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VISTA International, Inc.
8310 South Valley Highway, Suite 300 - Englewood, CO 80112 USA
720.222.3032 info@vistainternational.net
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JOHAN SMITH
Chairman of the Board
Being the Chairman and CEO of Vista International, Inc., Mr. Smith also takes the position of the Chairman of the Board with Vista International Technologies, Inc. which is a public company that Vista International, Inc. has the controlling interest. Mr. Smith contributed his experience and wisdom to develop a strategic vision for the company. Combining In combining four primary operating divisions and one R&D division into a significant technology portfolio has resulted in synergy among the technologies that have enabled the company to be the leader in the renewable energy industry. Most recently he was appointed as an observer to an international organization known as the APP (Asia Pacific Partnership) along with other gentlemen from an 80 year old NYSE firm.
Mr. Smith has over twenty-six years of progressive experience in business development, strategic alliances, and financial markets. After departing Sam Houston State University, Mr. Smith provided business consulting services to a number of domestic and international organizations, including Air 21, Global Air Cargo, Texas Fire and Safety, Dow Chemical, Shell, MCI/WorldCom, Negev Technologies, Lucent, Ericsson, Lockheed Martin, GTE, FedEx, and American Airlines, to name a few. Mr. Smith negotiated agreements for commercial developments in the US, mainland China, the Caribbean, South America, Mexico, Europe, and in a number of countries. Some of the projects were the following industries: entertainment centers and theme parks in southern California and China, airport mixed-use commercial/industrial developments in the US and China, telecommunications, aviation, environmental developments, commercial developments and a number of other projects.
Over the last three years, Mr. Smith has developed relationships with a number of high ranking government officials in China, Mexico, St. Lucia, Europe, Bulgaria and Israel, which have helped him to secure the more than $15.0 billion USD in back-log of projects for the technologies that are now starting to encompass Vista International, Inc. core technology base. Within the last two years he has assembled a group of environmentally conscious technologies, that when synergistically combined, enable them to become far stronger than if they were operating independently. He has developed the financial relationships to fund these developments and related ventures with several NYSE firms and international development banks. These projects have ranged in value from $25 million to well over $5.0 billion USD. Mr. Smith is one of the founders of Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC and Vista International, Inc.
BARRY KEMBLE
Director
As a Director of Vista International, Inc., Mr. Kemble also takes the Director and CEO position in Vista International Technologies, Inc. (originally named as Nathaniel Energy) which is a public company that Vista International, Inc. has the controlling interest. Mr. Kemble has been with Vista since December 2005. Mr. Kemble has over 30 years experience in engineering, operations, and business development and information technology in the energy industry. He is a graduate of the University of Waterloo in Chemical Engineering with an M.B.A. from the University of Windsor. Mr. Kemble started his career with Union Gas Ltd. in Canada, which has become a subsidiary of Duke Energy. Mr. Kemble held executive positions in Engineering, Human Resources, and Information Technology. After leaving Union Gas, he became an executive with Convergent Group, a former subsidiary of Schlumberger. Mr. Kemble was responsible for the energy consulting practice including business development activities across 4 continents. Mr. Kemble was Co-founder of OmegaSix Group, a consulting practice specializing in commercial proposal responses. Prior to joining Vista, Mr. Kemble was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of WRC Corporation, a premier service company providing engineering and land services to the North American pipeline industry.
TIMOTHY PEACH
Director
As the director of Vista International, Inc., Mr. Peach has been appointed as the CFO of Vista International Technologies, Inc. (originally named as Nathaniel Energy) which Vista has the controlling interest since Aug. 2, 2007. Mr. Peach was the CFO of Nathaniel Energy from July 8, 2005 to November 2006. Timothy Peach joined the company as Vice President of Finance in October 2004. Mr. Peach has over 25 years of proven experience in finance, administration and operations and helping turn companies around that have great promise. Mr. Peach spent over ten years with Price-Waterhouse Coopers in the Pittsburgh and Denver offices, focusing primarily on consulting with international, publicly traded companies in technology, refining, manufacturing and banking business sectors. Mr. Peach's background includes senior executive financial positions in medical equipment and telecommunications industries. As Vice President Finance and Chief Accounting Officer for Convergent Group Corporation, a large scale systems integration and consulting firm in the utility industry, Mr. Peach was an integral participant in that company's redesign and implementation of internal management systems and financial reporting, restructuring and improving operating structures, and its successful initial public offering. In 2000, that company was acquired by SchlumbergerSema, oil and gas information and operating support company. He served as Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President Finance of SchlumbergerSema North American Operations. In this position, Mr. Peach managed the integration of Convergent Group Corporation and two other business units focused on the manufacture of utility meters and technologically advanced remote meter reading systems for the utility industry through 2002. Immediately prior to joining us, Mr. Peach provided the technical accounting support for a successful initial public offering by Affordable Residential Communities, Inc., a real estate investment trust, and was engaged as an advisor to Duke Energy Field Services, Inc., an oil and gas transportation and processing company, in the development of and overview of their Sarbanes-Oxley compliance programs. Mr. Peach holds a B.S and an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and is a member of the AICPA and the Pennsylvania Institute of Public Accountants.
TIMOTHY D RUDDY
Director of Vista International Technologies, Inc.

Mr. Ruddy graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in mechanical engineering and was a standout as a football player, earning All-America as well as Academic All-American honors. While playing in the NFL for the Miami Dolphins, Mr. Ruddy earned his series 7 and 65 licenses from the NASD. For the past twelve years, he has worked as a financial advisor, specializing in managing risk through proper mutual fund and money manager selection. Mr. Ruddy's experience also extends to the realm of corporate formation and funding. He is co-founder of Ambien Dynamics, a company specializing in using pulsed electromagnetic field technologies for medical purposes, and is a founding partner in companies utilizing proprietary coal refuse filtering technology, including Carson One, LLC and Crystal Clear Reclamation, LLC. Mr. Ruddy has also helped fund a number of startups including Komodo Pharmaceuticals, a corporation involved with streamlining pharmaceutical trials, and Tri-Georgia Telecom, an overseas VOIP company. He is involved with a number of venture capital and private equity related funds, and has experience in real estate funding, both domestically, and internationally.

CRAIG S. CARTER MD, FACS
Director
Dr. Carter is a thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon with more than 23 years in the medical field. He carried out his fellowship at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Francisco and his residency at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, IL. He is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners, American Board of Surgery, and American Board of Thoracic Surgery. His current academic appointments include: Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Drexel Medical College (MCP- Hahnemann Medical School), Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Temple University School of Medicine, and Clinical Assistant Professor at the Department of Primary Care Education and Community Services Physician Assistants Program at Drexel Medical College (MCP- Hahnemann University). Dr. Carter has staffed and held a variety of administrative positions at Temple, Northeastern, and Mercy Hospitals. He has been presented with numerous awards over the last 14 yrs, including the prestigious AMA Physician Recognition Award, and numerous teaching awards at various hospitals. Dr. Carter brings to Vista International, Inc. a variety of attributes that guide its direction into the non-traditional and traditional medicine and treatment markets. In addition, Dr. Carter shares Vista vision of working to provide a better way of life for this generation, and many generations to come.
ALVIN DAY
Director
Mr. Alvin Day is senior group VP of Mountain Movers, LLC, a human development company, and managing partner of the management consulting firm, The Partnering Group. He is a passionate global speaker, author and consultant whose results draw high praise from both traditional and non-traditional sales and marketing organizations a like. In his ten years at Procter & Gamble, Day was an explosive sales leader. He ranked number one in a national sales competition. Next, he was a top-ten sales performer in a direct, independent sales company of 155,000 sales representatives, and built a high-powered sales team that generated 19,700 new customers in thirteen months. After his first fifteen months at Bristol-Myers Squibb, he was named business manager of the year. He has spent 13 years in marketing and sales consulting in the U.S.A., Canada, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. His clients have included: Johnson & Johnson, Gillette, Colgate, Clorox, Procter & Gamble, Nestle, Heinz, Nabisco, Kodak, Valvoline, Esso, Frito-lay, Pfizer, Castrol, Pepsi-Cola, Carrefour, Winn-Dixie, Cable & Wireless, Universal Studios/NBC, and others.