Reliant Yachts is a yacht design, management, and marketing company formed by David A. MacFarlane and Jim Ewing. Reliant Yachts has developed and offers a complete line of performance cruising sailing yachts, custom express and motoryachts as well as a classic power yacht series. All Reliant Yachts are of composite construction to the highest yacht finish standards. The Reliant series of yachts are built under contract in Turkey and are very competitively priced. For more information visit www.reliantyachts.com

Provider of management and product consultations.; Demonstrated entrepreneurial capability through establishment and drive of enterprise focused on provision of consultations to marine manufacturing, accessory, and publishing companies.Focus on product development, new product marketing, and corporate acquisitions, as well as provision of marine commercial and private yacht insurance.Marine Account Executive - Licensed RI Insurance Producer with CPIA designation. Associated with Gencorp Insurance Group Inc. Concentration on Marine Commercial insurance, Private & Charter Yacht P&C Insurance.

Manufacturer of customized yachts.; Achieved exceptional business development with launch and optimization of enterprise focused on timely and cost-efficient deliveries of customized products and provision of world-class customer service. Developed company's product concept; registered trade name; logos; manufacturing, marketing, and sales processes; and distribution network.Met challenge to develop new products, correct product quality and production delivery issues, manage and expand Manufacturing, Service Yard, Brokerage, Insurance, and Charter operations, and maximize marketing and sales performance.Developed 2 product lines, including power yacht product line. Introduced storage yard capability to company. Achieved significant business expansion to company's sale in 2007. Guided investors to purchase of company, and remained under contract with acquiring company to 2009.DAVID A. MACFARLANE * damacfarlane@aol.com * Page 2Additional career highlights include the following: Director of Manufacturing with Fiberglass Industries Inc., fiberglass weaving and conversion company. Optimized performance of staff of 150 at 300,000 square-foot facility with operations on 4 shifts. Established first robotic shrink wrapping machines to palletize finished products. Negotiated favorable collective bargaining contract in first 6 months of tenure. Renegotiated reduction in loom team, resulting in productivity increase of more than 12%. Oversaw installation of 2 glass-weaving looms, resulting in 40% increase in wide loom productivity.

•Recruited to work for company as Manufacturing Manager in 1980.•Responsible for the development of two product lines and for raising quality level of this Custom yacht builder.•Advanced to General Manager in 1982 and assumed responsibility for sales and marketing.•Founded Rampage Yachts product line in 1983 to add powerboat line to grow company.•Promoted to President of The Alden Group in 1984. Developed new products, managed and expanded the Brokerage, Insurance, Charter, Manufacturing and Service Yard operations.•Developed power product line in 1995. Led investor group to purchase company in 1996. Operated and grew company until its sale in 2007. Remained under contract with acquiring company until Nov. 2009.