Tierra Del Oro - Management Team

Tierra Del Oro
Managing Director

Addison M. Fischer has been a computer entrepreneur since creating his first high-tech startup company in 1973, and has been involved in seed venture capital investing since the early 1980s.

He is Chairman of the Board of SmartDisk Corporation as well as serving on a number of private companies' board of directors. Addison founded Fischer International Systems Corporation, a communications software provider to the Global 2000 and presently serves as its Chairman. He was founder of VeriSign. He is co-owner, with Mr. Stanley Druckenmiller, of Duquesne Capital Management.

He was a member of official committees that set U.S. standards for computer security and electronic commerce. He has addressed the U.S. Congress, by invitation, on several topics, including digital signature standards, proposed FBI digital telephony legislation, and global U.S. competitiveness. Addison holds numerous U.S. and international patents and is a lifetime member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers. He holds Mathematics degrees from West Virginia University.

In addition to his business interests, he is actively involved in preserving for future generations our environment, our resources, our health, and our freedom. For example, he was a principal founder of the Community School of Naples (FL), and is presently a board member of the Amazon Conservation Team.

Principals

Harold McCabe has over ten years of experience managing corporate finance and operations in the technology industry; Harold was most recently responsible for the financial and administrative side of Fischer International Corporation's business. Mr. McCabe holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Stetson University.

John W. Wynkoop has been involved since September, 2001 in the due diligence, negotiation, documentation, and execution of several seed capital funding for several early stage companies. Prior to joining Tierra del Oro, he was employed by Fischer International Systems Corporation since 1990 as Vice President of Legal Affairs, and was responsible for developing and negotiating contracts with customers, business partners, employees and vendors. In 1998 and 1999, Mr. Wynkoop also served as Vice President, Legal Affairs for SmartDisk Corporation, where he played a key role in the successful execution of a joint venture with Toshiba Corporation.Prior to joining Fischer International, Mr. Wynkoop was a Sole Practitioner in Omaha, Nebraska for ten years, during which time he also served as Associate Administrative Law Judge for the Nebraska Department of Labor. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska and a Juris Doctorate degree from Creighton University School of Law.

Young H. Etheridge has over 10 years senior executive leadership and technology leadership experience; leading and advising small, medium, and large corporations. He has been involved in mathematical and software research for several national laboratories. He is actively engaged in research on web services and cryptographic standards.

Young has assisted several companies with strategic planning and implementation of software products to also include focusing on company growth; budget development and management and merger/acquisition management.

Young has extensive experience in developing secure e-commerce products, network security (U.S. and international), cryptography, and telecommunications. Young has a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Arkansas; an M.S. in Mathematics with emphasis on Real Function Theory, Topology, and Number Theory with all of the course work necessary for the PhD; advanced degree work in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Tennessee.

Randal J. Martin has been a technologist for many years. Since October 2002, Mr. Martin has been involved in evaluation, development and promotion of Zenerji intellectual properties. Prior to joining Zenerji, Mr. Martin was the Chief Software Architect for SmartDisk Corporation. While there he created the software architecture for the company's line of flash media and smartcard readers. Before joining SmartDisk, Mr. Martin held the position of Chief Security Architect at Fischer International Systems Corporation. During his tenure he directed the evolution and refinement of Watchdog PC Data Security, which was the leading PC security product for many years. He co-created Watchdog while with Sofcom Computer Systems, Inc., a company that he helped to found. He holds a BSE from the University of South Florida, and has completed extensive graduate level coursework in Computer Science.

Tom Elliott joined the firm in January 2003 and is responsible for overseeing executive recruitment and human resource administration for the Tierra del Oro group of companies. His prior experience includes officer-level HR positions with SmartDisk Corporation, American Retail Group, and Target Corporation, as well as executive search consulting roles with two retained search firms in the New York City area. Mr. Elliott earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management and a Master of Business Administration at the University of Cincinnati.