Howard Bell, currently serves as the president and co-founder of Intelligent Material Solutions. IMS develops authentication/identification technologies and specialty applications that leverage precision-engineered, optically-active, photonic crystals to meet challenging customer needs. Over 25 years of experience in rare earth manufacturing and commercialization. Successfully implemented numerous commercial and government contracts for the security and authentication industry. Mr. Bell has generated numerous trade secret and patented technologies used in many commercial applications today.