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Management Team Summary

One of Smart Card’s main strengths is their team of seasoned business managers with backgrounds and experience in electronic funds transfer, debit/credit card services, electronic banking, retail technology, communications, cash management and the Internet.

Massimo J.N Barone – CEO
Mr. Barone started his career in Montreal in 1984 in a family operated business within the hotel and entertainment industry. In 1995, he left this business to pursue an invitation to be part of his first E-commerce opportunity with MBANX, a new online bank offering by the Bank of Montreal. The success of this venture, led Mr. Barone to create MAX GLOBAL SOLUTIONS (a technology development house with integrated Customer Relations Management solutions).

In 1998, Mr. Barone founded Performance Optician Software Inc. and brought it to his network of financial resources, which resulted into a junior venture company that had great interest from the public markets. In 2000, via an RTO on the Canadian Venture Exchange Performance OS Inc. became a publicly traded entity raising $1,400,000.00 in preliminary financing.

Bruce Baillio, MBA – President / USA
Mr. Baillio has thirty years of experience in operations management, retail marketing and sales. Beginning his career as a retail manager for JC Penney, Mr. Baillio went on to focus on information technology. He founded a software company in 1981 which he operated successfully for five years and sold to a major distributor in 1986. He furthered his expertise in retail management and marketing as Chief Operating Officer of a company that managed twenty-one optical clinics adjoined to EyeMasters throughout Texas and Louisiana. Mr. Ballio also served as the Vice President of North America’s 3rd largest optometric buying coalition (Vision West) of California with over 4900 Optometrists, billing over $60 million annually. He received his MBA in 2001 with a focus in E-Commerce.

Mr. Baillio offers strong industry insight, business management and strategic planning to the company.

Paolo Continelli - President / Canada
Mr. Continelli is a Montreal born entrepreneur who began his career in his family business in the Industrial Construction sector. Together with Mr. Barone, Mr. Continelli helped establish MAX GLOBAL SOLUTIONS in 1996 and subsequently Performance Optician Software Inc. Mr. Continelli was a key player in the development of the company with Mr. Barone and was instrumental in introducing the company to the private financial sector and business community. Mr Continelli helped Performance Optician Software Inc. develop key interests in the business community.