William J. Clough, President & CEO
Matthew McKenzie, Chief Operating Officer
Dan Ford, Chief Financial Officer
Michael Schuette, Ph.D., Technical Fellow
Larry Rightmyer, Director of Administrative Services
Bradley J. Hallock, Senior VP of Business Development

Board of Directors

Colton Melby, Chairman
William J. Clough, Director
Matthew McKenzie, Director
Corey Lambrecht, Director
Sean P. Rooney, Director
Tom Price, Director

William J. Clough
President & CEO

William Clough is the president and CEO of Waytronx, Inc. Previously, he served as executive vice president of the Company for two years, where he spearheaded the commercialization of WayCool technology including the HydroJet licensing agreement with major customers like OCZ Technology Group, Inc. Before joining the Company, Clough, an attorney and former law enforcement officer, operated his own law firm for 14 years, with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Honolulu. In that capacity, he has successfully represented leading movie studios and media conglomerates.

Mr. Clough received his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Hastings College of the Law in 1990. He obtained one of the largest ever non-wrongful death jury verdicts in Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2000 and successfully represented parties in multi-million dollar cases throughout the United States. Mr. Clough is certified to practice law in state and federal courts in California, Illinois, Hawaii, and before the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Clough worked as a police officer for 16 years, at the local, state, and federal level including as a Federal Air Marshall flying in Southern Europe and the Middle East.

Matthew McKenzie
Chief Operating Officer

Matt McKenzie has been working in various functions for CUI for over 10 years, gaining him intimate knowledge of the business, its operations, and its opportunities for growth. He established, in conjunction with CUI's senior engineer, one of CUI's most successful and profitable business divisions and brands: V-Infinity. As an internal power product division, V-Infinity offers significant opportunities in the future in partnering with WayCool technology to offer an even more extensive solution set to the market. Over the past several years, Mr. McKenzie has worked tirelessly to position CUI for growth. Among many other things he has initiated ISO 9000, a quality management system; provided structure to global logistics, including CUI's China facilities; and implemented CUI's ERP system, which allows for more visibility and analysis opportunities than ever in CUI's history.

Mr. McKenzie brings a background in leadership from a variety of fields, giving him valuable insight into leadership in 21st century. He also brings an MBA from George Fox University, a program that is diverse and well-connected to the community.

Daniel Ford
Chief Financial Officer

With a background in the big accounting firms, including KPMG, Daniel Ford brings a large company perspective to a small company with big potential. As CFO of CUI, Mr. Ford has consistently moved CUI into a position of profitability, efficiency, and forward thinking, transforming many of CUI's accounting, inventory management, and vendor relations processes. Over the past five years, Mr. Ford has implemented advanced internal fixed asset tracking, implemented a "real time" inventory system, and participated in implementing CUI's ERP system. His skills as a financier have allowed CUI to move to its current, 100,000 square foot building, as well as provided leadership in Waytronx's acquisition of CUI.

Mr. Ford holds an MBA from George Fox University. He holds many awards and leadership positions in business, including the Financial Executives Award in 2001. He also actively provides leadership in the community.

Bradley J. Hallock
Senior Vice President, Business Development 

Bradley Hallock brings more than 25 years of corporate experience to his role as senior vice president of business development at Waytronx. Mr. Hallock was the founder and chief executive officer of C and R, Ltd., a provider of wholesale services to the automobile industry, with annual revenue in excess of $10 million. For three years, Mr. Hallock served as a senior executive for First America Automotive, Inc. (FAA), an $800 million (annual revenue) company that was later acquired by Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:SAH). As a senior executive at FAA, he conceived and implemented the “Auto Factory” concept to vertically integrate used car operations across disparate retail franchises on a regional basis. He led the expansion of this concept into a $100 million (annual revenue) division of FAA. During his tenure at FAA, Mr. Hallock was a key member of the merger and acquisition team, where he was instrumental in the successful acquisition and integration of more than 50 new car retail franchises.

Michael Schuette, Ph.D.
Technical Fellow

Dr. Schuette brings to Waytronx over two decades of experience in government and privately funded vision research, followed by a tenure of executive positions in the semiconductor industry and intellectual property management. As the author of several hundred articles and technical analyses, Dr. Schuette has been recognized repeatedly as one of the most influential persons in the current personal computing landscape. Building on his broad background and non-obvious interdisciplinary combination of cutting edge technology, Dr. Schuette was instrumental in developing multiple technical solutions to existing problems that have become household items in personal computing. Dr. Schuette currently holds one issued patent and approximately 20 pending applications pertaining to memory technology and digital rights management.

Larry Rightmyer
Director of Administrative Services

Mr. Rightmyer has been with the Company since 2002. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Bucknell University and a Juris Doctorate from Stetson College of Law.

Colton Melby
Chairman of the Board 

Mr. Melby has a 20 year background in aerospace manufacturing. He spent 15 years as owner and chief executive officer of Metal Form, Inc., serving worldwide customers, including: Boeing, Bombardier; Rockwell; Grumman; Lockheed Martin; and others. Under his stewardship, Metal Form was the recipient of numerous awards of excellence including Boeing's President Award and three consecutive "Supplier of the Year" awards.

Mr. Melby is a founding member of Melby Brothers Performance Investments, a firm with a strong history of financing successful start-up and turnaround organizations. One of Mr. Melby's more notable investments in that capacity was the financing and purchase of firearms-maker Smith & Wesson from London-based Tomkins PLC in 2001. Mr. Melby continues to invest both his time and resources in successful business ventures. This includes investments in Earth 911, a recycling company dedicated to green initiatives and green recycling.

Mr. Melby is an active philanthropist. He and his family are members of the Harvesters, an Orange County food bank dedicated to providing healthy meals to under privileged kids in Southern California. He is a member of the Cattle Baron's, a Texas charity providing support to the American Cancer Society.

Corey Lambrecht
Director

Corey Lambrecht is a 10+ year public company executive with broad experience in strategic acquisitions, new business development, pioneering consumer products, corporate licensing and interactive technology services. Mr. Lambrecht serves as Executive Vice President of Global Alerts, a leading Cause Media company. He most recently served as Director of Sales for Leveraged Marketing Associates, the worldwide leader in licensed brand extension strategies. While Executive Vice President for Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation he was responsible for Smith & Wesson Licensing, Advanced Technologies and Interactive Marketing divisions. He was the former President of A For Effort, an interactive database marketing company specializing in online content (advergaming) for clients such as the National Hockey League.

Mr. Lambrecht’s prior experience also includes Pre-IPO founder for Premium Cigars International and VP Sales/Marketing for ProductExpress.com. Mr. Lambrecht also has prior operational experience for a Scottsdale, Arizona residential and commercial development company.

Tom Price
Director

Thomas Price was appointed to the Waytronx board of directors in November 2007.  Mr. Price is a business veteran with more than 30 years of business and operational management experience. He is the founder of Tom Price Dealership Group, a leading auto dealership that he grew to 11 franchises at six locations across California. Throughout the course of his career, Mr. Price has been involved in investor and manufacturer relations, and orchestrated the successful acquisition of his company, FirstAmerica Automotive by Sonic Automotive, one of the nation’s largest automotive retailers. Mr. Price has been credited for the successful completion of Serramonte Auto Plaza, an advanced, large-scale campus with innovative, industry-leading design features. Mr. Price also developed the multi-brand San Francisco Auto Repair Center and a conference facility in Larkspur, Calif.

Currently, Mr. Price is the owner of nine car dealerships in Northern California. He has received numerous awards for dealership excellence from manufacturers and has served on the National Dealer Advisory Boards of several major automobile manufacturers. He was Chairman of the Lexus National Dealer Advisory Board and charter member of the J.D. Power Dealer Roundtable. Mr. Price is also an active philanthropist. The Price Family Dealerships are major sponsors of Special Olympics of Marin, Dedication to Special Education, CASA/Advocates for Children, Marin Breast Cancer Council and the Golden Gate Shootout. In 2005, the Price Family Dealership raised substantial funds for Katrina relief.

Sean P. Rooney
Director 

Mr. Rooney brings to the Waytronx Board nearly 15 years of financial management experience. Mr. Rooney currently serves as Senior Vice President - Investments for Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., a leading investment bank and full-service investment firm. Prior to joining Oppenheimer & Co., he served as Senior Vice President of Investments for Maxim Group LLC, a leading full service investment banking, securities and wealth management firm and in similar capacity at Investec Ernst & Company, an international specialist bank headquartered in South Africa and the U.K. Through his many years of experience, Mr. Rooney has built a vast network of industry resources and contacts.

Mr. Rooney graduated from C.W. Post University in 1993 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Business Administration and holds Series 7 (General Securities Representative), Series 63 (Uniform Securities Law), and Series 24 (General Securities Principal) licenses.

Mr. Rooney currently manages a clientele of high net worth investors, institutions and foundations. His command of the ever-expanding universe of financial instruments enhances his ability to provide unbiased advice in each of his three core disciplines, money management, financial planning and estate planning.