Michael serves as Chairman of the Board of this publicly traded company.

Michael has a keen vision for technology opportunities. He is focused on building an exceptional IT services company. He founded International IT Services in 2001 to realize the vision of a global, diversified software application development company. Since inception he has personally spearheaded development of service locations in the United States, Australia, China and Vietnam. He has assembled a global team with diverse experiences to lead the company.

 
Richard Holcomb is a leading entrepreneur in the Research Triangle area. He was a founder of HAHT Commerce in 1995, a major e-commerce application provider, and served as HAHT's first CEO and Chairman.
Prior to HAHT, he was a founder of Q+E Software in 1986, a supplier of client-server database access technology, and served as that company's CEO, president, and chairman from inception to its acquisition by Intersolv in 1994.

He has served on several public advisory boards including the NCSU Graduate School Board of Advisors, the North Carolina Electronics and Information Technology Association (NCEITA), the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) and is a former appointed member of the North Carolina Information Resource Management Commission (IRMC). He serves on the corporate boards of several public and private technology companies including Neon Systems, Xtremesoft, ChannelAdvisor and Ultimus.

Mr. Holcomb received a B.S. from the University of South Carolina and an M.S. in computer science from North Carolina State University.
 
Kimthanh (KT) started her career at a Fortune 500, but she has thrived as an entrepreneur. She has co-founded several start-ups, leading in the financial, technical, and alliance-building functions and was recently selected by the Business Journal for the 2002 Women in Business Awards.
KT emigrated from Vietnam in 1984. After her undergraduate studies, she joined IBM as a computer engineer. She received numerous achievement and invention awards from IBM. One of her patents was deemed of greatest value to IBM PC Company in 1996. During her ten-year tenure there, her responsibilities grew to the point that she was the main liaison between IBM's Personal Computer development team and Microsoft for different projects

Her greatest success to date was an Enterprise Resource Planning consulting company, LKSP Technologies, founded in 1997. She served as CFO, and under her cash flow management, LKSP reached revenues of approximately $15M within 18 months. The company claimed customers such as Goodyear, Tenneco Packaging, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Brother International, and Panasonic. It was sold to a public company, RCM Technologies, which has nearly 300M in annualized sales at the time.

KT's 15 years of experience in engineering have prepared her very well for her new venture at International IT Services. KT has very strong management skills and is a true team player. She is a solid leader with the ability to initiate changes and implement new processes while maintaining a positive working environment.

KT earned her BS in computer engineering at Florida Atlantic University in 1988.
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