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Jim Kurtenbach, Member, Board of DirectorsJim has been on the DI Board of Directors since 2004. He is also a founding partner in the private equity and advisory service firm Prairie Oak Capital, LLC (www.PrairieOakCapital.com) and a professor in the Iowa State University Department of Accounting, with a focus on business valuation and financial analysis. In addition, Jim served as a Representative in the state legislature from 2003 to 2006. He holds a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Tulsa, and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Administration from Iowa State University. |
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James Bernard, Member, Board of DirectorsJim joined the DI Board of Directors in 2008. He was an Engineering Animation Inc. founder. EAI grew rapidly by pioneering litigation animation services and creating engineering visualization software. Jim was expert witness in accident reconstruction cases, an used animations as a courtroom teaching tool. Jim served on EAI’s board of directors until 1995. His research includes real-time applications of computer simulation and the interaction between technology and globalization. Jim has authored or co-authored more than 80 research articles, mostly in vehicle-dynamics related areas. He earned his doctorate from the University of Michigan. Jim joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at ISU in 1983, where he was director of the Virtual Reality Applications Center from 1990 to 2003. He was named Anson Marston Distinguished Professor of Engineering in 2000. |
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Mike Malecek, Member, Board of DirectorsMike joined the DI Board of Directors in 2007. He is a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation and the White Collar Litigation and Internal Investigations Practice Groups at Kaye Scholer. Mike was previously the Chief Advocacy Counsel for Affymetrix,Inc., a Silicon Valley biotechnology company. While chief counsel, he obtained infringement verdicts on five Affymetrix patents and helped secure a $90million settlement for the company. Mike has also served as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern and Northern Districts of California, where he prosecuted intellectual property crimes,among other white collar crimes. Mike received his juris doctorate from the University of Virginia. |
