Robert H. Walker
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Walker was elected Chairman of the Board in April 2011 after serving as a member of our Board of Directors since 1984. Mr. Walker has served as Chairman of TIC s Audit Committee since 2005 and is a member of the Board s Compensation Committee. Prior to his retirement in 1998, Mr. Walker had served as Executive Vice president of Robotic Vision Systems, Inc., which designed, manufactured, and marketed sophisticated machine vision-based products and systems for inspection, measurement and identification for use in the auto semiconductor and other manufacturing industries. Mr. Walker also served as CFO of that Company, whose shares were listed on the NASDAQ National Market. Mr. Walker has a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Management Science from Stevens Institute of Technology.Jeff C. O Hara
President and CEO
Mr. O Hara joined the company in 2005 and was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in December 2010 after serving as President and COO for the prior three years. Mr. O Hara has been a shareholder and TIC Board member since 1995 and chaired the Audit Committee until 2005. In his 28 year career, Mr. O Hara has held senior management and Board positions in both public and private companies including: General Motors; a $500 million privately held company in Chicago; and a venture capital backed start-up. Mr. O Hara has broad experience in financial, marketing, and operational areas and has previously held positions as both CFO and President and has Board of Director experience at both private and public companies. Mr. O Hara, who is a CPA, graduated with a B.A. from Boston College and has an MBA in Finance from the University of Michigan.
Pauline Romeo
Chief Accounting Officer
Pauline Romeo has been the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company since January 2021. Pauline combines over 30 years of senior financial management experience with private and publicly-held manufacturing and distribution companies. Previously, from 2020 to 2021, she had been the Senior Controller and Acting CFO for Biazzo Dairy Products Inc., a large privately-held food manufacturing company. From 2019 to 2020, Ms. Romeo was Group Financial Controller/Acting Chief Financial Officer for Sycamore Foods Inc. Prior to that, she worked for six years as the Finance Director/Senior Controller at BioHiTech Global Inc.
James Miller
Director International Sales - Product Support
Mr. James Miller joined Tel-Instrument in 2002 coming from a 20 year career with the US Coast Guard as Chief of Avionics. His career led to him being selected as Chief of Maintenance for several air bases. Mr. Miller brings that 20 years of hands on aircraft experience in military and commercial aircraft to Tel-Instrument serving as Tel-Instruments International Sales Director and also manages all product lines with technical support issues. Mr. Miller has a degree in Aviation Technologies.
