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Applied Science Fiction™Appoints
New Chief Operating Officer (COO)
San Francisco, CA (September 25, 2001) – Applied Science Fiction, Inc., (ASF™) creator of the award-winning Digital ICE™ technology, the leader of automatic photographic restoration applications and the inventor of the cutting-edge digital dry film processing (Digital PIC™) system, announces the addition of James Karlak to ASF’s senior management team.
"Today I am pleased to announce James Karlak as Chief Operating Officer of ASF. Jim’s strong background in financial management and operations and his relevant category experience make this an especially strong appointment for Applied Science Fiction. In this newly created position, Jim will manage the finance, administration, information systems and manufacturing operations departments,” said Dan Sullivan, ASF’s president and CEO. “He will also oversee the roll out of the service and support operations of ASF as we move into production and commercialization of our Digital PIC technology.”
Karlak brings with him a wealth of experience in the financial and operations areas in both large companies and start-ups. He was most recently CEO of DynaTouch, a firm in San Antonio, TX, specializing in information kiosks located in U.S. Government installations around the world. Prior to that he was president of E-Systems Medical Electronics, Inc.(EMED), a medical imaging systems company. He was also the CFO and vice president of operations of Shared Resources Exchange, Inc., a Dallas based PBX telephone switching start-up, where he managed the finance, IS, human resources and the manufacturing operations. He began his career with Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) where he held multiple financial positions including controller of manufacturing operations and managed worldwide financial operations for a TI division. Karlak holds a Master of Business Administration and an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas.
Karlak joins current ASF executives Dan Sullivan, president and CEO; Dana Seccombe, executive vice president, research and development; Dr. Al Edgar, chief scientist; Michael Conley, vice president, marketing; Alan Schogoleff, vice president, worldwide sales; Joel Momberger, vice president, business development and general counsel; Steve Darbin, vice president, Digital PIC development; Wayne Galella, vice president, Digital ICE³™ and kiosk products; and Mary Helen Threlkeld, vice president, finance.
About Applied Science Fiction
Applied Science Fiction develops proprietary technologies for the imaging industry that link traditional photography with the digital age. ASF licenses its branded technologies through Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that provide products for the professional and consumer imaging markets.
ASF’s product portfolio includes Digital ICE for defect correction in film and prints; Digital ROC™, which restores the color quality of film or prints; Digital GEM™, which reduces film graininess to greatly enhance the visual impact of resulting scanned images; and Digital ICE3™ suite, the combination of the three film applications. ASF is also the innovator in digital dry film processing, with its environmentally friendly Digital PIC technology. Digital PIC develops exposed film directly into a high-resolution RGB digital format file in minutes. Digital PIC produces an Extended Range Digital Negative™ (XRDN™) on a CD from which photographic quality images can be easily printed. More information can be found on ASF’s Web site at
Digital ICE, Digital ROC, Digital GEM, Digital ICE3, Digital PIC, Extended Range Digital Negative, XRDN, ASF and Applied Science Fiction are trademarks of Applied Science Fiction, Inc. All other trade names, trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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