Mr. Smith has been in the computer industry since 1960. After founding FileNet Corporation in 1982, Mr. Smith led the company as chairman and CEO until 1998 and continued as a director until the company was acquired by IBM in 2006. Revenue for the year 2005 was approximately $422 million. FileNet is the worldwide leader in software for document image processing, electronic document management, Enterprise Content Management and Internet Workflow applications.

Prior to founding FileNet, Mr. Smith was president and chief executive officer of Basic Four Corporation, a small business computer manufacturer, from 1975 to 1981. During this time, he was also a director of Basic Four’s parent corporation, MAI, a New York Stock Exchange listed company. Under his management, Basic Four grew from $40 million to $220 million in product revenue with over 20,000 customers worldwide.

Mr. Smith was the executive vice president and a director of Sycor, Inc. before joining Basic Four. Sycor also a New York Stock Exchange listed company, was the first manufacturer of intelligent terminals. Mr. Smith helped build the company from a start-up to $54 million in revenue before he left to head Basic Four in 1975.

The Institute of American Entrepreneurs named Mr. Smith Entrepreneur of the Year for Southern California in 1987. Mr. Smith is a director of several information technology companies including, Apriso Corporation, a supplier of manufacturing execution software, WebVisible, an internet advertising firm and Vue Technology, an RFID inventory management company.

Mr. Smith until recently was chair of the U.C. Irvine Foundation and is currently chair of it’s Nominating Committee. He was formerly chairman of the Chief Executive Roundtable at U.C. Irvine. Mr. Smith and his wife, Janice, established the Ted and Janice Smith Dean’s Chair in the Bren School of Information and Computer Science at U.C. Irvine in 2001. Mr. Smith formerly chaired the ICS Leadership Council and in 2002 he received the U.C. Irvine Medal. Mr. Smith was cited as engineering alumnus of the year in 1991 at the University Maryland.

Mr. Smith has a bachelor of science in engineering from the University of Maryland and did graduate work in computer science and business at UCLA. After receiving his university degree, he served two years as an Air Force officer in charge of a radar site on an island in the China Sea.>

Mark Bodner, Ph.D. is Co-Founder and President of Research at the MIND Research Institute, an Institute Scientist and Co-Founder of the Institute. Dr. Bodner is also a Research faculty member in the Department of Physics at the University of California, Irvine, and a former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA. Dr. Bodner received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics at UCLA and his Bachelor degrees in both physics and chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. He received a fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health for postdoctoral work in neuroscience and the biobehavioral sciences. His research focus is computational neuroscience and biophysics. Recent work has focused on specific patterned, neuronal activity during cognitive function and the grammar of that activity in computational models and neurophysiological data. Other work focuses on the application of knot theory and group theory in modeling the structure and function of DNA, and using music as a tool for studying brain function. Dr. Bodner has received several national and international awards including the J.J. Sakuri award, the Ettore Majorana award at the Ettore Majorana School of Subnuclear Physics in Erice, Italy, and the Halliday and Resnick Award in physics for his part in solving the liquid crystal structure particular cholesterol esters linked to cardiovascular disease. He has also been the recipient of a grant from the National Science Foundation for demonstrating the feasibility of elucidating cognitive function in awake behaving primates using optical and infrared imaging. He has over 50 publications and abstracts in physics and neuroscience.

Matthew Peterson, Ph.D. is co-founder, senior Institute Scientist, and the Chief Technical Officer of the MIND Research Institute He is the creator of the STAR (Spatial Temporal Animation Reasoning) computer software for teaching math. After completing his undergraduate degrees in Biology, Electrical Engineering and Chinese Language and Literature from UC Irvine, he went on to obtain his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from UC Berkeley. Dr. Peterson is an expert in the neural basis of visual processing and develops cutting edge methods to convey sophisticated concepts visually. In addition to his scientific publications, he is also the author of Interactive QuickTime: Authoring Wired Media, Morgan Kaufman, 2003.

Andrew R. Coulson is President of the MIND Research Institute’s Education Division and responsible for the day-to-day operations of all matters related to expansion and implementation in the schools, marketing/public relations and staff management. Mr. Coulson brings 15 years of experience in operations, quality, and management of engineering and high tech business, transferring technology from R&D to production. As head of operations, in 1998 Andrew guided a $20MM instrumentation company into ISO 9001 quality compliance. Andrew also brings experience as the education program officer for a major Orange County foundation. Andrew serves on the boards of Project Tomorrow and the Charter Development Alliance. He was awarded a BS and MS in Physics from UCLA.

Sam Balooch manages the day-to-day information technology responsibilities of MIND Research Institute and the development of their products and solutions. Mr. Balooch brings nearly 15 years of IT Operations and executive management experience across start-ups and public companies including Sun Microsystems, Silicon Graphics, Intuit and Xceedium. His leadership and passion for technology has led to industry leading data center operations for Internet based corporations while maintaining SOX and PCI compliance. He has also led several successful organizations in identifying and pursuing new opportunities in product and technology development. Mr. Balooch serves on the Board of Advisors of Pivx Solutions and SMS.ac.

Christina Earl is Director of Customer Support, which involves scheduling, training and support for school staff and administration in implementing computer and music components of the ST Math+Music Program. Mrs. Earl and her service team are responsible for meeting the day-to-day needs of our ST M+M principals, teachers and students. Mrs. Earl has been in the education field for twelve years, including teaching both adults and children, classroom management, and curriculum development.

Theresa Poprac is Vice President of Sales, responsible for recruitment and management all account executives throughout California and Texas. Ms. Poprac has over 15 years' experience in sales and sales management in the education technology field at companies such as Houghton Mifflin, Sylvan Education Solutions, Knowledge Adventure, Curriculum Advantage, and Futurekids. Theresa received her B.A. in Economics from UCLA, and her Master's Degree in Education from Loyola Marymount University. Theresa taught at the middle school level in Los Angeles for four years before starting her education technology career with Futurekids.

Mickey Shaw, MPH is Vice President of Development. Ms. Shaw came to the Institute in October 2001. She is responsible for all aspects of fundraising including coordination of Board and volunteer efforts, foundation and corporate relations, special events and donor relations. She has over 25 years of experience in non-profit administration at a senior staff level and sits on other non-profit boards. Her past experience includes the Orange County Performing Arts Center, University of California Irvine College of Medicine, and the Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center. She possesses a B.A. in Social Ecology from UC Irvine, a Masters in Public Health from UCLA, and is an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Sydni Vuong is Director of Research & Development. Ms. Vuong is responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of our curriculum through a rapid prototype and field evaluation of the math software. Ms. Vuong has been a vital part of the MIND research and education team since before the institute was formed and holds a BS in Biology from UC Irvine.