# Organization Structure, Boards, and Committees

## Organizational Hierarchy

**Most to least senior**: C-level → Vice President (VP) → Associate

- Each person has exactly one direct report.
- Additional guidance relationships possible for specific scopes.

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## Key Titles

### C-Level

| Title | Responsibilities |
|-------|-----------------|
| **CEO** | Overall outlook, external relationships, investors, legal, government. Always considered Executive. Final authority over company strategy. |
| **COO** | Internal operations, human resources, governmental filings, financial administration (unless CFO exists). |
| **CTO** | All technology matters, oversees technical staff, scientific publications, media. |
| **CFO** | Accounting ledgers, budgeting, financial reporting, expense approval, tax compliance. |

### Secondary Titles

| Title | Role |
|-------|------|
| **Executive President (EP)** | Bridges strategic decisions and operational execution. Reviews/signs all board decisions. Implicit access to Restricted and Secret docs. Can override departmental decisions. Veto power over EVP budget proposals. |
| **Executive Vice President (EVP)** | Supports EP, steps in when EP unavailable. Can issue budget proposals (EP must approve). Same implicit access as EP. |
| **Chairman of Board** | Leads designated board, tie-breaking vote, meeting facilitator, project owner for board's responsibilities. |

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## Boards

### ELB (Executive Liaison Board)

- **Members**: EP + EVP + CEO (2 or 3 members depending on CEO's secondary title status).
- **Authority**: major company decisions, personnel reviews (promotions/demotions/disciplinary).
- **Document access**: unrestricted Restricted and Secret documents.
- **Reports to**: Board of Directors (quarterly).
- Has final authority on all promotions, demotions, disciplinary actions.

### OCRB (Operations Code Review Board)

- **Purpose**: Reviews and approves changes to Operations Code.
- **Membership**: relevant legal, operational, compliance expertise (ELB appointed).
- **Vote**: simple majority of ALL members (not just present); quorum >50% required.
- **If OCRB fails**: both EP and EVP joint approval can override.
- Annual reports to ELB.
- Empowered to address non-compliance.

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## Committees

**All committees apply these rules:**

- Must convene at least once per sprint (2-week cycle).
- Exactly one Chairman.
- At least one member.
- Biweekly sprint reviews (summaries of activities, challenges, resolutions).
- All votes: quorum >50%; counted against ALL members (not just present).
- Quarterly reports (accomplishments + upcoming milestones).

### The 12 Committees

| # | Acronym | Full Name | Responsibility |
|---|---------|-----------|----------------|
| 1 | **WKMC** | Wiki Knowledge Management | Maintains internal and public wiki |
| 2 | **TDAC** | Text-based Diagramming Adoption | Standardizes Kroki/CleverTempl usage |
| 3 | **TTAC** | Text-based Typesetting Adoption | Standardizes LaTeX/Typst/Markdown |
| 4 | **BARC** | Brandings & Aesthetics Review | UI/UX consistency, branding standards |
| 5 | **AOC** | Architectural Oversight | Architectural consistency across projects |
| 6 | **TCRC** | Technical Community Relations | External community engagement |
| 7 | **OOC** | Open-source Oversight | FOSS participation and policies |
| 8 | **CQAC** | Code Quality Assurance | Coding standards, static analysis, coverage |
| 9 | **SAAC** | Standards Authorship & Adoption | Interfaces with W3C, IEEE, etc. |
| 10 | **MMMC** | Matrix Moderation and Management | Matrix chat channel governance |
| 11 | **MSW** | Ministry of Silly Walks | Company culture and team-building activities |
| 12 | **EMEC** | Ethics Management & Enforcement | Ethical standards, accessibility |

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## Personnel Review Process

- **Frequency**: biannually (every 6 months) for all personnel.
- **Probationary period**: monthly evaluations.

**Stages:**
1. Self-Assessment
2. Managerial Evaluation
3. Peer Feedback (optional)
4. Executive Review (C-level/VP)
5. Feedback Session

**Rules:**
- All reviews: documented and signed by both reviewer and reviewed.
- Outcomes: Satisfactory / PIP (Performance Improvement Plan) / Promotion / Role Reassignment / Termination.
- Conflicts of interest: disclose to ELB before review process begins.
- ELB has final authority on all promotions, demotions, disciplinary actions.

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## Operations Code Change Process

Anyone can propose changes. Full process:

1. Submit proposal to OCRB with: title, description, justification, supporting evidence, impact analysis.
2. OCRB initial review (validates completeness).
3. OCRB vote (simple majority of ALL members; quorum >50%).
4. EP + EVP approval.
5. Final drafting and peer review.
6. Official release (all personnel notified; 14-day review period).

**Emergency amendments**: C-level endorsement required; OCRB has 24-hour review window; EP+EVP joint approval can override if OCRB doesn't decide in time.
