TTT Senior Managers

Karen M. Slimak, MS - Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Technical Officer:

Ms. Slimak’s philosophy that business can and should be used as a positive force for change in our environment permeates all her work. She brings a unique blend of experience in business and manufacturing, and scientific ingenuity.

As Founder and CEO of Timber Treatment Technologies, LLC her goal is to propel TSL products, with their superb features, to be the dominant products in the treated wood, composite wood industries as well as to garner substantial market share from the whole house construction sector, by forging strong relationships in the lumber industry and the green movement. In the long term, her goal is for TimberSIL® products to return wood to the material of choice in the decking, siding, and roofing market sectors. She is responsible for the Company’s technical innovations including development of new technologies which will allow TTT to continue to be an industry leader.

She is also the president and founder of Applied Science and Technology International, Inc., a research organization that studies the relationship between environmental exposures, food allergies and sensitivities, and chronic disease. Her credentials in analytical chemistry and environmental toxicology include research and manufacturing applications for domestic, industrial, and military use. Her recent studies have established direct links between food sensitivities and environmental exposures and the symptoms and behaviors of autism and related disorders. Some of these findings have been recognized by the National Institutes of Health.

Ms. Slimak is also President and Founder of Special Foods/Custom Products a manufacturing company that has been in business for more than 20 years. Still in existence today and thriving, its genesis was born out of the dire need to save her son’s life at an early age due to severe food allergies. The medical profession did not have any answers so she single handedly created products which saved her son and many other lives over the years. The company now provides over 600 custom products distributed nationwide including foods, equipment, coatings, and special clothing.

Ms. Slimak has provided expert guidance and assessments to government agencies, scientific organizations, industry, and private individuals for over 30 years. She holds 30 US and international patents, and has authored over 50 technical articles and presentations. Ms. Slimak holds a Master of Science in Zoology with an emphasis on environmental chemistry from Oklahoma State University, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Southern Nazarene University.

Her research interests range from the human effects of chronic exposure to volatile substances in the environment, and developing products that are totally innocuous.

Joel Read - Chief Financial Officer:

As CFO, Joel Read brings a coveted record of delivering dramatic increases in business shareholder value for both large corporations and smaller businesses (under $100M Sales). With over 10 years CFO experience in the manufacturing and technology industries, he has successfully navigated businesses in both domestic and international environments through periods of rapid change including start-ups, rapid growth, and turnarounds.

One of his primary responsibilities includes defining and implementing the expanded internal infrastructure that coordinates the flow of orders, raw materials, invoices, vendors, and payments that will maintain efficiency and effectiveness as the Company grows. His responsibilities also include establishing relationships with and qualifying vendors, meeting with and establishing relationships with customers – dealers, distributors and retailers. In addition he is leading the facility selection process. He is also leading the plans for expansion into international markets.

Prior to joining Timber Treatment Technologies, Joel was CFO of Longwood Industries Holdings, a privately held, leveraged buyout firm focused on the manufacturing industry with international operations.

A progressive 18-year career at IBM (International Business Machines) was shaped by IBM launching both Personal Computers and then Global Services to market leadership. His financial career was capped by leading a $1 Billion (Sales) Services organization that propelled large corporations (Fortune 50) to sustained growth and profitability.

Between IBM and Longwood Industries Holdings, additional CFO and entrepreneurial experience (including venture capital) was gained at smaller businesses ($0-80M Sales).

Joel is a graduate of Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Financial Management.

Lewis W. Combs, Jr., MBA - VP, Business Development, Sales and Marketing:

As TimberSIL finalized its national distribution agreement with AIFP, Mr. Combs joined the company to direct the sales, marketing and new business development activities during this period of rapid growth. His responsibilities include establishing marketing strategies with our distribution partner and interfacing with the media. Mr. Combs works with state agencies and local building officials nationwide, providing the information they desire and securing the necessary approvals and certifications to be able to maximize the use of non-toxic TimberSIL. He is already negotiating with the architects and developers of some of the nations largest “Green” development projects for the specification of TimberSIL for many of the components of the homes they are about to build.

Mr. Combs brought to TimberSIL a wealth of sales, management and operational expertise and experience. He has been in construction and business management for over 35 years. He still owns three construction companies, where he has served as president for the past 5 to 10 years, and holds a Class A General Contractor’s license. He got his Real Estate Broker’s license in 1980, and managed numerous major commercial real estate projects on both coasts of the United States for clients including Bank of America, Prudential Insurance Company, and Burger King’s World Headquarters. He spent 5 years in management in a major local government after he came off of active duty in 1974. He served as an officer in the military with 4 years of active duty followed by 18 years of reserves, including command of two of his assignments.

His familiarity with big local government, together with his many years of management, sales and construction experience, qualify Mr. Combs uniquely to clear the hurdles for our sales nationwide, and to ensure that the extreme growth of sales that we anticipate in the immediate future is controlled, healthy growth.

Mr. Combs holds a BA in Math from University of Virginia and an MBA from Florida International University.

Greg Christy, AS - Vice President, Manufacturing Facility Operations; New Facilities

Mr. Greg Christy brings 17 years of experience in construction, startup, modification, and operation of multiple manufacturing plants in the wood treating industry. His experience includes designing and constructing manufacturing facilities for wood infusion that are similar to the wood infusion portions of the manufacturing facilities currently being operated and planned by the Company.

At Timber Treatment Technologies, LLC, Mr. Christy, is currently responsible for the TSL wood production facility in SC. He has recruited and trained the workers and managers at the SC production facility, and has implemented the technical protocols.

Mr. Christy is responsible for implementation of TTT’s rigorous QA/QC program at the SC production facility while complying with (ISO) standard 9001. The QA program certified to the ISO 9001 standard provides the Company assurance that it will continuously achieve our corporate goal of 100% customer satisfaction.

Mr. Christy has brought the manufacturing process to full operations with reliability and the ability to reproduce for other facilities. He will be working to develop and implement an administrative support system for ordering, distributing, billing and receiving for each geographic region of the United States.

Mr. Christy will lead the process of setting up facilities and establishing operations at each of the Company’s new facilities. He is currently turning over manufacturing management for the SC production facility to the plant manager, shift supervisors, QA/QC leaders and workers, and assuming oversight responsibilities. He will be responsible for oversight of construction, recruiting, training the workers and managers at future facilities, implementing the technical protocol, implementing the QA/QC protocol and implementing procedures for the flow of materials and orders at our new production facilities.

His experience in the treated wood industry includes senior positions with Chemical Specialties, Inc., and Osmose, Inc., the two largest manufacturers of chemical wood preservatives in the United States. Mr. Christy participated in the development of the first arsenic trioxide production facility in the United States. He was also responsible for the manufacture, filtration and storage of arsenic acid, an ingredient in chromated copper arsenate, water-borne wood preservative.

Over a ten year period he rose to the position of General Manager in Osmose, Inc., where he was responsible for the construction and development of a state-of-the-art facility for the production and distribution of chromated copper arsenate, responsible for the Company’s chemical tanker transportation fleet, and managed the Company’s international manufacturing operations. This included management and oversight responsibilities for 10 large manufacturing facilities located in various countries throughout the world.

Mr. Christy began his career in the building supply retail industry, where he worked for several years and he holds an Associate of Science degree in Industrial Engineering, with a minor in Industrial Management Technology from York Technical College.