From 2005 to 2009, Smoot served as director of BMB Munai, Inc., an oil and gas company in Kazakhstan. All companies cited above have been SEC reporting issuers.

Charlotte Luer, President of Zenith Volts and CEO of LJH Financial Marketing Strategies. She has 25+ years of experience in financial marketing, branding strategy, and consulting. Her expertise includes educational and thought leadership roles and expansive, ongoing marketing campaigns for Fortune 500 companies, multi-billion-dollar hedge funds, private equity funds, trust companies, asset management firms, banks, and family offices. Her consulting work on behalf of multifamily offices and other high-profile financial industry clients has led to significant revenue growth and earned her a high level of respect in the financial services industry. She earned a B.S. in Journalism and an M.A. in Communications, both with honors, at the University of Florida.

Wolfgang continues to stretch the envelope in his professional and personal life, and his interest never ceases in participating in the creation of upcoming industries to benefit social change. Today, he is known as a forward-thinking land and ranch broker with a commitment towards best use through industrial, alternative energy, and data center developments. Wolfgang owns an organic cattle ranch and lives near Albuquerque, NM.

Dr. Paul Tinari, Ph.D., P.Eng, is a globally recognized scientist and engineer with a distinguished career spanning advanced energy systems, aerospace defense, and innovative construction technologies. From winning a national engineering design competition in his first year at Queens University to contributing to the cooling system design for the International Space Station, Dr. Tinari has consistently been at the forefront of groundbreaking innovation. With a Ph.D. in low-gravity fluid dynamics from the Von Karman Institute, his work on NASA and Pentagon-funded projects contributed to hypersonics research, the development of strategic defense initiatives, and advising the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Reagan Administration. His achievements include a nomination for the Nobel Prize in Physics, organizing Canada's first Earth Day, and pioneering the next generation of 3D printing systems capable of rapidly constructing homes. Based in Port Moody, British Columbia, Dr. Tinari continues to drive transformative technologies that redefine possibilities.

His engineering background — certified saturation diver, underwater welder, life-support technician, and NDT radiographer — grounds the project in real-world technical discipline. At Zenith Volts, Nick manages project engineering and delivery for the integrated solar, storage, manufacturing, and data-center campus.

He excels as a strategic and passionate leader, accelerating tactical and strategic initiatives, inspiring excellence at all levels of an organization, and is recognized for collaborating with senior leadership, finance, investment, operations, and technology teams to define and promote operational initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Ken has worked across a variety of businesses and industries, including healthcare finance, leveraged credit funds, public utility finance, marketplace lending, real estate hedge funds, REIT funds, investment managers at commercial banks, and Wall Street investment banks. Ken earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, graduating Summa Cum Laude, from the University of Michigan. He is a triathlete and an Eagle Scout.

TriStar staffs every contract with officers who are active or retired law enforcement and military veterans trained and certified in the most current security practices—including active shooter threat response—to deliver the highest level of protection to our client

TriStar Security Services is a private security company based in Southeast Oklahoma. The company was founded by Brad Wilson, an Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper with nearly 20 years of experience in law enforcement. Brad started TriStar with the goal of providing professional, cost-effective security to local communities—a mission that has since grown into providing armed and unarmed security services across multiple states.