Senior Management
President - Joseph C. Hayden
Joseph C. Hayden, 52, is the President and Principal Executive Officer of Applied Energetics, Inc. Mr. Hayden also served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) until the appointment of Mr. Eric Lau in December 2010. Previously he served as Executive Vice President for Programs (since 2004), directing all new business capture and the execution of awarded contracts. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President for Business Operations (2002 to 2004). Formerly Mr. Hayden was a Program Manager and Senior Principal Systems Engineer at Raytheon Missile Systems working in the Directed Energy Weapons and JSOW missile product lines.
From 1998 to 1999 Mr. Hayden was the Engineering Manager for Delta V Technologies, Inc., overseeing the design and manufacture of high vacuum coating systems for the commercial thin film and glass coating industries. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Hayden was at Molten Metal Technology, Inc., an environmental high technology start-up company. As Director of Commercial Services, he led the staffing and start-up of three hazardous waste processing plants, including a joint venture for radioactive waste processing in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. While Director of Research and Development Operations, he managed the operations at the company’s R&D facility, which included a commercial-scale pilot plant. Mr. Hayden’s career began in the United States Navy, where he served as a Nuclear Surface Warfare Officer. His billets included tours on nuclear powered aircraft carriers, guided missile cruisers and destroyers, including being a member of the pre-commissioning crew of the USS George Washington (CVN-73) where he was closely involved in the testing and acceptance of the ship’s nuclear power plants. Mr. Hayden’s additional Navy tours included being a staff member of the Atlantic Fleet, an instructor and company officer at the U.S. Naval Academy, and service at the Naval Electronics Systems Command. Mr. Hayden received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy.
Chief Operating Officer - Eric Lau
Eric Lau was appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Vice President of Engineering by the company's Board of Directors in December of 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Lau served as Director of Engineering and Operations. Mr. Lau joined Applied Energetics in December 2002 and has over 25 years experience managing projects and organizations in low to high volume production environments for military, commercial, and industrial manufacturing customers. Mr. Lau's previous responsibilities include management of products from concept through production release and manufacturing for products that served the automotive, aerospace, military and industrial markets.
Prior to joining Applied Energetics, Mr. Lau was the Vice President of Operations for Mission Viejo S.A. de C.V. from 1998 through 2002 where he was responsible for the oversight of day to day operations, production control, procurement, operations and engineering support, negotiating production levels and pricing, and providing engineering expertise to aid the factory in achieving targeted efficiency levels. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Lau was the New Product Development Team Leader for P.L. Porter Company in Woodland Hills, CA. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Lau was a Senior Project Engineer at Robertshaw Controls, Co. in Long Beach, CA. From 1986 to 1991, Mr. Lau was a Project and Design Engineer at ITT General Controls in Santa Clarita, CA. Mr. Lau is a graduate of the University of Southern California where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Vice President - Alan M. Womble
Alan M. Womble, is the Vice President, Business Development
for Applied Energetics, Inc. Mr. Womble joined the company in October 2010. He directs all marketing, branding, proposal development and new business capture for commercial, federal and DoD markets. Previously he served as Director, Business Development, Intelligence Programs for PAR Government Systems Corp. in the Washington Metro Area. Prior to that he was Director, Business Development and Mission Applications Division, BAE Systems, with responsibility for day-to-day division operations and business development in the National Intelligence Community. From 1998 to 2005, he was Director, Mission Infrastructure and Operations, Commercial Products and Services with Boeing Autometric where he managed the operations of a strategic business unit including commercial product development, marketing, sales and support. Mr. Womble’s career began in the United States Marine Corps. After
graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy with a B.S degree in Mechanical
Engineering in 1979, he attended Flight School in Pensacola, FL. He made two
Mediterranean deployments on aircraft carriers and was selected to attend
Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron in Yuma, AZ. In 1987, he was
assigned to the Naval Strike Warfare Center in Fallon, NV as a Staff
Instructor where he taught advanced tactics and strike planning. In 1992 he
was assigned to Naval Air Systems Command as a Deputy Program Manager and
attended the Defense Systems Management College. In 1996 he was assigned to
the National Imagery and Mapping Agency as a Program Manager and the Receive
Segment Division Chief. He retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1998.
Board of Directors
Chairman of the Board - James M. Feigley
James M. Feigley, 60, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since June 2008 and as Chairman since April of 2009. Mr. Feigley serves as a member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Strategic Planning Committee. Mr. Feigley is the President of Rock River Consulting, Inc. a defense consulting firm he founded in May 2003 after retiring from the U.S. Marine Corps. General Feigley served as Commander of the Marine Corps Systems Command from 1998 through 2002, where he was the executive authority on research, development, procurement, fielding and life cycle support for all Marine Corps ground combat, combat support and combat service support equipment, ordinance and systems. General Feigley served as the Direct Reporting Program Manager for Advanced Amphibious Assault to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition from 1993 through 1998, during which time he was in charge of all business planning, cost estimating, technical risk analyses, management and systems engineering for that program. He served as Project Manager in the Weapons Branch at the Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps and Naval Sea Systems Command from 1986 through 1993, where he managed all technology base projects for the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle and wrote all its technical, financial, cost, management, risk, planning and performance documentation. General Feigley served nearly 31 years on active duty as a member of the United States Marine Corps. He received a BS from the University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh in 1972 and graduated from the Army Logistics Management Center in 1982, the Marine Corps Command and Staff College in 1986 and the Defense Systems Management College in 1986. He currently serves as an Associate Member of the Naval Research Advisory Committee. Mr. Feigley retired from the Marine Corps as a Brigadier General in 2002 and received many decorations and honors during his military career. Mr. Feigley is a director of Steelcloud, Inc., a developer of mobility software solutions, and The Protective Group, which produces armor for military systems and personnel.
Member - Mark J. Lister
Mark J. Lister, 52, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since June 2009. Mr. Lister serves as Chairman of our Strategic Planning Committee. Since November 2006 Mr. Lister has been President of StratTechs, Inc., a consulting firm he founded which specializes in brokering technology within the Defense, Intelligence and Homeland Security Government markets. Mr. Lister recently completed service on the Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel and formerly served as Chairman of the Naval Research Advisory Committee. From January 1992 to June 2006 Mr. Lister was employed by the Sarnoff Corporation where he most recently served as Senior Vice President of Government Operations. While at Sarnoff, from 2001 to 2006, Mr. Lister served as Managing Director of the Rosettex Technology and Ventures Group, a joint venture of Sarnoff Corporation and SRI International for which he was a founder, and from 1996 to 2001, Mr. Lister served as Executive Director of the National Information Display Laboratory. From 1987 to 1992 he served as Director, Advanced Development and Applications in the Research and Development Group of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Air Force for Space. Mr. Lister’s government career began at the Naval Research Laboratory where he served as a researcher in the Space Applications Branch from 1977 to 1987. Mr. Lister is a director of Steelcloud, Inc., a developer of mobility software solutions. Mr. Lister has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University, a B.S. in Mathematics from St. Vincent College and a MEA from George Washington University.
Member - George P. Farley
George P. Farley, 71, a certified public accountant, has been a member of our Board of Directors since March 2004. Mr. Farley is Chairman of our Audit Committee and also serves as a member of our Compensation Committee. Mr. Farley has been providing financial consulting services since 1999. Through 2007, Mr. Farley served as a Director and a member of the Audit Committee of iCad, Inc. He has also served as a Director and member of the Audit Committee of Preserver Insurance Company, Inc. and Acorn Holdings Corp and as a Director for Olympia Leather Company, Inc. From November 1997 to August 1999 Mr. Farley was Chief Financial Officer of Talk.com, Inc., which provides telecommunication services. Mr. Farley was also a director of Talk.com, Inc. Mr. Farley joined BDO Seidman, LLP in 1962 and was a partner at BDO from 1972 to 1995, where he served as the managing partner of BDO’s Philadelphia Office, National Director of Mergers and Acquisition and established BDO’s valuation practice.
Member - John F. Levy
John F. Levy, 54, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since June 2009. Mr. Levy serves as a member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and our Audit Committee. Since May 2005 Mr. Levy has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Board Advisory Services, a consulting firm that advises public companies in the areas of corporate governance, corporate compliance, financial reporting and financial strategies. Mr. Levy served as the Interim Chief Financial Officer from November 2005 to March 2006 of Universal Food & Beverage Company, which filed a voluntary petition under the provisions of Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Act on August 31, 2007. From November 1997 to May 2005 Mr. Levy served as Chief Financial Officer of MediaBay, Inc., a NASDAQ listed company and provider of spoken word audio content. While at MediaBay, he also served for a period as its Vice Chairman. Mr. Levy is a director and non-executive Chairman of the Board of Applied Minerals, Inc. (formerly Atlas Mining Company), an exploration-stage natural resource and mining company, and a director, Lead Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Gilman Ciocia, Inc., a financial planning and tax preparation firm. Mr. Levy has authored The 21st Century Director: Ethical and Legal Responsibilities of Board Members, a course on the ethical and legal responsibilities of board members initially presented to various state accounting societies. Mr. Levy is a certified public accountant with nine years of experience with the national public accounting firms of Ernst & Young, Laventhol & Horwath and Grant Thornton LLP. Mr. Levy has a B.S. degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and received his M.B.A. from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia.
Member - James K. Harlan
James K. Harlan, 58, has been a member of our Board of Directors since March 2004. Mr. Harlan is the Chairman of our Compensation Committee and serves as a member of our Audit Committee. Mr. Harlan is currently Chief Executive Officer for Vendevco, LLC, a venture development company with ownership interests in oil/gas production, energy technology and international wine production and sale. Mr. Harlan was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HNG Storage, LP, a natural gas storage development and operations business that he helped found in 1992 and sold in 2005. From 1991 to 1997 Mr. Harlan served as Group Development Manager for the Pacific Resources Group which was engaged with various manufacturing and distribution businesses and joint ventures in Asia, Australia, and North America. He also served as operations research and planning analyst for the White House Office of Energy Policy and Planning from 1977 to 1978, the Department of Energy from 1978 to 1981, and U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation from 1981 to 1984. He has a PhD in Public Policy with an operations research dissertation from Harvard University and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis. Mr. Harlan was a member of the Board of Directors of iCAD and was a member of the Audit and Governance Committees until July 2008.