Daniel J. Brinker; Managing Director, President and CFO

Mr. Brinker has over twenty years of experience as a principal, operating officer and financier of financial and other service businesses, and technology companies. Mr. Brinker has extensive operational, financial and/or senior management experience with a number of premier financial services companies including American Home Shield (a publicly traded company) and Benchmark Lending Group.

Mr. Brinker is an investor, provides management expertise and serves on the Board of Benchmark Lending Group. During his involvement the revenues have more than tripled. Previously, Mr. Brinker served as President of American Home Shield (AHS), the nation's largest home warranty company, for ten years. Mr. Brinker led a turnaround management team that engineered a buyout of AHS by ServiceMaster and management. During his tenure, AHS sales went from $7.0 million to $150 million (current revenues are in excess of $400 million). Mr. Brinker also is an investor, Director and advisor to Q MATRIX, a national office equipment servicing company.

Mr. Brinker is heavily involved in the North Bay community where he enjoys many excellent business relationships. Mr. Brinker is a C.P.A. and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Santa Clara University. Mr. Brinker has also completed certain graduate courses at Stanford University.