Coral Capital – Due Diligence Team

Erik Nelson:  Mr. Nelson is the President of Coral Capital Partners, and co-founded the firm 1995.  Mr. Nelson graduated from the University of Colorado in 1989 with a BA degree in Finance.  Mr. Nelson has served as an officer and director of over a dozen different companies during his career and severed as Chief Restructuring Officer of several firms.  Mr. Nelson has performed due diligence reviews or on over 100 companies during his career.  Prior to founding Coral Capital Partners, Mr. Nelson was the founder of ESN Financial, LP., an Atlanta, Ga. based hedge fund.

Steve Landauer:  Mr. Landuer is the founder of TechPerts, an expert witness and litigation consulting firm.  Mr. Landuer has over 35 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, and has been a leading figure in high tech product development. Mr. Landauer received his MSEE degree from the University of Illinois-Chicago in 1972 and has served as an engineering and corporate executive for several large telecommunications manufacturers throughout his technical career. As a consultant, he has provided technical services to major corporations, and has served as an Expert Witness and as a Litigation Consultant for many large intellectual property law firms in major, high-profile litigation matters.

Bob Burchfield:  Mr. Burchfield is an accomplished Senior Executive with 25+ years experience in manufacturing and service industries. Mr. Burchfield is a experienced turnaround and restructuring executive with the proven ability to increase the top-line and bottom-line results. Mr. Burchfield served as the Chief Financial Officer of Accuity Brands in Atlanta, Georgia and prior to that was a Vice President and Controller for National Service Industries in Atlanta. Mr. Burchfield has a Masters of Professional Accountancy from Georgia State University, and a Master of Business Administration from Virginia Tech.

Anthony Green:  Dr. Green is the managing partner of the Atlanta office of AVAS Partners. He has 10+ years of leadership and management experience, specializing in competitive strategy and commercializing new innovations, particularly in technology derived companies. His experience is centered around the long-term success of clients and the interaction of a firm’s marketing, technology and operations on its finances. He previously taught leadership development, where he specialized in challenging situations and team turnaround leadership. Dr. Green holds a Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Chicago where he studied developing and commercializing new innovations.

Kyle Tingle:  Mr. Tingle is the founding partner of Kyle L. Tingle, CPA, LLC.,  a PCAOB registered accounting firm providing services to both privately held and publicly traded companies.  Mr. Tingle received his accounting degree from the University of South Dakota in 1984, and prior to founding his firm in 2001 he served as a senior auditor with McGladrey & Pullen, and was a divisional control for Bergen Brunswig Corporation.