Mr. Hauler has a rich and varied background in general management, marketing, business, and strategic planning. He has personally and successfully run $3, $10, and $20 million dollar companies in both the start-up and mature mode. Positions which Mr. Hauler has held include:

* President of Videk (a corporate venture)
* General Manager of Keuffel & Esser Co.
* President of Taylor Instrument Company PTY, Ltd.
* Vice President of Marketing for Boeing Electronics

Many of these roles have required restructuring and turn-around efforts to increase productivity and reduce costs. Mr. Hauler is no stranger to the venture capital community and has frequently interfaced with venture capitalists when considering divestiture and acquisition activities.

Mr. Hauler worked with NASA for 4 years where he served as the Director for Industry Affairs. Here his efforts were focused upon marketing the numerous technologies which NASA produced to various publics. NASA's Spin-Off magazine and TechBrief brochures are both consequences of those efforts.

Mr. Hauler was Director-Strategic Relations for The Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology. Within Dawnbreaker, he specializes in assisting more mature management teams with their business plans, strategic planning and negotiations. Mr. Hauler is also the co-author of Business Planning for Scientists and Engineers, the primary text used with Dawnbreaker's clients.