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Managing Directors
Dr. Mark Mykityshyn, Ph.D. | Chris Melton
 Dr. Mark Mykityshyn graduated from the Naval Academy in 1981, and was commissioned in the U.S Marine Corps where he served as a Naval Aviator.
He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Army War College, which plays an instrumental role in preparing future strategic leaders to identify, develop, and address both current and future issues that are critical to national security, the DoD, and the Army. He is a also a member of the Naval Research Advisory Committee which provides the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps with independent advice and recommendations on scientific, technical, and R & D matters. He has also consulted to the both the Defense Science Board, and the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board.
In the private sector, he served as a management consultant at Booz Allen and Hamilton, where he participated and led several engagements, mostly focused on aviation and aerospace. His work included the formulation of technical, economic, policy, and financial recommendations to develop a fully “Joint Use” Global Navigation Satellite System-based airspace system. He also co-authored a 500-page study that analyzed the evolution of world-wide Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS), and Air Traffic Management (ATM) Systems.
Dr. Mykityshyn has also co-founded venture capital and private equity investments firms. He is a co-founding partner of The White Oak Group and currently serves as Co-Chairman of the Board of Dataline, Inc. and EOIR Technologies, Inc. Prior to The White Oak Group, he was a co-founding partner of Five Paces Ventures where he led that firm's investment strategy in next-generation network infrastructure software.
The focus of both is taking technologies well suited for the government, improving them, financing them, and inserting them into the market. Prior to his investment firms, he co-founded Backwire, Inc., which was sold to Leap Wireless International (NASDAQ:LWIN). He has served on the boards of a number of companies both public and private.
Dr. Mykityshyn earned his Doctorate from the Georgia Institute of Technology in systems engineering. He also earned a Masters degree in public administration from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and the degrees of Engineer of and Master of Science in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from M.I.T. While at M.I.T., he investigated human performance and engineering issues associated with the design and evaluation of advanced avionics and navigation systems. He also worked with NASA on the design, test, and evaluation of the Multifunction Electronic Display System (MEDS) that was implemented into the Space Shuttle fleet.
 Christopher C. Melton, Sr. is a co-founding Partner of The White Oak Group and currently serves as Co-Chairman, Finance and Operations for Dataline, Inc. He also served as Vice Chairman of Finance and Operations for DataPath, Inc. Mr. Melton has over 25 years of business experience with a particular emphasis on corporate turnarounds and business restructuring. Prior to the founding of White Oak, he was Chief Executive Officer of CNP, Inc., a business-to-business technology and service provider. Prior to his post at CNP, he was CEO of Amplified Holdings, a leading provider of digital technology to the retail and media industries. Prior to his positions at CNP and Amplified, Mr. Melton spent 19 years at IBM, where he served in numerous executive positions in sales, marketing, finance and operations in the Americas and the Asia Pacific region, including Chief Financial Officer for IBM's Asia Pacific Services Corporation and President of IBM Asia Pacific Investment Corporation. Immediately prior to his departure from IBM, Mr. Melton served as the senior executive responsible for IBM's eCommerce business in the Americas for the Financial Services Industry. Mr. Melton received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of South Alabama and has attended postgraduate education at Harvard University, Columbia University, Babson College and Thunderbird University. He serves on the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and also is a member of the Board of Directors for Business Executives for National Security. He has also served on the boards of a number of companies both public and private.
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