The Shearwater Group is the leading worldwide distributor of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software applications. Established in 1991, the company maintains offices and distribution in all of the major integrated circuit design regions worldwide. Our offices provide our customer base of over 500 chip companies with superior sales and support coverage conveniently in the local language. We currently represent three EDA development firms, Pinebush Technologies, TOOL Corporation, and Saratoga Data Systems. We have been engaged with each of these firms since 1991 and 2001, respectively. We are proud to have helped establish the Pinebush product lines as worldwide standards.

The Shearwater Group is structured as a fully decentralized distribution organization with each office established as a regional business entity. As a result, we minimize cost overhead and maximize results for our R&D principals. One outcome of this structure is that today, our offices in Korea, Taiwan, and China are the largest in their respective regions. Additionally, our decentralized structure enables us to have an engineering sales team of over 50 individuals worldwide in constant contact with our customers.

The Shearwater Group is a privately held company, based in Dallas, Texas.

George Chandler, President and CEO

As President and CEO of The Shearwater Group, George is responsible for all aspects of business development, sales and marketing strategies, new products, and alliances. George has a long history with The Shearwater Group, having initially been a customer in the early 90s at Texas Instruments, where he spent over 19 years in various aspects of design engineering, EDA management, marketing, and alliance programs. Prior to joining The Shearwater Group, George was responsible for Mergers and Acquisitions and Investor Relations for MetaSolv, Inc., a telecommunications software company. Before that, George spent several years as a Vice President in Research Frost Securities, Inc. and for Southwest Securities, Inc., investment banks in the Dallas, Texas area. George earned his BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston and an MBA from Southern Methodist University.

Marilyn Hardy, CFO

Marilyn has over 20 years of strong financial and operational experience to The Shearwater Group. Marilyn adds particular expertise in accounting, treasury, risk management, and acquisitions. While working with The Shearwater Group, Marilyn will continue her role as a Director for the North Texas Opportunity Fund, responsible for analyzing potential acquisitions and investments and assisting in the firm's fundraising practice. Prior to her position at the North Texas Opportunity Fund, Marilyn fulfilled a number of senior accounting positions, including CFO at Instaff Holding Corporation, Controller at the Walton Johnson Group, and Director of Treasury/Risk Management at Aviall, Inc. Marilyn earned her BA degree in Business from Baylor University, an MBA from Southern Methodist University, and is licensed CPA in the State of Texas.