Joseph W. McHugh, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer

Joseph W. McHugh, Jr. has served as our Chief Financial Officer since May 2006. Mr. McHugh served as a financial consultant to the bankruptcy trustee of High Voltage Engineering Corporation (“HVEC”), a diversified group of industrial and technology based manufacturing and services businesses from January 1, 2006 until commencing his employment with us. HVEC filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on March 1, 2004 and again on February 8, 2005. Mr. McHugh served as Chief Financial Officer of HVEC from 1992 through 2004 and as its Vice President of Finance during 2005. Mr. McHugh received a B.S. in Accounting and a M.B.A. from Bentley College, and is a Certified Management Accountant.