Released on = February 4, 2006, 2:15 am

Press Release Author = Omnex Inc.,

Industry = Automotive

Press Release Summary = The American Society for Quality (ASQ) Automotive Division
awarded the Quality Professional of the Year Award to Chad Kymal, CEO of Omnex, Inc.


Press Release Body = Chad Kymal, CEO of Omnex, Receives Quality Professional of the
Year Award

ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 15, 2005 - The American Society for Quality (ASQ) Automotive
Division awarded the Quality Professional of the Year Award to Chad Kymal, CEO of
Omnex, Inc. on June 14, 2005 at the Henry Ford Estate, Dearborn, Michigan.

The Quality professional of the year award has been established to recognize
individuals in the automotive industry who have made a significant contribution in
the following areas:

1. Leadership or managerial skills in implementing continuous improvement in quality.

2. Services provided to the community towards furthering the understanding of
quality systems and techniques.

3. Support and encouragement of the new and innovative ideas leading to never ending
pursuit of excellence.

4. Demonstrated high regard for team benefits and results.

About the Award Winner

Chad Kymal is an international trainer and consultant whose broad experience
includes TQM, setup reduction, technology assessment and inventory analysis,
statistical process control, and quality function deployment. He has served on the
Malcolm Baldrige Board of Examiners and is a RABQSA-certified lead auditor. He has a
bachelor’s degree mechanical engineering from General Motors Institute, a master’s
degree in industrial and operations engineering from the University of Michigan, and
an MBA from the University of Michigan.

About Omnex

Kymal founded Omnex Inc., a business management solution provider to semiconductor,
high technology, automotive, manufacturing, and service industries. He led the Omnex
team that helped Ford Motor Co. rewrite the QOS methodology. He helped write the
ISO/TS 16949:2002 Semiconductor supplement requirements and did the first worldwide
witness audit for QS-9000. Omnex provides more than 50 training courses in subject
areas ranging from APQP to Six Sigma and has offices worldwide. Kymal also founded
Omnex Systems, which offers the Enterprise-wide Quality Management System (EwQMS™)
Suite.

Please contact Glenn Bugala at Omnex with any further questions at: 734.761.4940 or
gbugala@omnex.com.

Omnex, Inc.
315 E. Eisenhower,
Suite 110
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: (734) 761-4940
Fax: (734) 761-4966
Email: info@omnex.com
Web: http://www.omnex.com

Web Site = http://www.omnex.com/awards/quality_professional_year_award.html

Contact Details = Omnex, Inc.
315 E. Eisenhower,
Suite 110
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: (734) 761-4940
Fax: (734) 761-4966
Email: info@omnex.com
Web: http://www.omnex.com