PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Real Estate Investor - June 2007 - Present RICHARD J.

NEVERS AND ASSOCIATES - President, Houston, Texas February 2003 - June 2007 Conducted domestic and international market research Counseled companies regarding specific market entry strategies Arranged logistics and meetings abroad for officials of US companies to meet potential business partners ULTRAFLOTE CORPORATION - International Accounts Manager, Houston, Texas June 1998 - February 2003 (Manufacturer of engineered environmental products for the petroleum, petrochemical, water and wastewater treatment industries) Developed international business Located, signed and trained new foreign representatives Provided assistance to established international representatives Participated in industry trade shows HIGHLIGHTS - Signed representatives in 21 countries and sold products in six countries where the company had been unsuccessful during the 30 years since its incorporation. My sales each year represented a significant portion of the company's total revenue. MCM INTERNATIONAL, INC. - Director of Sales and Marketing, Houston, Texas November 1995 - June 1998 (Manufacturer of Electronic Lock and Safe Systems for the Hospitality Industry and the Military) Engaged in new business development both national and international Identified new markets in the U.S. and abroad Trained new distributors to properly utilize our hardware and software Performed copyright, registration and trademark searches Recommended new products and wrote technical literature Wrote and placed advertising copy in trade magazines and on the internet HIGHLIGHTS: Developed worldwide distribution network for this start-up company in approximately 18 months; established relationships with and sold products to the Hospitality Industry and to the U.S. military; located national distributor in the U.S. for company's electronic lock systems. I took this company from zero sales to approximately $4 million in two-and-a-half years. TELAGENTS, INC. - President, Houston, Texas February 1992 - November 1995 Developed wholesale markets abroad for Telegroup's telecommunications services e.g., Global Access Callback, Global Access 800 services, Intra-European services and Smart Dialer. Promoted proprietary telecommunications services to corporate officers of major hotel chains throughout the United States. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - International Business Consultant, Houston, Texas October 1982 - February 1992

Counseled clients interested in conducting business globally Assisted clients locate agents, distributors, joint venture partners, licensees, contract manufacturers and franchisees worldwide Designed strategic marketing plans for clients Organized and participated in conferences and seminars Assisted clients with contract negotiation strategies Was a keynote speaker at many conferences and seminars Wrote articles for publication in business journals, chamber-of-commerce newsletters and newspapers HIGHLIGHTS - Documented international sales of $110 million for Texas clients as a result of my assistance; identified companies that I believed were excellent candidates for the Presidential "E" Award for Excellence in Exporting and assisted them to complete their paperwork, which resulted in several companies being invited to the White House for presentations in the Rose Garden. Compaq Computer Corporation was one of these c ompanies. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - Program Manager - Washington, D.C. May 1979 - October 1982 Planned, organized and recruited industry participants for overseas trade shows Organized an Electric Power Generation and Distribution Equipment Trade Mission to Morocco, Egypt and Algeria from January 6-18, 1980 Organized the first U.S. Precious Gems and Jewelry Trade Show to Tokyo and Osaka, Japan in September 1981 Organized a Telecommunications Trade Mission to Egypt and Saudi Arabia in November and December 1981 Facilitated the first U.S. lumber industry trade delegation to Japan in February 1982 EDUCATION Graduate of US Army Command and General Staff College M.B.A. in International Business from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. B.S. in Marketing from Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois Graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois OTHER LANGUAGES SPOKEN Spanish