www.thesba.com 21 Expanding Senior Management Team John Raven Chief Operating Officer, Managed Technology Solutions Over 20 years of experience in information technology space Brings a broad array of expertise in areas of cloud technology, information technology and, security and data center and storage solutions as well as sales and marketing, and product development Mr. Raven is an operations executive offering deep expertise and proven performance in leading, developing, managing and delivering complex solutions in support of a company’s objectives Most recently, Mr. Raven offered Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer consulting services to Looksmart, LTD. and Clickable Prior to that, he served as a Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer consultant for IBM Global Services and its elite IBM Export Blue Team where he provided information technology architect services Prior to that, Mr. Raven was the President, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer for YP.com & LiveDeal, Inc., where he analyzed priority strategic challenges, delivered concepts and recommendations for course of action to CEO and Board Throughout his career he has held various senior positions at technology companies including Perot Systems, Read-Rite Corporation, Southern Texas PCS (T-Mobile) and Viacom, Inc. Mr. Raven is a graduate of the California Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Computer Science Mr. Raven spent 12 active years and 10 reserve years with the United States Army, serving as a soldier and combat veteran in the Infantry and Special Operations Mr. Raven worked for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory for 3 years as a System and Network Engineer for the 1996 Mission to Mars, Mars Pathfinder He is an ISC Certified Information Systems Security Professional (C.I.S.S.P) and Project Management Institute Project Management Professional (P.M.P) Has experience with Hypervisor platforms, SQL database environments, network and telecom environments, datacenter operations, information security systems, storage systems, compliance standards, leadership and management methodologies, Internet search systems, Internet marketing, carrier operations and manufacturing systems Mr. Raven will be based in the Company’s Phoenix, Arizona office 2 |