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CDEX Board of Directors



Mr. Malcolm H. Philips Jr. President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of CDEX Inc. (Biographical information included under CDEX Executive Management Team)

Mr. Carmen J. Conicelli, Jr., Director, has served in senior management positions in a number of companies over the past 32 years, with a primary focus in national and international (Europe, Japan, Latin America and Asia) financial planning and management. He has directed financial operations involving SEC compliance and reporting, internal control and audit, strategic planning, financial systems control, and mergers/acquisitions/consolidations in a number of industries including precision optical manufacturing and distribution, cable and telecommunications, manufacturing, and software development. Mr. Conicelli has served in public company accounting and is currently the CFO of Edmund Optics, Inc. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (Accounting Major) from Drexel University (1974) with extensive postgraduate training and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. George E. Dials, Director, joined the CDEX Board in July 2001.  In February 2006, BWX Technologies named George Dials president and general manager of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN.  Mr. Dials has spent nearly 30 years in the energy and nuclear industries, most recently serving as president and COO of a private hazardous waste disposal facility.  Previously, he served as the president and general manager for TRW Environmental Safety Systems management and operations of the Yucca Mountain Project.  His career has also included leadership positions with ICF Kaiser International, and the Department of Energy’s Carlsbad and Idaho Falls Offices.  Mr. Dials entered the nuclear and energy industries after a ten-year career in the U.S. Army, where he served as an airborne ranger infantry officer in Germany, Vietnam, and Korea.  Mr. Dials earned a Silver Star and Bronze Star for Valor in combat operations in Vietnam.  As an Army nuclear weapons specialist, he was assigned to the Los Alamos National Laboratory for research on Army nuclear weapons planning and development.  Mr. Dials holds an M.S. in nuclear engineering and an MS in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in engineering from the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. 

Mr. Donald W. Strickland, Director, comes to CDEX from a 30-year career in successfully developing businesses internationally for both large public companies and technology startups. He has held executive positions at Eastman Kodak Company and Apple Computer, including heading product development, manufacturing, and sales. In 1996 he became CEO of PictureWorks Technology, a technology start up, which he sold for $200M in 2000 to IPIX Corporation, a public company traded on the NASDAQ exchange. Thereafter, he served as President and CEO of IPIX through 2004, during which time he led the company through a major restructuring, focusing on the security markets and taking the company to profitability. Mr. Strickland holds a bachelor's degree in physics from Virginia Tech, a master's degree in physics from the University of Notre Dame, a master's degree in optics from the University of Rochester, a master's degree in management from the Stanford University and a law degree from George Washington University.

Mr. Timothy D. Shriver, Chief Operating Officer, Technical Operations and Director (Biographical information included under CDEX Executive Management Team)

General Robert H. “Doc” Foglesong, U.S. Air Force (Retired), was appointed to the CDEX Board of Directors on May 1, 2008.  General Foglesong (ret) is the President and Executive Director of the Appalachian Leadership and Education Foundation, a non-profit organization operating to identify and support the next generation of leaders in Appalachia. General Foglesong (ret) served as the 18th President of Mississippi State University (MSU) and was nominated by the President, confirmed by the US Senate, and served as a four star general in the US Air Force.  While in the Air Force, he served in various positions including Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Component Command; Air Component Commander, U.S. European Command (NATO)  and Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force.  General Foglesong (ret) has been designated by the President of the United States to be Co-Chairman of the Joint US – Russia Commission on POWs/MIAs in former Soviet Union countries. General Foglesong (ret) has been most often asked to lead and manage large organizations in establishing a sense of relevancy given a constantly changing national and international environment.  In these rolls, a significant amount of his time was spent as a national security advisor at Cabinet and Presidential levels.  In this capacity, he had opportunities to travel extensively with the most senior members of this government and directly engage with the most senior civilian and military levels of foreign governments around the globe. General Foglesong has spent 35 years in public service with a clear understanding of the role leadership plays in establishing a sense of integrity/ethics, encouraging service above self, and fostering an attitude of excellence.  A member of the Council on Foreign Relations, his 65 publications cover a range of subjects including technical and leadership topics.  A graduate of West Virginia University (BS, MS, PhD – chemical engineering), he holds numerous academic and leadership honoraries, as well as 30 military awards for leadership and technical skills.  He has also qualified for and finished the Boston Marathon six times and is a Director on the Boards of Massey Energy and Michael Baker Corporation.

 

 

 

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