MALVERN, Pa. - (Business Wire) Rajant Corporation, a leading provider of portable wireless mesh networking solutions, announced today a newly formed Mining Advisory Board that will provide strategic counsel to the company as it works to expand its leadership position in the mining communications market.

Rajant Corporation appointed five members to its Mining Board of Advisors, including experts in open pit mining, hard and soft rock mining, mining regulations, business optimization, autonomous systems and control, wireless technology and communications. This elite group will advise the company in areas of mining regulations, product development and delivery of world-class mining communications solutions using the Rajant BreadCrumb® technology.

“Rajant is very fortunate to have such a high caliber group of mining industry experts to advise us as we continue our mission to help mining companies run safer and more efficient operations,” said Bob Schena, CEO of Rajant Corporation. “The experience, knowledge and relationships held by this group are absolutely key to the continued success and growth of our company for years to come.”

The New Mining Board of Advisors are:

Scott R. Beer

Mr. Beer is currently the general manager for Information Systems and Technology Services for Rio Tinto and is responsible for delivering information technology solutions and services to Rio Tinto business units operating throughout North and South America. Mr. Beer has led advances in monitoring and control systems in operations such as the Bingham Canyon copper mine that have resulted in millions of dollars in annual maintenance savings. Over the last thirty years, Mr. Beer has worked in information technology, applications and operations with world class companies such as Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation, Sauer-Danfoss, P&H, and GE.

David D. Lauriski

Mr. Lauriski is currently the president of Safety Solutions International, Inc., which offers occupational safety consulting services worldwide. He is a thirty seven year veteran of the mining industry and served as the seventh Assistant Secretary of Labor in charge of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) during which time the U.S. Mining Industry experienced the safest performances ever. For more information, please visit www.safetysolutionsintl.com.

Kevin L. Moore, Ph.D., P.E.

Dr. Moore is the G.A. Dobelman Distinguished Chair and Professor of Engineering Division of Engineering Colorado School of Mines, where he focuses on autonomous systems, automation, robotics, and control. He was previously a Senior Scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Utah State University. Dr. Moore is the author and co-author of many books and research papers on control systems and is actively involved in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) leadership and editorial activities, including having served as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Control System Technology and other journals. For more information, please visit www.mines.edu.

Jonathan P. Peck, Ph.D

Dr. Peck is currently a professor and the head of the Department of Mining Engineering at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Previously, Dr. Peck was the Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Mining Engineering, McGill University and was also the laboratory manager for the Canadian Centre for Automation & Robotics in Mining (CCARM). He was also appointed as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Ecole Polytechnique.

Dr. Peck founded Aquila Mining Systems Limited and remained as President/CEO until it was purchased by Caterpillar in 2002. Under his guidance, AQUILA grew to become the leading vendor of advanced technologies for blast hole drills on a global basis. Following the acquisition of Aquila, Dr. Peck took on a senior role within Caterpillar Global Mining and the Information Products & Solutions Division. In 2004, he left Caterpillar and formed Peck Tech Consulting Ltd. to provide services to the global mining industry related to advanced technology evaluation, selection, specification and utilization. For more information, please visit http://mine.queensu.ca..

Ronald Rudokas, BSEE, MSEE

Mr. Rudokas is currently the president of Wireless Engineering, Systems and Technologies (WEST) and has over three decades of Radio Frequency (RF) experience with companies such as TRW, PacTel, Western Wireless, NexTel/OneComm and Vivato. He is considered an expert in RF, cellular, CMDA, GSM and IEEE 802.11/16 systems and technologies. Mr. Rudokas currently holds over ten patents, numerous technical papers and is involved with the IEEE.

About Rajant:

Rajant's BreadCrumb® Wireless solutions provide portable, reliable, and adaptable networks for Mining, Homeland Security, Military, First Responders and Public Safety. BreadCrumb® technology provides voice and data communications across a meshed, self-healing network that can communicate with IP-based client devices such as laptops, PDAs, video cameras, satellite terminals, networked radios and sensor devices. Please visit www.rajant.com, or call (484) 595-0233.

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