Universal Engineering Sciences CEO and leadership

Mr. Dear currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of PLH Group, Inc. He brings with him over 25 years of financial and management experience in the Oil & Gas, power generation and engineering industries. His background includes working in many different geographies around the world and across different market segments within the Energy Services business, and has a track record for growth and delivering increased shareholder value.

Prior to joining PLH Group, Mr. Dear was CFO of Wood Group Mustang, part of John Wood Group PLC (LSE: WG.), based in Houston, Texas. He was previously Group Financial Controller after initially joining WG as CFO of their Light Industrial Turbines Division in 2004, with both of the latter positions based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Prior to this, he worked in various roles in the Oil & Gas services industry with global reach, living in the UK and Europe.

Mr. Dear is a Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA/CGMA) and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School, Advanced Management Program.

James Bird is a CIO at Universal Engineering Sciences and is based in Orlando, Florida. He has worked as Vice President Of Technology and Loss Prevention at Fourteen Foods; Director of Technology, Senior Management Team Member at WALSER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP; and Technology Director, Business Information Officer (BIO) at GMAC ResCap. James studied at Community College of the Air Force between 1987 and 1990 and US Air Force, System Repair Technician 99104 between 1985 and 1986.