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Brian Tang

Brian is President of Fundamental Research Corp, a company providing equity research coverage on small and micro cap companies. Prior to this, Brian was an analyst in the corporate banking group of one of the world's largest international banks where he performed fundamental analysis on Financial Post 500 companies (the Canadian equivalent of the Fortune 500). Prior to this, he worked at a financial advisory firm where he analyzed and published research on Canadian equity mutual funds. Brian holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration (Finance with a minor in Economics) from Simon Fraser University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Brian is a member of the CFA Institute (formerly the Association for Investment Management and Research) and CFA Vancouver (formerly the Vancouver Society of Financial Analysts).

Siddharth Rajeev

Siddharth is Vice-President - Head of Research for Fundamental Research Corp, a company providing equity research coverage on small and micro cap companies. He started his career in Instrumentation and Electronics, mainly in the Energy sector, were he was involved in the design, data analysis and troubleshooting processes. After that he worked in the corporate finance department of a leading Investment Bank in Kuwait. Siddharth holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics Engineering from Cochin University of Science & Technology, and an MBA (Finance) from The University of British Columbia. He is also a Level 3 candidate in the CFA program, and has completed studies in exploration and prospecting at BCIT. Sid is sought by the media for commentary on the valuation of small cap stocks and industries he covers, and is a speaker at various investment conferences.

Jack Caldwell

Jack Caldwell, P.Eng, has a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, an M.Sc. (Eng.) in Geotechnical Engineering and a post-graduate law degree. He has over 35 years engineering experience on mining, civil, geotechnical and site remediation projects. He has worked on numerous projects throughout southern Africa, Europe, Canada and the United States. His project experience includes:

- mines and waste disposal facilities - design, construction supervision and reclamation of tailings impoundments, mine rock dumps, heap leach pads, landfills and radioactive waste disposal units;
- hazardous and radioactive waste site remediation - senior management and technical consultant
- landfills - design, construction, operation and closure with special focus on liners, covers, and soil reinforcement.

In addition, Mr. Caldwell has been the lead specialist for various geotechnical and civil engineering projects in Southern California. Mr. Caldwell has written many engineering reports, proposals, and technical papers. He is the lead author of the book, Principles and Practice of Waste Encapsulation, on the design of waste disposal facilities for radioactive and hazardous wastes.