Lewis E. Ball II, ASA, CPA, CMA

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Ball II, ASA, CPA, CMA</div> <div> <IMG SRC="0562c770.png" border=0 width="300" height="375" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Mr. Ball is a graduate of the University of Texas (BBA-Finance) and is an Accredited Senior Appraiser of the American Society (ASA) of Appraisers. Mr. Ball holds certificates as a Certified Public Accountant (Texas) and as a Certified Management Accountant. He has also passed the uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) exam.</div> <bR> <div> During his professional career, he worked with Ernst & Young, CPAs in auditing and management consulting. His diverse clients included manufacturers and distributors of energy-related equipment and services, brokerage firms, construction firms, retail establishments and real estate developers. He then joined a Houston-based company, Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., as chief financial officer and director. He directed their initial public offering and arranged a significant amount of financing during a rapid-growth period. Mr. Ball then joined a Houston-based public company, Richmond Tank Car Company, and its subsidiary, Richmond Leasing Company, as Vice President - Finance. </div> <bR> <div> Mr. Ball joined Davis/Chambers & Company, Ltd. in 1999 and has been involved in over 250 valuations of limited partnerships and small and medium-sized businesses. He was a member of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analyst (NACVA) and attended NACVA’s CVA Training Center in 1999. He received the CVA designation in September 1999 but has subsequently dropped the designation. </div> <bR> <div> Mr. Ball has served as a financial consultant to small, fast-growing high-technology companies specializing in electronic commerce and integrated networking which have become public companies. He has served as Secretary-Treasurer and Director of JV Web, Inc., (electronic commerce). He has also served as Chief Financial Officer of HyperDynamics Corporation (oil and gas development).</div> <bR> <div> Mr. Ball is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Texas Society of CPAs and is active in civic affairs. He is a Trustee of the Houston Museum of Natural Science and has served on the Executive Board of St. Luke's United Methodist Church. Mr. Ball is also a member of the Houston Estate and Financial Forum.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>