James Bridges

Mr. Bridges worked with IBM Corp for 15 years where his primary responsibilities were in managing large main-frame maintenance – both hardware and software. He resigned in 1982 to take a position with Compute Languages Research as Exec. VP of Corporate Services where he was responsible for human resources, finance and accounting, and management information systems. He was chief executive officer of Key Airlines (a small air carrier in Las Vegas, Nevada). Mr. Bridges was responsible for a $100 MM plus US Air Force contract to move personnel from Nellis AFB to Tonapah, Nevada. The company retained that contract for a number of years. After Key Airlines was sold, Mr. Bridges became President of World Airlines which moves both personnel and freight for the US Army and the US Air Force. World Airways was a charter member of the CRAF program and Mr. Bridges was instrumental in designing a way for the Air Force to get access to moving belly freight via regularly scheduled commercial passenger aircraft. World Airways took the first load of the 82nd Airborne division to Saudi Arabia for the first Gulf War and continued to support all military efforts there until the war ended. Mr. Bridges then went to work for Miller Investments (via his consulting business) as a financing consultant and has recently retired. He continues to serve on MIG related boards of directors. He was Chairman and CEO of Applied Ultrasonics until the business was sold. Mr. Bridges holds a BS degree in Economics from Troy State University and an MS in Management from Stanford University.