NATALIE VANIA July, 2007 Science Background 1999-Present ARSHIYA VENTURES Montville, NJ, Springfield, IL, and Silicon Valley Founder > Commercializes R&D science for innovation and growth. 1997-1998 NAVIANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. Chicago, IL Systems Engineer > Developed research methodology, published 80 page report on information technology in banking, and presented research seminar to senior research level at major national bank. > Delivered data-mining presentation. > Developed sales proposals. Received Naviant’s Target Proposal Award. 1981 THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO Chicago, IL Research Assistant > Laser investigation of electrical and optical properties of esoteric semiconductors. 1978 THE ENRICO FERMI RESEARCH INSTITUTES Chicago, IL Research Assistant > Built components for a 1 Million electron volt scanning electron microscope. 1997 DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL PHYSICS, MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER Springfield, IL Physics Assistant > Conducted statistical analysis pertaining to radioactive medical procedures. 1974 VANIA ENGINEERING, INC. Springfield, IL Draftsman SELECTED EDUCATION ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Chicago, IL Stuart School of Business Master of Science in Financial Markets, March, 2004. THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT COLLEGE PARK College Park, MD Doctor of Philosophy, 1992 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Chicago, IL The College Bachelor of Arts in Physics, Concentration in Philosophy, 1980. > The Physics Undergraduate Journal Club. PRESENTATIONS Business Innovation and Human Creative Endeavor in the Era of New Commerce February, 2, 2000, The Silicon Valley Association of Software Entrepreneurs, Sunnyvale Panel Organizer and Moderator Electronic Commerce and Art Start-ups: The New Business of Creativity November 4, 1999, The Silicon Valley Association of Software Entrepreneurs, Sunnyvale Panel Organizer and Moderator Internet and E-Commerce Business Models: Concept and Vision August 12, 1999, The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, Redwood City Data Mining: An Intellectual Fascination July, 1997, Naviant Technology Solutions, Inc. With a Powerpoint slide presentation. Finance As A Human Science May 2, 1997, The Center for the Study of Ethics in The Professions PAPERS - COMPLETED DRAFTS 2003 - XML in Electronic Market Operations: Today and Tomorrow, for Prof. David Norman, Head of Market Technologies Program at IIT - "Really Excellent" 2002 - The XML Advent and Gathic Preservation 1997 - What is Data Mining Virtue?, for Naviant Technology Solutions, Inc. Newsletter 1985 - The Introduction to the Third Critique and Regulative Ideals of Reason, for Prof. Michael Friedman 1983 - Einstein's Final Thoughts on the Incompleteness of Quantum Mechanics, for Prof. Arthur Fine - "Excellent" PUBLICATIONS Antiquity in our Hands: Digitization of Ancient Zarathushti Manuscripts and Texts Fall, 2007, The FEZANA Journal, Dr. Homi Dhalla, Guest Editor. OTHER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HIGHLIGHTS > 2005 - Arshiya technology development in materials sciences. > 1997-2003 - technologies encountered in Arshiya work, fluidic self-assembly of nano-photovoltaic solar cells, aero-space stressed-skin loading bearing structures, monopoly busting beyond web services computing, micro-finance (to fix global poverty now), behavorial trader-risk profiling, graphical programming-from binary straight to the web, real-time nano-scale ligand amino acid and proteomics applications, epitope peptide vaccination, low temperature polymer superconductors, normalizing the web in high dimensions, product development lifecycle management, broadband wireless, on-line auctioning, xml. > 2003 - Review of $13 M digital printing business proposal > 2002 - Nanotechnology seminar attendee, Engineering, Stanford > 1988 - Presentation, Philosophy of Science graduate course, for Prof. Fred Suppes > 1984 - Assisted Prof. Paul Teller in teaching Critical Reasoning ------------------------ .