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Mr. Sampson founded Industry People Group Inc. and its online job board MEP Jobs in January 1997. His company was the first organization specifically designed to serve the MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) industry. Sampson has managed the company's growth profitably since inception, including the industry and economic slowdown post 2001. Today he directs all strategic growth initiatives of the firm, including business development. He has written articles in major industry trade publications and has been quoted in the NY Times. Prior to founding the Industry People Group, Mr. Sampson was the national field director for the United Service Alliance, a nationwide HVACR industry training and consulting group.

John von Harz is President and Chief Operating Officer at MEP Jobs. Mr. von Harz has overall operational responsibility for MEP Jobs and also leads corporate strategy and shareholder governance. Mr. von Harz previously worked for Kite Networks, a network operator, where he held the position of Vice President of Market Development. He also served on the Advisory Board of MobilePro Corp., Kite's parent. Prior to Kite, Mr. von Harz was the Vice President of Investors Management Group, an institutional investment advisor, and President of JVH Solutions LLC, a private equity and business development advisory firm. Mr. von Harz has served on the Board of Directors for Speedcom Wireless and the Wireless Communications Association International.

Mr. May joined the MEP Jobs sales force in 1999 and was instrumental in generating MEP Jobs' ongoing relationships with key industry leaders like Carrier, Bryant and Sid Harvey's. Mr. May encourages sales representatives to be responsive to each customer's individual needs by providing the best solutions for acquiring skilled, industry talent. Prior to joining IPG, Mr. May was responsible for online training solutions for Fortune 1000 corporations at New Horizons Computer Learning Centers. He has also held supervisory positions with PepsiCo, Inc and APAC Teleservices. Mr. May is a native of Chicago, Illinois.

With almost 19 years of experience in the IT industry, Mr. Samuelson manages all computer, telephone, network, and security systems used by Industry People Group. He has experience and skills in VB.NET, ASP.NET, C#, SQL, HTML, JavaScript, Style Sheets, and Visual Studio.NET. Mr. Samuelson has been involved in all iterations of the IPG sites developed over the past 11 years and has also been involved in implementing various technology projects dealing with SalesLogix, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Exchange.

Mr. McNeley joined MEP Jobs to spearhead the new Customer Fulfillment division, which includes customer care, customer loyalty and retention, recruitment services and quality control. He brings more than 15 years of experience in the areas of operations and management, and is committed to developing process improvements and quality customer service initiatives for MEP Jobs. Mr. McNeley has lead many successful operational/process improvement and business development efforts using Six Sigma as a guide. As a Six Sigma Black Belt, he has participated in and sponsored a variety of projects, using the DMAIC toolbox and driving LEAN principals.

As VP of Marketing, Jeff Dickey-Chasins oversees the overall product and branding strategies for MEP Jobs. He was previously with HR Classroom, where he launched an e-learning product. He was also VP of Marketing for Dice.com, a technology employment website, where he oversaw a multi-million dollar promotional and branding effort comprising radio, television, print, public relations, and internet. Mr. Dickey-Chasins also worked for CMP Publications as publisher, director of marketing, and director of sales, and was responsible for the launches of 4 magazines, a book division, a seminar series, a European division, and numerous web sites. He has over 20 years of marketing and sales experience in the publishing and technologies industries, including a background in product launches, branding, and new product development.