Sha-Chelle Manning

Ms. Manning has had an impressive career in the nanotech industry spanning more than nine years. She is an expert in business matters associated with product branding, excise tax issues and the marketability of revolutionary scientific discoveries. She has been Managing Director of Nanoholdings LLC, a company that commercializes scientific breakthroughs in nanotechnology that solve energy efficiency challenges with some of the world's best scientists and universities since September 1, 2008. From January 2007 to December 31, 2008, Ms. Manning was a vice-president at Authentix, a Carlyle company that is the leader in authentication solutions for Fortune 500 companies and governments around the world for brand protection, excise tax recovery and authentication of security documents and pharmaceutical drugs. From September 2005 to April 2007, Ms. Manning was a consultant to the Office of the Governor of Texas, Rick Perry, where she led the development of the Texas nanotechnology strategic plan.

Prior to these assignments, Ms. Manning was Director of Alliances at Zyvex Corporation from August 2002 to September 2005, where she was responsible for the commercialization of nanotechnology products introduced and sold into the marketplace in partnership with key government agencies and industry. Ms. Manning also served as a vice president for Winstar Communications New Media. Ms. Manning holds a BA from Loras College and an MBA in Business Management and Telecommunications from the University of Dallas.