| Academic Excellence | Success by Design | Fundamental Skills |Proprietary Experience |

Like most business owners, John C. Musster, founder of HERM Logic started out working for some one. In 1985, while he was the principle buyer for OT Lempriere & Co., an opportunity to "walk the talk" was presented to him. After securing key commodity supply agreements and two key customer accounts - Besco Batteries and Toyota (Radiators) Australia, John established Musster Metals as a just-in-time / lean alloy manufacture.
- His First Enterprise; the rest is history.

With a proven multi-disciplined national and international commercial background, skills and expertise gained across multiple industries over the past 25 years, John is considered a subject matter expert (SME) in dynamic supply chain alignment (DSCA), business continuity planning (BCP), business process management (BPM) and enterprise risk management (ERM).

The diversity of John's clients, the industries they represent, their testimonials together with his proprietary ownership is an affirmation to John's capability to to think outside the square, his ability to transfer skills and expertise learned and his ability to consider the strategy including the tactical processors required to deliver outcomes that surpass client expectations.

JOHN's ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE include;

JOHN's PROPRIETARY EXPERIENCE;

MDS Co-op Group

1997 - 2005: Founder / CEO

Offices: Sydney & Auckland

a technology buying group servicing over 250 independent retailers across Australia and New Zealand

Established in 1997 as an on-line B2B2C ICT discount store, My D Store (Dot) Com business grow rapidly across both side of the Tasman Sea as a sub-wholesaler to independent retailers wanting a competitive edge against established franchise / chain store operators.

1999: After inviting key independent retailers to take a financial and management stake within the business, the new business, MDS Co-op Group was launched.

By 2001, the business was servicing over 250 independent retail store owners across Australia and New Zealand - including Crazy John's with an inventory portfolio of A$48 Million and growing.

May 2005: After entering into a 24 month Non-Competitive Agreement with Co-op Members, John sold his 51% share in MDS Co-op and 100% share in Australian Business Communications, an Authorized Mobile Dealership to M8 Telecom and Hutchison Telecom.

- Feature articles / editorials, Publication: Mobility; 1999 - 2005

Trinity Australasia Group

1994 - 1997: CEO / Director

Offices: Sydney & Hanoi

a foreign investment and start up business ... "the first such project between a foreign company and the Vietnamese Government"

VietNam 1994: With an initial investment of USD$150,000; Trinity Australasia Group was established as a start-up enterprise in Hanoi, VietNam.

January 1995: Successfully secured a 15 year (2010) exclusive film and video distribution agreement with FAFILM Vietnam (The Government Film & Video Distribution Office), including a JV with Hanoi Motion Picture & Video Company to develop and co-manage cinema and video theatres throughout Vietnam. – “a first for such project between Vietnam and a foreign company”.

MIFED; Milan, Italy: "John Musster, the head of Australian business venture group, Trinity Australasia, is in the process of securing major distribution agreements for it's recently - launched video and cinema venture in Vietnam - the first such project between a foreign company and the Vietnamese Government".
- Publication: Screen International, USA.

Secured film and video distribution agreements with AFMA (American Film Marketing Association) Members in USA, Canada, England, France, Italy and Spain. (Major independent producers / distributors)

Hanoi, October 21 1995: With full media coverage (tv, radio and print), spectacular fireworks including high ranking Government Officials, film and tv personality, the first JV state-of-the-art THX film and video theater was opened.

By 1997, the JV had opened a further 8 state-of-the-art film and video theatres within Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang, Hai Pong, Can Tho, including Hanoi.

March 1997: John sold his 1/3 shareholding to Jones Lang, Hong Kong.

Musster Metals

1985 - 1988: Founder / Director

Office & Plant: Melbourne

an opportunity to step out side my comfort zone, to "Walk the Talk" and to discover my strengths and weaknesses

... and why I now enjoy what I do!

Prior to establishing Musster Metals, John was the principle buyer for OT Lemprier & Co Ltd (with industry and corporate history tracing back to 1935, OTL was a major non-ferrous metals smelter and white metals alloy manufacture in Australia. The Lempreier name in Australia, England and in Europe trade can be traced back to 1857).

In 1985, an opportunities was presented for John to purchase a small alloy smelter. To ensure sustainable business, John had to secure two major contacts. Theses were Toyota (Radiator) Australia and Besco Batteries. In doing so, John;
- Re-Engineered ordering and production to comply with Toyota JIT delivery schedules;
- Developed and deployed a new BPM and S&OP procedures and policies;
- Consolidated and re-negotiated new forward orders agreements governing Led and Tin procurement, including FX agreements across all key currencies;
- Developd RFP and RFQ Tenders incorporating SLA's, QoS and Supply Guarantees;
- Extended the manufacturing range to include solder flux, solder compounds and gels;

1987: Another opportunity was presented. After securing extended supply agreements with Toyota and Besco to the year 1989, Musster Metals was sold to BHP Non-Ferrous Alloys.