KEVIN G. KNAUS 5615 Buckleigh Pointe Suwanee, Georgia 30024 (678) 777-6927 E-mail - kk117916c@westpost.

net CAREER SUMMARY: Vast experience in all facets of sales, marketing, and operations management, hi ghlighted by a successful track record with both Fortune 50 and entrepreneurial companies. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: CRAYON INTERFACE November 2008 to Present Atlanta, Georgia President * Negotiated the sale of Home Automation division of Crayon Interface to Schlage (a division of Ingersoll Rand). * Facilitated the sale of the Teen Driver Telematics Intellectual Property to a division of State Farm Insurance. * Set strategic direction to enter Vehicle Telematics industry. * Responsible for second round of funding resulting in $750,000 venture capital investment. * Created and implemented sales and marketing strategy for Vehicle Telematics in dustry. * Board member responsible for assisting in corporate strategy, governance, comp ensation and funding. LANDAMERICA FINACIAL GROUP (LFG) May 2000 to October 2008 Atlanta, Georgia Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing January 2002 to October 2008 * Responsible for leading a sales team that grew the LFG Lender Services divisio n from $35M to $275M in six years. * Responsible for growing market share in the Lender Services sector from less t han 3% to more than 16%. * Led a team of seven managers and as many as 70 sales and marketing employees i n achieving 110% - 180% of annual revenue and profit goals for six straight year s. * Integrated sales and marketing functions of six companies acquired over a four year period resulting in 20% increase in profits. * Responsible for researching, selecting and implementing The Forum and Miller H eiman strategic sales methodologies. * Responsible for researching, selecting and implementing both Sales Logix CRM s ystems. * Managed an annual sales and marketing budget of up to $10M. * Developed annual strategic sales plans for Lender Services division and assist ed in developing strategic sales plans by product division, geographic region an d individual sales executive. * Responsible for developing, implementing and managing KPI's for all sales and marketing divisions. INSPECTECH Atlanta, Georgia Senior Vice President / General Manager January 2001 to January 2002 * Responsible for growing Inspectech from $3M in annual revenue to more than $5M * Managed a total sales, marketing, operations and support staff of 45 employees * Created strategic plan that included the hiring of a new General Manager * Integrated Inspectech into the LandAmerica family of companies REALITICS Atlanta Georgia

General Manager

May 2000 to June 2003

HOMEBANC MORTGAGE CORPORTATION April 1998 to April 2000 Atlanta, Georgia Vice President, Marketing * Responsible for creating marketing programs for the Real Estate Agent market p lace resulting in a 40% increase in client acquisition year over year. * Developed sales and marketing strategies designed to launch new products to th e Real Estate Agent market resulting in a 250% increase in product revenue. * Develop and implement a new partner marketing program with; America Online, AD T Security Systems, Carnival Cruise Lines, Sprint and Home Depot resulting in $7 M in new revenue. * Manage marketing research department and projects including; customer satisfac tion survey, source of business reporting, advertising tracking and positioning studies. * Create marketing and sales strategies for retail direct channel utilizing; int ernet, direct marketing, and call center technologies. MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION September 1995 to April 1998 Atlanta, Georgia Brand Manager, PrePaid Calling Card Division * Created annual marketing strategy for brand and licensed prepaid calling card product lines. * Responsible for; product, pricing, packaging and promotion. * Managed product forecasting, budgeting and P&L to insure delivery of profit co mmitment. * Member of a five person team responsible for the creation of website, e-commer ce and call center capabilities. * Create and execute joint marketing programs with Warner Bros., Twentieth Centu ry Fox, NASCAR, Universal Studios and Major League Baseball. * Managed a product team responsible for growing the branded and licensed produc t line volume, profit and market share. * Worked closely with advertising agencies, promotion agencies and public relati ons firms in developing advertising and media campaigns. * Responsible for negotiating and managing MCI PrePaid's licensing and sponsorsh ip agreements with; Major League Baseball, N.A.S.C.A.R., C.A.R.T., Warner Bros., Universal Studios, Twentieth Century Fox, MTV, United Media and Harley Davidson . * Interface with licensors to create and execute retail marketing plans, cross p romotional opportunities, consumer and trade

promotions. * Member of six person task force responsible for researching, developing and im plementing an organizational restructuring of the $200 million PrePaid division. * Received 1996 Presidents award for one of MCI's top five customer programs. MARION MERRELL DOW July 1992 to August 1995

Atlanta, Georgia Corporate Account Manager * Increased sales of a $1.2 million, 10 brand consumer product line by 40%. * Developed and implemented strategic vision for a six person sales team resulti ng in a 55% increase in business for the #1 regional customer. * Developed and implemented business strategies, including contract negotiation, pricing and promotion for 21 regional accounts resulting in a 45% increase in p

roduct distribution. * Managed relationships and revenue goals for top regional and national accounts , including Kroger, Wal-Mart and K-Mart. * Defined performance objectives and assessed results of six person sales team. PROCTER & GAMBLE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY June 1988 to July 1992 Atlanta, Georgia Market Field Representative * Member of the Kroger national account team (P&G's second largest national acco unt). * Developed and implemented marketing and sales programs for the Southeast regio n. * Developed and implemented new sales program resulting in a 40% increase in sal es for the largest drug chain in the Southeast. * Sold 45 national brands to 60 retail and corporate accounts resulting in $4 mi llion in annual sales, a 20% increase from previous year. * Responsible for pricing, promotion, distribution and advertising for regional accounts. * Developed and sold new distribution method resulting in a 1,906% increase in t he cough/cold business (the largest program in Atlanta district history).

PI KAPPA ALPHA NATIONAL FRATERNITY June 1986 to June 1988 Memphis, Tennessee National Staff Director of Expansion and Development * Created and implemented marketing and sales strategy for the development of ne w chapters on university campuses nationwide. * Developed and presented marketing presentations to faculty and student committ ees (10 - 200 people). * Led the most successful and active development program in the past 50 years. EDUCATION: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Manhattan, Kansas Bachelor of Science, Double Degree Advertising & Psychology, May 1986 REFERENCES: Available upon request