BERNARD J. LUTHER, JD, PE 10808 Calavo Drive * La Mesa, California 91941 619.246.0901 * bl13c4bce@westpost.

net GENERAL COUNSEL ~ STRATEGIC ADVISOR ~ EXECUTIVE LEADER Highly accomplished and decisive leader combines attorney and professional engin eer licenses with aptitude for crafting innovative strategies to meet dynamic ma rket demand in the engineering, environmental, compliance, and construction sect ors. Excellent communicator and team leader, experienced in forging strong relat ionships with clients, executives, and industry teams. Proficient at performing comprehensive business and market analyses to identify improvement opportunities . AREAS OF EXPERTISE: * Team Leadership & Mentoring * Budget Planning & P&L Management * Start-up Operations/Divestitures * Sales & Profit Growth * Customer Relations * Program Management * Strategic Planning * Environmental/Green Initiatives * Engineering Management PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

APPLIED CONSULTANTS - San Diego, California 1983-Present Privately held full-service engineering provider with geotechnical, civil, struc tural, environmental, and forensic engineering divisions. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lead all aspects of business operations with team of up to 85 associates. Devise and execute strategies to grow business and expand service offerings in environ mental and legal compliance areas for engineering and construction field. Assess market trends to align value propositions with customer demands. Establish and cultivate relationships with client executives, industry partners, and key busin ess stakeholders. Oversee preparation and delivery of customer proposals. Plan a nd manage operating P&L. * Identified market opportunity and directed launch of 2 new business entities. * Established Acorn Drilling subsidiary to leverage opportunity in environmental drilling space. Procured equipment and human capital. Built and divested operat ion for 5-fold return on investment (ROI). * Founded Acorn Manufacturing subsidiary to fulfill unmet demand for manufacture d pipe. Established business infrastructure, launched manufacturing operations, and grew business, achieving 100% ROI during sale after 4 years. * Fueled exponential growth at Applied Consultants to $12M in just 2 years. * Secured State Bar of California certification to conduct attorney environmenta l/green engineering and construction awareness seminars that generated $1M in in cremental revenue per contract award. Additional experience as Project Hydrogeologist with Allied Geotechnical Enginee rs and as Derrick Hand with California Production Services. Served as Instructor , Practical Guide to Zoning & Land Use Law and as Instructor, Boundary Disputes: Resolving Client Conflicts at the National Business Institute, 2007. EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Juris Doctor (JD) Thomas Jefferson School of Law - San Diego, California BERNARD J. LUTHER, JD, PE * Page 2 619.246.0901 * bl13c4bce@westpost.net

Master of Science (MS) in Hydrogeology Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering Geology San Diego State University - San Diego, California U.S. Patent Registration Examination Candidate United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) - Washington, D.C. State of California Licensure Licensed Attorney #190240 ~ Licensed Contractor (A/B, Hazardous Waste, Home Impr ovement) #512010 Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) Civil #63653 ~ Certified Hydrogeologist #379 Registered Environmental Assessor #01202 ~ Registered Geologist #4356 Certified Engineering Geologist #1356 ~ Licensed C57 Well Driller #512010 Other Licensure Nevada Registered Geological Engineer #13626 ~ Arizona Registered Geologist #249 45 Arizona Licensed A-4 Contractor #088373 Selected Professional Development Programs: Construction Arbitration ~ Building Foundations ~ Site Drainage ~ Wind Loads ~ S tormwater Pond Design Asphalt Methods ~ Seismic Design Methods ~ Stormwater Treatment/Management & Nut rient Removal Groundwater Contamination ~ Advanced Wetland Field Evaluation & Permitting ~ Wat er Supply & Distribution Zoning & Land Use Law ~ Groundwater Hydrology ~ Wetland Design ~ Swimming Pool D esign Technical Proficiencies: Autodesk Certification in AutoCAD 2009 Fundamentals Stabl ~ Allpile ~ Hec2 ~ Quattro Pro ~ MODFLOW ~ Microsoft Office Suite Affiliations: Federal Bar Association ~ State Bar of California Publications: B.J. Luther, Key Components of the Zoning Approval Process. National Business In stitute, Inc., Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 2007. B.J. Luther, Adoption and Amendment of Zoning Ordinance and Map. National Busine ss Institute, Inc., Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 2007. B.J. Luther, What a Modern Society Should Reflect. National Business Institute, Inc., Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 2007. Co-Author, Groundwater and Soil Contamination: Technical Preparation and Litigat ion Management Update. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997, 124 pps. Co-Author, Groundwater and Soil Contamination: Technical Preparation and Litigat ion Management. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996, 786 pps. Co-Author, California Groundwater and Soil Contamination: Technical Preparation and Litigation Management. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994, 608 pps.