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Philip Harper

Director

Philip R. Harper is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of US Investigations Services, Inc. (USIS), the number one provider of background services to the commercial market.

Mr. Harper founded USIS through the first privatization of a government operation in more than two hundred and twenty-six years of our nation's history.

USIS is the largest investigations company in North America with annual revenues of $500 million. It has 5,800 full time employees who conduct more than two million government investigations and fifteen million commercial inquiries annually. It also provides technical security countermeasures and intelligence gathering support and training services. USIS has 189 locations througout the nation, including Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Mr. Harper joined the U.S. Army in 1961 and served through 1982, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His last assignment was Commander of the 1st Military Intelligence Battalion (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. While in the Army he commanded infantry and intelligence units and was awarded two Silver Stars, three Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart.

After completing military service, he rose through various management positions with Wells Fargo Alarm Services, including Branch Manager, Region Vice President and Senior Vice President.

From 1988 to 1991, Mr. Harper served as President of Burns International Security Services--Western Business Unit in Los Angeles, California. He had responsibility for 15,000 employees operating in 21 Western states with revenues of $145 million.

From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Harper served as President of Wells Fargo Alarm Services. He had responsibility for $220 million of revenue from 2,000 employees located in 40 branch offices and two manufacturing plants in the United States and Canada.

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