Management

Chuck Witkowski, II — President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Witkowski founded Protein Discovery with the goal of providing research scientists with innovative tools that streamline their protein sample preparation workflows and enhance their data quality. Mr. Witkowski is a visionary leader with demonstrated expertise in building successful medical and life science companies from inception. Prior to Protein Discovery, Mr. Witkowski worked within the Semiconductor Products Sector at Motorola Corp. Before Motorola, Mr. Witkowski founded a successful medical equipment leasing company. Mr. Witkowski holds his MBA degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and his BA degree in Economics from the University of Montana, Missoula. Mr. Witkowski is an eagle scout, a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Leadership course, a past member of the Chancellor’s Associates of the University of Tennessee and the Board of Directors of Technology 2020, the recipient of the 2007 Young Entrepreneur of the Year Pinnacle Award and recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year Navigator Award.

Jeffrey Komatz — Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Komatz joined Protein Discovery in October 2008 to manage the company’s administrative activities, including finance, legal, investor relations, tax, human resources and facilities. Mr. Komatz has substantial and diverse experience directing the administrative functions of medical and life science companies and positioning them for successful sales. Prior to joining Protein Discovery, Mr. Komatz was the Vice President and Corporate Controller at Tutogen Medical, Inc., a public company that was sold to RTI Biologics, Inc. in February 2008. Previously, he was Vice President of Finance and Controller at Cellomics, Inc., which was sold to Fisher Scientific in August 2005. Mr. Komatz also served as an independent advisor to five venture-backed companies. Mr. Komatz is a Certified Public Accountant, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Ohio State University.

Andrea Mravca — Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Ms. Mravca joined Protein Discovery as its Vice President of Sales and Marketing in 2005. Prior to Protein Discovery, Ms. Mravca was an executive marketing and sales consultant for several high growth companies in the life sciences industry. From 2000 to 2001, Ms. Mravca served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Biowire.com, an online consumer guide for the life sciences industry serving over 50,000 scientists worldwide. Prior to Biowire, Ms. Mravca served as Senior Director of Sales at Chemdex, which later became Ventro (NASDAQ: VNTR). While at Chemdex, Ms. Mravca was responsible for designing and implementing the company’s sales and distribution strategy in the U.S. Prior to Chemdex, Ms. Mravca was the Director of U.S. Sales at Molecular Devices Corporation (NASDAQ: MDCC). Prior to Molecular Devices, Ms. Mravca was a sales representative within Hewlett-Packard’s Medical Product Group. Ms. Mravca holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

Jeremy Norris, PhD — Vice President of Research and Development

Jeremy Norris PhD joined Protein Discovery in 2005. As Vice President of Research and Development, he is responsible for the rigorous scientific product and applications development programs that bring the company’s products from concept to commerce. Dr. Norris led the research and application development for Protein Discovery’s Gelfree™ 8100 Fractionation System and Passport® 1200 Sample Prep System. Dr. Norris is also an inventor of Protein Discovery’s mass spectrometry reagent product, PPS Silent® Surfactant. Dr. Norris is an Adjunct Instructor of Biochemistry in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where he previously handled the University’s Tissue Imaging Mass Spectrometry Service and shared responsibility for designing and implementing the University’s Serum Proteomics Core. Dr. Norris has produced dozens of scholarly communications, including presentations, scientific conference posters, book chapters, and peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Norris received a PhD degree in Chemistry from Vanderbilt University and graduated summa cum laude with a BS in Chemistry from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.