Mark S. Miller

MARK S. MILLER, who was recently rated a 5-Star Analyst by Zacks, joined
Hoefer & Arnett as a research analyst in 2000 after working as a
research manager at Read-Rite Corporation, where he headed a process
development team. Mr. Miller has 25 years of management and technical
research experience with organizations including 3M, Seagate Technology,
NASA and HMT Technology. While at NASA he was a Space Shuttle Astronaut
Semifinalist. Mr. Miller has authored 40 publications in nine major
science and technology journals and holds three patents. Mr. Miller
received a BA in Physics from Johns Hopkins University. He also has an
MS in Physics and was a PhD candidate in the Physics Department at the
University of Maryland. In 1990, he received an MBA in finance and
marketing from the Carlson School of Management at the University of
Minnesota. Mr. Miller covers the hardware technology sector, including
data storage, optical technology and thin film processing equipment
firms.