STEPHAN V. KROECKER Co-Managing Director, Chairman of the Board Director of Design and Engineering SeaAway

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Steve Kroecker is the corporate visionary and designer of SeaAway's port control units, known as the Sea Sentinel System. He is the overall Director of Project Engineering and Design responsible for the design, engineering, development, implementation strategies and logistical support plan. He holds all patents that are licensed exclusively to SeaAway. Mr. Kroecker has extensive experience in all aspects of the business and technology industries and is highly regarded as a leading innovator and provider of security solutions in the Seaport Security arena.

Prior to launching SeaAway, Mr. Kroecker founded TelZuit Technologies, Inc., where he developed and patented both the United States and international application of a cutting edge wireless heart monitoring system.

In addition, Mr. Kroecker headed up the team tasked with the first Sony product being manufactured in the United States, the 'Sony Caddycam.' Additional prior oceanographic experience includes the design and implementation of various underwater construction techniques still widely practiced today.

Steve gained extensive retail and manufacturing expertise with such diverse clients as Elizabeth Arden, Panasonic, Armstrong Flooring and Etag. The deep prototype development and marketing expertise derived from this experience has proven invaluable in SeaAway's early entry into the border security marketplace. Mr. Kroecker has been selected as a key note speaker for the U.S. Maritime Security Expo and the World Summits Organization worldwide congress.

Mr. Kroecker is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. He attended New York Institute of Technology, Georgetown University, and American University Graduate School.