Carl Monk, Member of the Board of Directors

Carl Monk joined the Board of Directors of Torch Technologies in August, 2009. Mr. Monk is retired from Scitor where he served as Chief Financial Officer and successfully guided the company through a complete ESOP buyout from Scitor's founding owners. He also served on the Board of Directors of Scitor.

In 1987, Mr. Monk completed a 20-year career as a naval flight officer and naval engineering duty officer. He founded Welkin Associates, ltd., a systems engineering firm providing engineering and program management services within the intelligence community, including the National Reconnaissance Office. As CEO and CFO he led Welkin's growth over ten years to a $20M firm with a reputation based on integrity and technical prominence. Welkin was acquired by Nichols Research Corporation in 1998. Mr. Monk served Nichols as President of its National Programs and Executive Vice President of its Government Programs prior to the acquisition of Nichols by Computer Sciences Corporation in 1999.

Mr. Monk holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in computer Science from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School.