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Prior to joining MGT of America, Mr. Charland founded several companies and served in high-level positions with Bowne Global Solutions, Inc., KPMG (Business Integration Practice), Cap Gemini and several others. He has experience in corporate restructuring, developing and implementing integration/acquisition plans, conducting business reengineering projects, Banking and ensuring quality services.

In addition, Mr. Charland managed the largest Mortgage Banking workout in US History at that time. Working in conjunction with the RTC and Skyline Financial he was responsible for working out over $1.7 B in assets for 150 major banks and over 5000 Investors in various REITS.

Mr. Charland received his B.A. in Economics from Western Connecticut University. He has completed executive M.B.A. coursework at Wharton and Columbia Schools of Business. Mr. Charland is affiliated with the Turnaround Management Association and the American Management Association and holds a ‘secret’ government security clearance.

Prior to joining MGT, Dr. Boutwell served as Vice Chancellor for Administration for the State University System of Florida where he directly managed 97 staff members and was responsible for the financial and personnel management of all of Florida's universities. Additionally, he has managed many research and consulting projects, varying in size and scope. Dr. Boutwell holds his doctorate in quantitative economics and statistics and has conducted many studies requiring the use of sophisticated statistical research designs and analyses.

Mr. Boutwell received a Ph.D., Quantitative Economics and Statistics, North Carolina State University in 1965.

Mr. Burgess, along the firm's partnership group, merged Public Resource Management Group, LLC (PRM) into MGT of America, Inc. (MGT). In 2003, became one of the three founding partners of Public Resource Management Group, LLC. Brad has personally served over 150 cities and 26 counties within the state of California during his 21-year consulting career and has provided consulting services to 17 of the California's 20 largest counties. He has a broad background in government, public policy, and journalism.

Prior to joining DMG, Brad was the transportation budget analyst for Governor Jim Thompson's staff in the State of Illinois. He has also been a contract consultant for Continental Illinois National Bank in Chicago and has worked on several professional projects in Egypt, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.

Brad received a Master Degree from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies and his Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri.

Specifically Joe’s talents include application development and policy and legislative analysis; Geographical Information Systems (GIS) analysis; and database design, management, and analysis. Additionally he has a depth of experience, particularly within the context of K-12 education, relating to technology, systems and application development, network design, and implementation. His other proficiencies include professional development planning.

Joe received a B.A. in Business Administration from Portland State University, an Associate’s Degree in Computer Science from Highline College, and another Associate’s Degree in Micro Information Systems from Highline College.

Mr. Epstein has worked on hundreds of cost allocation and cost of service studies throughout the United States. His work has included conducting cost allocation and billing rate studies for the Office of the Texas Attorney General and statewide reviews of user fees and charges for the State of Rhode Island. He has performed citywide user fee studies and cost allocation plans for such cities as Houston, Texas and Dallas, Texas recovering millions of dollars for each city. Mr. Epstein received an M.A. in Philosophy from Northern Illinois University and a B.A. from the University of Texas, Arlington.

He has served as project director in numerous district wide facilities master planning projects and has been instrumental in creating a community engagement process that actively involves all participants. Throughout his career, Dr. Humble has overseen many school construction projects, including the construction of a new middle school in Mill City and a district-wide capital improvements program at the Bonner County School District.

Dr. Humble received his Ph.D., Educational Administration in 1993 and an Educational Specialist Degree in 1991 from the University of Idaho. In 1983 he received a Superintendents' Certification from the University of Oregon. Additionally he earned an M.S. in Educational Administration from Portland State University in 1976 and a B.S. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Oregon in 1972.

Prior to joining MGT, Mr. Townsend worked for the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services where he developed and maintained accounting applications. Prior to college Mr. Townsend served in the United States Air Force to which he operated with a Top Secret-Crypto security clearance.

His specific areas of expertise include Microsoft Windows Server and Desktop Operating Systems, Network Design, and Infrastructure Management.

Mr. Townsend received a B.S. in Computer Science from Florida State University and is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. He has also earned professional certification in Security + and Internet + .