Thanks sicboater. That about sums up my strategy. Actually I have often referenced the book "Interview for Success" that has all sorts of ways of going about doing things, and it has been a great help over the years.

I found out the name of the CTO (Chief Technical Officer), who is also the VP of the corporation. Since I work in a technical field (lasers) I feel that he is probably the best qualified to evaluate possible fit for me in their operation.

I'll send him a letter and resume and see what happens.

I think having the resume end up on HR coming from his hand with a comment such as "let's take a look at this joker" is a whole lot better than coming from the US mail unnanounced.