Management & Advisors

Edward M. Straw
Edward M. Straw
Chairman
Mr. Straw is currently EVP of PRTM Management Consultants, an operational strategy consulting group. From 2000-2005, he served as president of global operations for Estee Lauder. From 1998-1999 he served as senior vice president of supply chain management and manufacturing for the Compaq Computer Corp. Prior to Compaq, he served as president of Ryder Integrated Logistics Inc. from 1996-1998. Prior to joining the private sector, Mr. Straw had a distinguished 30-year career in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a three-star admiral in 1996. Mr. Straw holds a B.S. degree from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA from The George Washington University, and is also a graduate of the National War College. Go to full bio >>
David P. Clark
David Clark
CEO
David Clark became our Chief Executive Officer in March, 2008. He served as the company’s Senior Vice President of Business Development and as a Director since July 2004. He joined the Company from Nautical Vision, Inc. where, as President, he created and implemented the Company’s business plan in the image display industry. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Clark actively invested in and consulted to several companies with a focus on business development, corporate finance, sales and marketing.

Mr. Clark was also President and CEO of Homebytes.com from 1998 to 2001, where raised over twenty-five million dollars in funding from investors including America Online, FBR Technology Venture Partners, PNC Bank, and Bank of America, as well as being instrumental in the acquisition of a key competitor. Previously, Mr. Clark was Director and the Head of Distribution of Take Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO) which resulted from TTWO’s acquisition of Inventory Management Systems, Inc., of which Mr. Clark was co-founder and President. Prior to founding IMSI, Mr. Clark held multiple management positions with Acclaim Entertainment, and the Imagesoft Division of SONY Music. Mr. Clark received his B.S. in Business from the State University of New York, Binghamton in 1990.
William Hawkins
William Hawkins
President/COO
William “Bill” Hawkins has been with the company since 1998 when he joined as the VP Sales and Marketing: He has served as Chief Operating Officer and corporate Secretary since 2004; Mr. Hawkins was the acting CFO from 2005 through 2007 when Carolyn Ellis joined the company, and at which time he was appointed President.

Prior to joining DCT, Mr. Hawkins' professional career was primarily in the computer imaging and high reliability electronics industries, including senior management positions with General Electric (UK), Kaman Aerospace (Connecticut) , British Aerospace (UK), W.W. Gaertner Research (Connecticut) and Per Scholas (New York). Mr. Hawkins received a B.S. in Physics from the University of Maryland in 1978 and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University with a Management of Technology Concentration (MOT).
M. Carolyn
M. Carolyn Ellis
Chief Financial Officer
Carolyn Ellis was appointed our Chief Financial Officer in November, 2007. Ms. Ellis had been an independent contractor to the Company since 2006 in the role of supervising our financial reporting obligations. Prior to her work with the Company, Ms. Ellis served as a Director, Secretary and Treasurer of Knovative, Inc., a telecommunications research and development company that she co-founded in 2003 and where she remains a member of the board of directors today. From April, 2000 to July, 2003, Ms. Ellis served as the Vice President of Finance for Correlant Communications. Ms. Ellis has been a certified public accountant since 1989. She earned a bachelor's degree in Economics and Accounting from Hendrix College in 1986 and a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of New Mexico in 1994.