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Management

CareFlash is run by passionate executives, each with our own framework of personal experiences that gives us pride in all that CareFlash represents to people. Our backgrounds encompass a deep passion for entrepreneurship as well as numerous years learning the ropes in public companies... knowing that at some point in our careers, an opportunity would present itself permitting us to "make a difference" on an altruistic level, while developing a compelling business.

Jay Drayer - CEO

Jay calls himself a "recovering CFO" and continually refers to the lessons he's learned from his 20 years of experience, the most recent 7 years of which have involved starting and developing growth-oriented companies in San Francisco and Houston in the capacities of COO, CFO, board member and investor.

From 1995-2000, Jay served as CFO at ZEH Software, a Houston-based software company with offices in London and Singapore. ZEH is a 25-year-old company with 3,000 enterprise installations in 63 countries, and a clientele that includes energy companies, engineering firms, and aircraft and automobile manufacturers. Previous to 1995, he held positions with: Western Atlas (NYSE:WAI), now Baker Hughes (NYSE:BHI); Enterra (NYSE:EN), now Weatherford (NYSE:WFT); and BOVAR (TSE:BVR), now Ametek (NYSE:AME)

Jay has extensive hands-on experience with M&A, international business, business development and fundraising. Despite the difficult prevailing conditions in the post 9/11 economy, he successfully engineered and closed several financings (debt as well as equity) in early-stage companies. He is a registered CPA in the State of Texas and is currently a board member of the Financial Executives International's (FEI) - Houston Chapter and the University of Houston's Bauer Business School's Alumni Association. Formerly, he served on the boards of the University of Houston MBA Alumni Association and the Texas Society of CPA's - Houston Chapter where he was named outstanding committee chair in 2000. He received his BBA from the University of Texas at Austin in 1986, and his MBA from the University of Houston in 1994.