Gregory Cain is a senior Information Technology Executive with over 30 years experience in business and systems development, systems engineering and IT management. Mr. Cain is currently the VP of IT for the Americas, for Exel, Inc. Prior to Exel, he was co-founder of ShipLogix, a Delaware based Internet startup and DotCom Technologies, an Ohio based systems engineering and consulting firm. With these companies he and his partners were instrumental in obtaining venture capital from such notables as Goldman Sachs and others in the financing of ShipLogix and in the internal growth of DotCom to a multi-million dollar company, through to the sale of both companies.

During his five years with Exel, Mr. Cain has led a team of more than 50 IT professionals and has managed multi-million dollar budgets year over year for the company.  He has led the Americas region in the development of key strategic systems including development of a web / portal platform for the region and has defined key methodologies for the company, including standardized application portfolio implementation and support processes.  In March of 2007, Mr. Cain’s leadership was instrumental in the successful launch of a new operational system for one of the regions key business units.  The launch culminated a multi-year, multi-million dollar custom application development project, for which Mr. Cain provided overall development and architecture leadership of in-house staff and on-shore and off-shore development teams.

In addition to Exel, ShipLogix, and DotCom, Mr. Cain has extensive experience in a broad range of industries with a diverse group of companies and clients, including Ameritech, US WEST (now know as Qwest), McDonnell Douglas (now known as Boeing), Diebold and The Timken Company. Before launching DotCom Technologies in 1995, he was Director of Systems Engineering for Roadway Information Technology (now part of Federal Express).

Mr. Cain has been a frequent speaker on various technical, business and logistics topics including Business-to-Business (B2B) solutions, Enterprise Application Integration Solutions, EDI and Supply Chain Technology. He was a founding member of the Vitria Technology Advisory Council and served on one of the first XML Standards Boards in the nation.

In addition to his management and business development skills, Mr. Cain has maintained his technology skills by working with state of the art technologies in highly complex technical environments. He has provided leadership and architectural direction for several recent key projects including:

As Chief Technology Officer for ShipLogix, responsible for the overall technical architecture of an award-winning web based marketplace gaining a Forbes Best of the Web and other awards.

As CTO at DotCom Mr. Cain served as overall project manager and lead architect for a large Vitria based enterprise application integration (EAI) project for FedEx. Also provided leadership in the company’s initiative to provide web-based services.

Served as the technical program manager in the development of national supply chain and distribution networks for Champion Paper and Dell Computers.

Tammie Nemecek currently serves as president of the Economic Development Council of Collier County (EDC).  She has been with the EDC since 1994, serving in various capacities throughout her tenure, including membership, operations, research, business retention & recruitment and industry specialist for the biomedical & information technology industries.

In her capacity as president, she is responsible for the creation and retention of high wage, knowledge-based jobs throughout Collier County, including the communities of Naples, Immokalee, Marco Island, Golden Gate and Everglades City.  

The Economic Development Council of Collier County is a private, not-for-profit corporation. In 1997, a Public/private Partnership for Economic Diversification was established with the Collier County Board of Commissioners.  Since that time, the EDC has assisted businesses in the creation and retention of over 3,000 jobs with a direct economic impact of over $200 million.  

Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Tammie moved to Naples in 1973.  She attended Eckerd College and International College and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in management. She served as administrator for the Fifth Avenue Business Association in 1995, during the redevelopment of Naples downtown Main Street, in addition to her more than 10 years of service with the EDC.  

Tammie currently serves on the board of the Economic Development Foundation, Florida Economic Development Council, Florida Heartland Regional Economic Development Initiative, Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board, Gulf Coast Venture Forum, Southwest Florida Regional Development Corporation and is a member of Faith Bible Church.  

Tammie was recognized in 2003 by Gulfshore Business Magazine as one of Southwest Florida’s top executives.  In addition, ABWA recognized Tammie Nemecek in 2005 for her business leadership as part of the national Women in History celebration and she was also recognized in 2005 by Florida Trend for her efforts to attract new industry to the Florida Tradeport in Immokalee. 

In 2006, International College selected her to receive their Founders Award, an honor annually conferred upon an International College graduate who has provided outstanding and distinguished service to Collier and Lee Counties.  

Tammie is also a 2005 graduate of Leadership Collier and a member of Leadership Florida’s Class of XXV in 2006. She is an advocate for collaborative relationships between industry and education and creating a “community of opportunity” for Collier County.  

Tammie and Shawn have three children: Zachary, Blake and Lyndi.

Jason Howell presently practices law in a solo practice in Murray Kentucky, where much of his practice is presently devoted to assisting existing and fledgling  companies throughout their development and expansion.   In addition to handling the various legal issues that arise, Jason's role with emerging companies encompasses virtually every facet of business development ranging from strategic planning to client development.  Actively engaged in establishing the legal framework and strategic vision for multiple emerging companies, Jason has accumulated additional experience in legal and corporate development for emerging companies.

One of Internet Office's earlier clients, Jason has also been actively engaged for approximately 3 years with ongoing product development and enhancement for Internet Office's document production and management efforts.  He has garnered a ground-level understanding of the core mission of Internet Office and its intent on executing client service and development.

Prior to returning to Kentucky, Jason practiced in the Chattanooga, Tennessee, area for approximately 7 years, including a one year stint as associate counsel for First American Holding Company based out of Cleveland, Tennessee.  Jason has his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law, and his undergraduate degree from The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Mr. McIntyre is Chairman and CEO of NAMCO, a Registered Investment Adviser, which is based in Naples, Florida. Mr. McIntyre is the chief operating officer of NAMCO with responsibility for oversight of all its operations, including the investment, management and reporting processes.  Mr. McIntyre has a background in the development and sale of real estate securities product. He entered the securities industry in 1979 where he began working with real estate investments and securities. Since then, he has been actively involved in the securities investment business throughout the United States working with all the major wire houses and independent broker dealers on the syndication and distribution of securities. Mr. McIntyre holds NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers) Series 7, 63, 65 and 24 securities licenses, a Florida Real Estate license, and also holds the designation of CIMC, (Certified Investment Management Consultant), from IMCA (Investment Management Consultants Association). He also serves as an Arbitrator for the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD).  Mr. McIntyre serves as President of McIntyre Investment Inc, a member of the NASD and SIPC, which is  a regional broker dealer specializing in real estate securities distribution.

Mr. McIntyre has a track record of managing successful new financial service business start-ups; including separate account money management platforms, needs based financial analysis software and mutual fund record keeping and accounting systems. Since 1985, Mr. McIntyre has been an active continuing education provider for attorneys, CPAs, real estate agents, trustees and other financial professionals. Mr. McIntyre is the author of numerous industry-related articles and investment papers for both financial professionals and investors, in addition to having conducted thousands of educational seminars in his securities career throughout the United States and Canada. Mr. McIntyre graduated from Eastern Michigan University where he majored in Business Education. He also is a member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Florida Association of Realtors (FAR) and serves on the Advisory Board for the Gulf Coast Venture Forum. Mr. McIntyre has been a featured speaker and is also a member of the FPPTA, the Florida Public Pension Trustees Association.