John is the founding shareholder of ProfitScore Capital Management, Inc. As President and C.E.O., he is responsible for all investment management oversight. Mr. McClure is the developer of the proprietary algorithm, EquiTrend®, currently used by ProfitScore and other money management firms to manage client assets. Mr. McClure is responsible for overall business strategy, operations, and risk management.

Mr. McClure holds a Bachelors Degree in Marketing from Tennessee Technological University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee. Prior to starting ProfitScore, Mr. McClure worked successfully in a number of different roles within diverse industries, while developing his career in the financial industry. In 1995, Mr. McClure began servicing the financial industry, specifically banks, as a Consultant. In this role, Mr. McClure began studying the credit score algorithm. Originally developed by the Fair Isaac Corporation, this credit score algorithm laid the foundation for Mr. McClure's research and development of the EquiTrend® algorithm.

Mr. McClure is a current board member and past President for the National Association of Active Investment Managers (“NAAIM”), a trade association of over 150 registered investment advisory firms who collectively manages approximately $14 billion.

Howard has degrees in mathematics, physics, engineering, and computer science. His did graduate studies at Case Western Reserve University, where he earned his PhD in Computer Science. While at Case, he concentrated on artificial intelligence, applied mathematics, modeling, and simulation. He was a university professor of computer science and mathematics, a department chair, and a university dean. He has held a variety of programmer, analyst, and management positions in business and industry. He was vice-president and designer of a major product for a company that produced programs for stock selection and timing. He was a senior research analyst for a commodity trading advisor where he held a Series 3 license.

Howard is a frequent speaker at conferences and presents a popular series of workshops describing the practical aspects of trading systems design, testing, and validation. He is the author of two best-selling books -- "Quantitative Trading Systems" and "Introduction to AmiBroker". A third book -- "Advanced AmiBroker" -- is in preparation. Howard is also president of Blue Owl Press, the publisher of his books. While relaxing, Howard and his wife Mollie enjoy hiking, fishing, reading, and stimulating discussions.

John brings more than 25 years of business experience to Profitscore’s Marketing, Sales and Client Services Division. He is a licensed Investors Advisor Representative and written numerous articles on investing,  He has been a Marketing Consultant, owned a direct marketing company and was District Sales Manager for Airborne Express where he managed the Corporation’s 4th largest major market, the San Francisco Bay Area. Specializing in National Account Sales and Management, his clients included Bank of America, Chevron USA, Intel, Apple, Transamerica and Hewlett Packard.

Additionally, he has more than 29 years’ experience as a pilot for a major U.S. airline, flying as a Captain and Line Check Airman on the Boeing 737, Airbus A320 and Boeing 777. He began his career as a United States Air Force Officer and Pilot.

Mike is primarily responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the firm. Mr. Mann is also engaged in the design and development of financial models and portfolio risk management tools. In addition, Mr. Mann is actively involved with monitoring daily portfolio valuations and shares in the trading responsibilities of the fund.

Prior to joining ProfitScore Capital Management, Inc., Mr. Mann was a business management and systems consultant in private practice. He is a licensed professional engineer in Idaho and Oregon. He has served on industry task forces for energy systems and information systems development, reliability and security. As a senior business executive and strategist with a 30 year professional career in operational, technical and business leadership, Mr. Mann primary career focus has been the management of mission critical systems requiring absolute reliability and security. His background includes money management systems, energy and telecommunications systems, software, manufacturing systems and systems integration. His experience includes senior engineering and operational management positions in billion dollar utilities as well as executive and marketing leadership of high technology start up companies. His career includes management consulting with broad spectrum of companies and teaching in the small business development curriculum at the Small Business Development Center at Boise State University.

William ("Bill") E. Sawyer has been a financial services industry professional since 1980. As President of Conservative Asset Management, a firm he founded in 1985, he consults with high net worth individuals, bank trust companies, and other financial institutions on investment strategies and money manager selection, operating as a "fee-only" Registered Investment Advisor. He earned his Certified Financial Planner® designation in 1987 and is a member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM).

 

Doug has a broad range of experience in business and has always been a student of the financial markets. Doug believes strongly in developing a high level of trust by educating our clients and communicating effectively.

Mr. Bolen holds a BSME from the University of Idaho. After college Doug was a pilot in the US Air Force and flew the KC-135 in Desert Storm and flew missions all over the world. Doug left the Air Force in 1992 and worked for Micron Technology as an engineer and marketing manager. While at Micron he was rose quickly through the management ranks and worked directly for the VP of DRAM products. After leaving Micron he was a VP of Marketing for a startup company and helped grow the product market in Europe and Asia. In 2004 Mr. Bolen joined Arthur Berry & Company as a Commercial Real Estate Agent and was the top producer in sales for the firm his second year. He is now a licensed real estate broker in Idaho. Doug also is a licensed Investors Advisor Representative.

Matt is a content contributor, technical adviser and managing editor of the ProfitScore IQ e-zine distributed to a rapidly growing subscriber list of 700,000+ investors and traders around the world.

Matt is a seasoned technical trader, a frequent contributor to technical trading and investment publications, a key-note speaker on trade and investment-related topics. He is a member of the Market Technicians Association (MTA) and the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts (CSTA). Matt holds a B.S. (Honors) degree from Canada’s Simon Fraser University.