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RICHARD J. OTERO, SR.
PRESIDENT, EZCERTIFY.COM

Mr. Richard (Dick) J. Otero, Sr. serves as the President of EZCertify.com, a business development software and services company, which he founded, and served as the principal architect of it's feature product, EZCertify's 8(a)/SDB certification software.

Prior to EZ, Mr. Otero started, operated for nineteen years, and successfully sold off, his ownership in RJO Enterprises, Inc. one the country's most successful 8(a), high-tech, information technology
and electronics concerns. Mr. Otero was recognized twice as the national entrepreneur of the year, and his company was an INC. 500 Fast Growth company for five consecutive years.

Mr. Otero also served as the Managing Director of the Government and Commercial Systems Division of ARINC Research Corporation, where he led in the growth of this multi-hundred million dollar company in providing telecommunications, command and control and information systems to its hundreds of clients on a worldwide basis.

Mr. Otero was among the founders and Vice President of Research, Engineering and Manufacturing for the National Scientific Laboratories, then among the country's leading secure communications, tempest, and electromagnetic compatibility services and product manufacturing companies.

As a small business and minority business community activist, Mr. Otero was among the founders of the National Federation of 8(a) Companies, and the National Coalition of Minority Business. He served as Chairman of the Latin American Management Association, and President of the Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Maryland State Chamber of Commerce, and is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Otero received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute
of Technology, where he was designated as a Distinguished Military Graduate, and his Masters degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the George Washington University, Summa Cum Laude.

Currently, Mr. Otero splits his time between his homes in Naples, Florida and Haymarket, Virginia, where he lives with his wife Jeanneine, and his cat Max. He is graced to have three children, Kathryn, Kristin and Richard, Jr., three grandchildren, Michael, Jake and Nicolina and even two great grandchildren.

Mr. Otero is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.