Mr. Krajci founded Neodym and has been the company’s top official since January 2000. Mr. Krajci’s background is that of an inventor and developer of safety, security and telecommunications products. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Krajci was the co-founder and Chief Engineer of Icron Systems Inc. (CDNX:IT) where he invented the two patents upon which Icron’s commercialized Ranger USB (Universal Serial Bus) Range-extension products are based. Prior to Icron, Mr. Krajci was a Senior Design Engineer for Xinex Labs Inc. where he invented and designed telecommunications chips and circuits for Xinex’s commercialized Vortex computer networking system. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Krajci worked for Agroned BV (Amsterdam) to acquire European certifications for AIM detection products and to train European distributors in the use and maintenance of AIM detection equipment. From 1985 to 1991, Mr. Krajci was the co-founder, technology inventor and Vice President of Engineering of AIM Safety Co. Inc. (TSE:AGT). During AIM’s fledgling period, Mr. Krajci performed all technical and engineering tasks from designing the hardware and software for the company’s gas detection products, to hiring and training technical and manufacturing staff, setting up the manufacturing facility, quality control programs, and product certifications. During his term with AIM Safety, Mr. Krajci was closely associated with conceptual product definition and research into what would constitute technological competitive advantages for AIM’s products. In 1986 Mr. Krajci pioneered digital calibration of gas detection equipment that has subsequently been adopted across the board in the gas detection industry. Due to his expertise, Mr. Krajci was invited by Underwriter’s Laboratories to sit on UL’s advisory board governing gas detection equipment for use in Hazardous Locations. In subsequent years, AIM achieved international sales in the tens of millions of dollars per year and a share price of approximately $30.

Prior to Neodym, Mr. McDonald worked as a consultant in the field of Organizational Change. Prior to that, Mr. McDonald was VP Sales & Marketing for Aim Technologies (TSE:AGT, formerly Aim Safety Co. Inc.). Mr. McDonald established distribution for AIM’s products in Canada, the USA, Europe and the Pacific Rim. He spearheaded the OEM agreement with 3M Corporation to develop and manufacture a line of gas detectors for 3M’s Dynatel Division. Prior to AIM, Mr. McDonald worked as a safety professional in the oil industry where he was responsible for developing and implementing loss control and safety programs. Mr. McDonald acted as a Loss Control Advisor for Arctic Transportation and, prior to that, as Safety Superintendent for PV Commodity Systems. Mr. McDonald holds two degrees from the University of Waterloo: a B.E.S. in Environmental Studies (majoring in Industrial Planning), and a B.A. in Sociology (majoring in Organizational Development). After leaving Waterloo, he studied Occupational Health & Safety at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Mr. Marti is the President and CEO of Electronics Manufacturing Group Inc. (“EMG”), a TSE-listed company with manufacturing operations in Calgary, Alberta and Markham, Ontario. Prior to joining EMG in August 2001, Mr. Marti was President of Aimtronics Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSE-listed AimGlobal Technologies Inc. (“AIM”). Mr. Marti joined AIM as its Chief Financial Officer in 1987 and was promoted to Vice President and General Manager later that year. He played a leadership role in growing the business from a start-up company with no revenues to sales of over $16 million within ten years. AIM’s business was focused on portable gas detection instruments and carbon monoxide residential monitors. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Marti was directly responsible for identifying, negotiating and completing the acquisition of two public companies and a private company to form Aimtronics Corporation. Aimtronics is a contract manufacturer having four locations in Canada and one in upstate New York, USA. As President of Aimtronics, he oversaw the integration of the three acquisitions into a cohesive entity which saw its sales rise from $57.5 million in 1998 to $154 million in 2001. While with AIM, Mr. Marti was instrumental in raising in excess of $100 million in equity financing, the most recent as a bought deal of $34 million in March, 2000. Mr. Marti graduated in 1980 from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in finance and accounting and management information systems. He articled with Price Waterhouse, received his Chartered Accountant designation in December 1982 and went on to work as corporate controller for Chapman Industries. Mr. Marti brings many years of business experience in such areas as mergers, acquisitions, finance, and electronics manufacturing, including several years managing a business focused on the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of personal safety gas detection products.

Mr. Pearce has a law degree from the University of British Columbia and an honours degree in economics from York University with an emphasis on corporate finance. He specializes in corporate and securities work and serves as corporate counsel for Hastings Management Corp., a company which provides administrative services to various public and private companies. Prior to Hastings, Mr. Pearce was an Articled Law Student with Thomas, Rondeau. Mr. Pearce is active in his community and serves as President of Western Regional Advocacy Group Society, a non-profit organization providing free advocacy to persons on social assistance and works in partnership with Sleep Country Canada to provide free mattresses to those in need. Mr. Pearce serves as a director of Gulf International Minerals (CDNX:GIM) and Daren Industriries (CDNX:DIL), and is the corporate secretary of Golden Goliath Resources Ltd. (CDNX:GNG).

Mr. Hughes has extensive experience in the financing of companies at the venture financing stage and was co-discoverer of the Hemlo gold mine. Mr. Hughes is the President of various public companies, namely Abitibi Mining Corp., Klondike Gold Corp., and Sedex Mining Corp. Mr. Hughes is the President of Hastings Management Corp., a private company which provides administrative services to various public companies.

Mr. Ward joined Ballard Power System's Core Technology Group - a world leader in PEM fuel cell technology - as a development engineer in 1994. Later Mr. Ward co-invented and production-engineered the world's first oil-less natural gas booster compression system. He commissioned a major subsystem for the world's largest PEM fuel cell power plant, and was responsible for the specification and integration of instrumentation and sensors for fuel cell systems. Currently Mr. Ward is a Senior Marketing Manager for West Bay Semiconductor, a leading developer and marketer of ultra high-density integrated circuits for broadband optical communications network systems. Mr. Ward has an engineering degree with distinction from the University of British Columbia and graduated as an MBA Merit Scholar from the Sloan School at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr. Zanatta serves as an Internet, communications and Windows programming expert to Neodym's Technical Advisory Board. Currently Mr. Zanatta is the Senior Development Manager for Absolute Software (CDNX:ABT), creators of CompuTrace - the acclaimed stolen computer recovery system. Prior to Absolute, Mr. Zanatta was Senior Software Development Lead for Microsoft Corporation. Prior to Microsoft, Mr. Zanatta worked as a Software Design Engineer with Consumers Software. Mr. Zanatta worked on a two year contract to IBM developing the client/server PC component of OfficeVision.Over the years, Mr. Zanatta has held senior engineering positions at TRW Data Systems, Bell Technical Services, NBI Inc.and Exan Computer Systems.