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	The Company Erudite Inc. is a privately held company based in Tacoma, Washington, focused in the global cargo security and logistics market. Our mission is to provide practical solutions to shippers and logistics service providers that dramatically reduce the hard-dollar costs arising from theft, damages, and delays and to reduce Homeland Security threats arising from nuclear radiation and other contraband. Our strategy is to deliver innovative, patented products that are integrated to form a SmartContainer™ System. We do this through a combination of university based research, in-house engineering, and selective acquisitions of technology products and companies. Our solution includes security and threat detection, tracking and tracing, and documentation automation and efficiency; delivering substantial economic benefits to thousands of stakeholders within the supply chain, right down to the end customer.

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Ty Graham
Director

Ty Graham has been a Director of Erudite since 2007. Ty is an operating partner with Ignition Capital. He focuses on telecommunication services and on turnarounds of existing businesses in deep value situations. He has been involved in financial management and business operations for more than 22 years. Previously, Ty was Vice President of Business Development and Operations for SeaMobile. He was part of the initial buyout team that acquired SeaMobile¹s largest asset, MTN Satellite. He subsequently led the turnaround of several businesses within SeaMobile.

Ty previously held a wide variety of executive positions at McCaw Cellular, AT&T Wireless and Cingular. He managed mobile communications business development in more than 15 countries. Ty led a team that secured a $1 billion of Indian cellular licenses and ultimate became CEO of the operating entity, Idea Cellular. He managed from inception, the company¹s 1,500+ employees and more than 1.5 million subscribers. He helped negotiate the first non-recourse telecommunications project finance debt facility in Indian history, valued at more than $283 million, and concluded multiple mergers and acquisition transactions that each exceeded $150 million. Today, Idea Cellular is one of the largest mobile operators in India.

Mr. Graham holds an M.B.A. from Seattle University and an undergraduate degree in business from the University of Washington, where he lettered for three years as a member of the varsity crew team.