A. Wayne Avellanet possesses over 30 years of business experience working with companies of all sizes in a variety of different industries. His broad-based functional background includes accounting, finance, audit, internal control, financial analysis, planning, SEC reporting, treasury, and tax responsibilities. Mr. Avellanet has worked with public accounting, governmental, and nonprofit organizations. He also has significant experience with internal audit, IT audit, governance, operations management, IT development, human resources, risk management, due diligence, cash flow management, bankruptcy, strategic business planning, financial modeling, initial public offerings, and public debt offerings.

Mr. Avellanet holds an MBA from The University of Dallas and a BBA from The University of Texas at Austin. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Management Accountant, and a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Dallas Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants.