DKL has developed and produced a proven product that quickly and reliably detects living humans at long distances, through virtually all barriers, and in difficult weather conditions.

Utilizing this unique patented technology, LifeGuard™ can detect the electric field of living humans through almost any barrier including concrete and steel walls, earthen and other barriers, inside stationary or moving vehicles, and underwater. Because LifeGuard’s patented Technology eliminates all other electric fields, the LifeGuard™ distinguishes and detects only living humans.

The Company continues to expand its worldwide dealer network to serve the armed services, security, safety and fire/rescue markets.

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Management Team:

DKL has assembled a highly accomplished team of technical and business talent to lead the Company. Management has focused on developing partnerships with customers, product development, and implementing a strategy to build and manage corporate partnerships. Team members include:

Howard Sidman, President
Dr. George H. Johnson, Chief Scientist
Robert W. Van Dine, VP Engineering and Product Development
Thomas Afilani, VP Research and Development
Jim Bryant, VP Testing and Training
Michael Kelley, Government Relations
Franz Jaggar, Consulting Chief Financial Office
Michael W. Iten, Vice President of Marketing and Sales

Howard Sidman, President - Prior to joining DKL, Mr. Sidman held a variety of senior posts in the United States Navy, culminating in senior executive positions in Departments of State and Defense during the Reagan, Bush and Clinton administrations. In 1994, Mr. Sidman was appointed Executive Director of the Navy Department’s Combined Federal Campaign. Mr. Sidman retired from the Navy in 1995 and founded H. B. Sidman & Associates, a firm providing strategic planning and market analysis for developing companies. Mr. Sidman was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1973 and earned a Masters Degree in International Affairs from Catholic University in 1989.
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Dr. George H. Johnson, Chief Scientist - Dr. Johnson holds a B.S. in Physics from Pennsylvania State University (1968), and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Solid State Physics from Cornell University (1970 and 1974). From 1974 to 1993, he was a senior R&D physicist/technology manager of the Dupont Company. In 1993, he became Senior Technology Consultant at the CECON Group in Wilmington, DE. In 1994 and 1995, he was a start-up principal in C&D Communications and in Integrated Cryoelectronics, Inc.
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Robert W. Van Dine, Vice President, Engineering and Product Development - For the last twelve years, Mr. Van Dine has been a management consultant engaged in technology, strategic planning, operations and engineering in the manufacturing industry. Prior to that, he had ten years experience in management, engineering and operations at Bethlehem Steel. He was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1973 and served five years as a commissioned naval officer.
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Thomas Afilani, Vice President, Research and Development - Mr. Afilani is the inventor and creative genius behind this new technology. He has more than twenty years experience in the research, development and production of detection equipment. For the last eleven years, he has been President of Electroscopes by Thomas, a company that markets detection equipment.
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Jim Bryant, Vice President, Testing and Training –  Mr. Bryant is a 1971 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He commanded a Nuclear Fast Attack Submarine and was the Deputy Commander of a Submarine Squadron. He retired as a captain in 1994 and founded Manassas Cab Company, the fastest growing taxicab company in Virginia. Bringing innovation to his taxicab company, it was the first in the country to dispatch data to cell phone mobile data terminals over the wireless internet. He is the Chairman of the Board of GoldTerra, a mining operation in Utah that has 80 square miles under claim and three approved mine sites.
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Michael Kelley, Government Relations - Mr. Kelley is Chairman of Berkshire, Inc., a private consulting firm. From 1981 to 1983, Mr. Kelley was the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Energy. From 1983 to 1989, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Trade in the U.S. Department of Commerce. His area of responsibility was the U.S. Basic Industries Sector, which included the International Chemical Industry, the U.S. energy ferrous and non-ferrous Manufacturing and forest products industries. Mr. Kelley is a board member of the Eco Logic and on the advisory committee of the Prime Photonics LLC.
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Franz Jaggar, Consulting Chief Financial Officer - Mr. Jaggar is a senior partner of Cost Containment Technologies, LLC and is the Chief Financial Officer for Prime Photonics, LLC. Previously the CFO for eStara, Inc., he was instrumental in structuring over $15 million of venture capital investment in that company. Mr. Jaggar has served as a senior financial advisor to several companies including Summerland Financial Management Services, Inc., Hydrocarbon Technologies, Inc., and Source Digital, Inc. He has held previous positions as the Vice President for Corporate Development for the Orkand Corporation and a Manager at Arthur Young & Co. (now Ernst & Young).
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Michael W. Iten, Vice President of Marketing and Sales – Mr. Iten was previously the Director of Marketing and Sales at BEAMHIT LLC. He was instrumental in making BEAMHIT a well known name in Europe, South America and Asia. The company was sold to L3 Corporation in May 2004. Previous positions held by Mr. Iten in his 20+ years of Marketing experience domestically and internationally, in the Commercial, Law Enforcement and Defense Markets include Heckler & Koch, Wegmann USA, Smith & Wesson, Insight Technology and BEAMHIT LLC. Mr. Iten has a BSBA in Business Administration and is a decorated Vietnam War Veteran.
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