Tim Thompson, HYTEC, Inc. President and CEO, recently provided leadership for the Laser Interferometer Gravity-Wave Observatory (LIGO) seismic isolation system development project. His current focus is on product development of advanced concepts for HYTEC. Mr. Thompson earned a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of New Mexico, and has taken courses in computational analysis of fluid flow and heat transfer, vibration control in precision engineering, test methods for composite materials, environmental effects of composite materials, vacuum technology, and nuclear safety. He began his career as a senior mechanical engineer designing and analyzing high-speed rotation machinery at Garrett Turbine Engine Company, where he gained experience in mechanical component design, thermal analysis, compressible flow analysis, and finite element and finite difference techniques. He held various positions at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL): project engineer, section leader, deputy group leader, and group leader in areas from fabrication of ultra stable structures to mechanical engineering. Under his leadership, the engineering application design group designed, analyzed, and constructed complex mechanical engineering systems used on national and international programs.

Mr. Thompson joined HYTEC in 1996. His technical specialties in precision mechanical engineering design and analysis, coupled with extensive technical project management, contributed to the success of LIGO and other projects for HYTEC customers. Mr. Thompson is a member of the American Society for Precision Engineering, the American Society for Mechanical Engineering, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and ASM International. In 1996 he was a finalist for DISCOVER Magazine's Aerospace and Aviation Award. In 2004 he was a finalist for Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year. He is a certified Professional Engineer in the State of New Mexico.

Ronald A. Bulard, DDS is the owner of The Dental Implant Centers located in Ardmore, Oklahoma and New York, New York. He has owned and practiced at his clinic in Ardmore since 1985 and has practiced dentistry at his New York clinic since 1997. Dr. Bulard also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for IMTEC Corporation and has served in that capacity since 1990. He holds Diplomate status with the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry. Dr. Bulard is a Forensic Dental Examiner for the State of Oklahoma and is a member of the Oklahoma and American Dental Associations.

In 1981,Dr. Bulard graduated with honors from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, with an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry. His dental surgery degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1985 was likewise with honors. He completed post-graduate training in dental implantology at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta. Dr. Bulard, who is board-certified in dental implantology, an author and holder of numerous patents, has personally placed over 6,000 dental implants since receiving his dental licenses in Oklahoma and New York.

Dr. Bulard was chosen as one of eleven outstanding entrepreneurs in Oklahoma by the State Department of Commerce in 2002, and locally, was selected Small Business Owner of the Year in 2003 by the Ardmore, Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Bulard is co-founder of IMTEC Corporation, a global dental specialty product manufacturer and marketer currently doing business in every state of the union and eighty-four foreign countries. IMTEC Corporation recently was honored by the Oklahoma Journal Record as Innovator of the Year in Oklahoma. 

James A. Clark, IMTEC Corporation's President and CEO, is a licensed attorney. He has been affiliated with IMTEC Corporation since 1990 as General Counsel and Director and joined the company full time as its Chief Executive Officer in 1997. Holder of degrees in law and business, Mr. Clark is charged with the overall responsibility and coordination of all facets of the company's operations, including management, production, human resources, manufacturing, quality assurance, sales, governmental compliance, and marketing processes. Mr. Clark is a member of the JADA Industry Advisory Board. He resides in Ardmore with his wife, Cheri, also a licensed attorney.