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VRCO Names Dr. Glen Wheless as CEO and President Virginia Beach, VA - October 11, 2002 - VRCO, Inc., a leading provider of immersive visualization solutions, has named Dr. Glen Wheless to the positions of CEO and President of the Virginia Beach based company. He succeeds Jim Costigan in these roles who stepped down in September of this year. Mr. Costigan has taken on the position of Chief Marketing Officer to better concentrate his efforts on the sales and marketing fronts of the company. VRCO's other co-founders Matt Szymanski, Chief Technology Officer, and Dr. Cathy Lascara, Chief Operating Officer, continue to serve in their respective positions. Since mid-2000, Wheless served as Executive Vice President at VRCO with a focus on business development for the Federal Systems segment. A 1978 graduate of the US Naval Academy and former Naval Flight Officer flying the F14, Wheless previously served as the CTO for Digital Environmental Solutions, a 3D visualization applications software firm, and as the Director of the Virtual Environments Laboratory at Old Dominion University. The change in roles and responsibilities will strengthen VRCO's focus on providing immersive visualization products and services in areas central to the company's core competencies, including scientific visualization, toolkits for immersive displays, modeling and simulation, decision support and training. ### About Mechdyne Corporation Mechdyne Corporation is the world’s largest company dedicated to consulting and development of immersive, networked and collaborative visualization systems. The company addresses complex projects where an in-depth understanding of user requirements leads to the development of products and customized solutions involving elements of visual, software and support systems. Mechdyne’s product divisions provide advanced display technology, audio/visual systems design, and implementation services, as well as immersive and interactive software development and support. Headquartered in Marshalltown, Iowa, Mechdyne’s customers include leading government laboratories, military research programs, energy companies and a variety of ‘edutainment,’ manufacturing, and other users of visualization technology. More information is available at www.mechdyne.com. Mechdyne Press Contact Jeff Brum Matt Schmidt |
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