Board of Directors

Richard F. Ford
The founder of Gateway Ventures, Dick Ford has consistently demonstrated over his 30+ years of business experience a talent for identifying high growth market opportunities, assessing and motivating management, establishing strategic direction and monitoring operating performance.  Although involved in a full range of investment areas, Mr. Ford has been especially active in the areas of financial services; healthcare services and products; and distribution services.  He has served on the Board of Directors of many public and private companies, including CompuCom Systems (NASDAQ: CMPC), D&K Healthcare Resources (NASDAQ: DKWD), NextCare, RehabCare (NASDAQ: RHBC), Rockwood Capital Advisors, and Stifel Financial (NYSE: SF). Mr. Ford graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. degree in economics and is a graduate of the Executive Program in Business Administration of Columbia University.

Gene Toombs
Eugene M. Toombs is Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of MiTek, Inc. MiTek is the world’s leading supplier of engineered connector products, engineering services and design software for the building components industry with operations on five continents. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. purchased 90% of MiTek in July 2001. Gene Toombs and his management group own the other 10%.

Mr. Toombs has held the position of CEO since January 1, 1993. He added the Chairman title in 1999. Prior to that he was President and Chief Operating Officer since 1991, and a Corporate Vice President from 1989 when he first joined MiTek.

Prior business experience includes three years with Sonoco Products Company as a Vice President, and President of a joint venture company, and fifteen years at Boise Cascade Corporation where he held a variety of general management positions.

He serves on the Board of Directors of MiTek, TALX Corporation, Tarlton Corporation, AAA (The Automobile Club of Missouri), Boys Hope/Girls Hope, Junior Achievement, and the Metropolitan YMCA. He is a member of the Bogey Club, St. Louis Club, Greenbriar Hills Country Club, and the Longboat Key Country Club in Florida.

Mr. Toombs holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University and an Executive Education Degree from Harvard Business School.

Paul J. Scheibal
President and CEO
Jaros Technologies
Paul Scheibal is President and Chief Executive Officer of Jaros Technologies Corporation. Paul founded Jaros Technologies in 1999, initially, focusing on software consulting services in the business intelligence area. Successes at companies like General Electric, Smurfit-Stone and Sigma Chemical, led Paul to architect and direct the development of Jaros Analytics in 2001, a packaged, business intelligence, analytical software solution for manufacturers. Paul recruited, interviewed and selected a solid management team and successfully transitioned Jaros into a software company. He has raised over $1.3 million in venture capital for Jaros.

Prior to 1999, Paul worked for Oracle Corporation and won many awards for performance, including "Consultant of the Year" in 1996 for the Oracle Central Region.

Paul has a Bachelor’s degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from Southern Illinois University and has a Master of Science in Mathematics from Southern Illinois University.