Derek Dunaway has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since December 19, 2008. He was a consultant to Cyalume from May 2007 until he became the President and Chief Executive Officer of CTI on February 29, 2008. Mr. Dunaway came to Cyalume from WNL Associates, where he was a digital media industry consultant involved in due diligence, strategic consulting and fund raising. Prior to that, from 2000 to 2006, he was the CEO and President of Techonline, a provider of online education and online media services to the electronics industry, of which SCP Partners and Selway Partners were majority stockholders (Techonline was considered to be a portfolio company of both Selway and SCP). In 2000 he was the Vice President of Business Development for Selway Partners.
Michael Bielonko
Michael Bielonko has been Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Cyalume since December 19, 2008 and Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of CTI since January 23, 2006. From 2005 until he joined CTI, he was employed as the Chief Financial Officer of CTM Group, Inc., a New Hampshire based company servicing equipment in malls and at tourist sites. From September 1999 until December 2004, Mr. Bielonko served as the Chief Financial Officer of Omni Facility Services, a New York City based provider of facility maintenance services. Mr. Bielonko served as a Director of Omni Facility Services Canada, Ltd., a Toronto based facility maintenance company from May 2006 to June 2008. Mr. Bielonko has a B.S. and an M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut.
Edgar (Earl) Cranor
Edgar (Earl) Cranor has been the Vice President-Technology of CTI since January 23, 2006. Previously, he was employed by CTI in a variety of positions, including serving as the Vice President of Research and Development. Mr. Cranor joined CTI in 1993, with the acquisition of the Chemical Light Division of American Cyanamid, where he had served as Director of Operations. Mr. Cranor has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University. He is responsible for nearly all of CTI's current patents.
Thomas McCarthy
Thomas McCarthy has been the Vice President-Government & Military Division of CTI since 1998. Mr. McCarthy joined CTI upon his retirement from the military. Mr. McCarthy is a Lieutenant Colonel (retired) with 20 years distinguished service in the U.S. Army. His last position was as Battalion Commander. Mr. McCarthy has a B.A. in International Relations from Cornell University and an M.S. in Business Administration from Boston University.