Security First Corp. Advisors

Jim Harpel

Since 1990, James Harpel has been managing Director of Harpel Advisory Company, a hedge fund investment advisory organization and registered investment advisor, investing in liquid financial assets. The accounts include a domestic limited investment partnership, as well as an offshore mutual fund for overseas investors. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Beanstalk Networks. From March 1989 to January 1990, Mr. Harpel was President of East-West Capital Associates, a LBO firm whose financial partner was Warner Communications. From September 1984 until January 1988, Mr. Harpel was a Director at Meridian Capital Company, which holds the controlling interest in First Reserve Corporation, a company active in the investment of institutional monies in independent energy companies. Mr. Harpel together with First Reserve was also a principal and organizer in the leveraged buyout of Maverick Tube Corporation in 1987. From 1966 to 1984, Mr. Harpel was one of two founders and the managing Partner of Century Capital Associates (and its predecessor unregistered hedge fund operation), a New York-based registered investment adviser, whose assets under management approximated $2 billion when sold in 1984. He was also Chairman of the Peppermill Oil Company, a small oil company that he helped organize in 1977 with Mr. William Macaulay. Peppermill was sold in 1984. In addition, Mr. Harpel organized and acted as principal in the $460 million leveraged buyout of Congoleum Corporation. He was also involved in the takeover and reorganization of Marathon Oil Company and has been involved in, and acted as a consultant in, various investment banking matters involving other companies. From 1980 through 1985, Mr. Harpel was on the Board of Directors and a shareholder of BT Capital Corporation, a subsidiary of Bankers Trust Company that arranges and participates in financing leveraged buyout transactions at the mezzanine level. He was also on the Board of Directors of Interactive Systems Corporation, a company involved in developing and marketing advanced computer software. From 1963 to the formation of Century Capital, Mr. Harpel was first an associate at Wertheim and Company engaged in security analysis and investment banking, then a corporate finance associate at Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette. From 1960 to 1963, Mr. Harpel was first Assistant to the President, then Controller, then Financial Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and finally de-facto chief administrative officer of Seeburg Corporation.
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Ron Klink
Congressman (1993-2001)
Former Congressman Ron Klink was first elected to the United States Congress in 1993 and served four consecutive terms representing the 4th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. Throughout his tenure in the House of Representatives, Klink became one of the most vocal, dynamic and successful members of Congress, largely as a result of his fair treatment of issues that impacted both sides of the political aisle. He left politics in 2001 to pursue professional goals and founded Ron Klink and Associates. While in Congress, Ron served on the Financial Services Committee, the Education and Workforce Committee and the Small Business Committee. In 1995, he joined the Energy and Commerce Committee-- one of the most important Congressional Committees that deals exclusively with U.S. and international commercial issues. Ron also served as the Ranking Democrat on the powerful Oversight and Investigative Subcommittee for six years. The latter is the subcommittee of Congress that has investigative jurisdiction and authority over more than half of the entire Federal Government, including the Department of Energy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Personnel and Management, the General Services Administration, and the Department of Interior.
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Bill Crowell
Former Deputy Director of the NSA
William P. Crowell is an Independent Consultant specializing in Information Technology, Security and Intelligence Systems. He also is a director in the following companies: ArcSight, Inc. (ARST), an enterprise security management software company; Narus, a maker of IP Telecommunications Infrastructure software; Ounce Labs, specializing in source code vulnerability assessment tools; and Air Patrol, a wireless network security company. In January 2008 he was elected to the SunFed Board of Directors, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Microsystems. In July 2003 he was appointed to the Unisys Corporate Security Advisory Board (now the Security Leadership Institute) to address emerging security issues and best practices. Until its acquisition by Cisco in June 2007, he was a director and Chairman of Broadware Technologies, a video software company. Crowell served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Santa Clara, California-based Cylink Corporation, a leading provider of e-business security solutions from November 1998 to February 2003, when Cylink was acquired by SafeNet, Inc., a Baltimore based VPN technology and security products company. He continues to serve as a consultant and member of the Federal Advisory Board at SafeNet. Crowell came to Cylink from the National Security Agency, where he held a series of senior positions in operations, strategic planning, research and development, and finance. In early 1994 he was appointed as the Deputy Director of NSA and served in that post until his retirement in late 1997 From 1989 to 1990, Crowell served as a vice president at Atlantic Aerospace Electronics Corporation, now a subsidiary of Titan Systems, leading business development in space technology, signal processing and intelligence systems. In April 1999, Crowell was appointed to the Presidents Export Council (PEC), which advised the administration on trade and export policy. He served as chairman of the PEC Subcommittee on Encryption, which worked with the Administration, Congress and private industry to substantially loosen restrictions on the export of encryption products and technology. Since 9/11 he has served on the Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age, which published three landmark studies on Homeland Security and information sharing and has also served on numerous panels to investigate and improve military command and control, intelligence and security systems. In August 2007 he was named Chairman of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Senior Advisory Group. Crowell is an expert on network and information security issues. In May 2007 he co-authored the book, Physical and Logical Security Convergence, published by Elsevier. He has been quoted in many trade and business publications including the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, USA Today, Information Week, Network World, Computer World, Federal Computer Week, CIO Magazine and the San Jose Mercury News. Crowell has also appeared on CBS MarketWatch, CNET News, CNBC and KNTVs Silicon Valley Business. He was the technical advisor to the TV series, Threat Matrix during its run on ABC in the 2003 season.
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Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn
Retired USN
Dennis (Denny) McGinn, a retired Vice Admiral from the U.S. Navy, has joined Battelle, one of the world's largest independent, nonprofit research and development organizations. As Vice President for Strategic Planning and Business Development, McGinn will focus on Battelle's government market sectors. Currently, Battelle has more than 2,200 government contracts in addition to 1,500 contracts with commercial and industrial clients. Dennys most recent position with the Navy was Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfare Requirements and Programs at the Pentagon. A Naval Aviator, test pilot and national security strategist during his 35-year-year naval career, he also commanded the U.S. Third Fleet and was Director of Naval Aviation Warfare. Denny received a B.S. in naval engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and was a strategic studies fellow in the U.S. Naval War College. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Naval Institute.
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Robert A. Flores

Solutions-focused former Intelligence Community Senior Executive with comprehensive technology expertise. Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills. Demonstrated ability to deliver highly complex information systems in diverse environments. Adept at articulating intricate technology ideas to non-technical audiences. Expert at balancing policy and security requirements with potential technology solutions. Substantial understanding of information assurance and counterintelligence concerns. Proven effective leader and manager who motivates direct reports to implement change. Acknowledged for ability to recognize and describe issues not yet visible to others, and organize appropriate responses well before an incipient concern becomes a calamity. Excellent oral and written communication skills
Graduate studies in Economics, George Washington University. MS, Statistics. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. BS, Statistics (Minor: Russian Studies), Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.
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Inder Singh

Mr. Inder P. Singh has over 25 years experience in the Information Technology and Banking industry. Currently he is CEO of his company, NexTrends Inc. that provides next level technology and business process solutions. Until April 2004, Inder was Executive Vice President and Global CIO of Visa International with responsibilities to create the next generation payments processing technology and to oversee integrity, interoperability and security of Visas technology and processing infrastructure. Before joining Visa, Inder was president, CEO and co-founder of EXLServices, which offered outsourcing services for customer care and business processes. EXLServices was sold to Conseco Industries. Previously, Inder has served as COO for Card Capture Services, the owner of the third largest ATM network in the U.S, and now a part of E-Trade. Inder served in senior executive management positions in Technology and Business at Bank of America and Seafirst Bank. With Bank of America, he was Executive Vice President of Consumer Banking Product and Delivery Support, Executive Vice President of Payments Strategy and Interstate Banking Support, and Executive Vice President of Global Wholesale Technology Services. Inder holds a Masters degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Washington and a B.S. E.E. from Punjab University.
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