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DRAZEN E. PREMATE - President/ CEO/ Chairman & Founder of International Space Systems, Inc. – Drazen was born in Pula, Croatia in 1956 exactly 100 years after the birth of a great countryman and inventor Nikola Tesla. Drazen even followed the footsteps of Nikola Tesla by coming to the United States as a 17 year old with nothing more than a suitcase and a pocket full of dreams.
Drazen first completed high school at Fairview High in Erie, Pennsylvania. He then decided to pursue science and space education in the United States. Drazen completed a Bachelor degree in Physics from the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL) in 1978 and a Masters degree in Space Technology from private Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) in Melbourne, FL in 1980 (first European with such a degree). Drazen also has over 20 years of experience of being an entrepreneur (Since 1982).
In 1980 Drazen was the founder of non-profit Inter Space Society operating under FIT umbrella. The objective of this Society was to promote and foster student space experiments via use of low cost programs such as Get Away Special (GAS). ISS assisted numerous groups and GAS projects that later flew on the Space Shuttle.
In 1982 Drazen formed a private space company in the U.S. called International Space Corporation (ISC). Under ISC Drazen negotiated a Joint Endeavor Agreement with NASA for seven free Shuttle flights (worth over $25 million) to test a state-of-the-art ISC furnace ( Normal Freezing Furnace - NFF) to grow expensive and much higher quality electronic crystals in zero gravity of space. The NFF was at the time about five years ahead of then existing NASA furnace technology.
Drazen also found 58 private investors and a total of $1.5 million in private capital to finance ISC. Ground operating NFF furnace and half of space qualified one nearly 6 ft long was designed and built when the Challenger accident in 1986 and NASA's decision in 1988 to pull out of the Shuttle all of commercial payloads ended the ISC venture. Drazen realized then that for as long as transportation to space was in the hands of the government only, the chances of commercialization of space were slim. He waited to come back to Space field once Private Space was possible and Drazen decided that 2004 was the right year to do that.
Between 1989 and 2004 Drazen undertook the business challenge of connecting the new Eastern Europe or New Europe with United Stated via three different companies Drazen formed during that time period - New Europe Ventures, American Business Center (Croatian Company) and NEWEUROPE™ Corporation “Do you want something European?”™ slogan is the synonym of Drazen’s efforts to introduce the best of New Europe has to offer in the United States such as NEWEUROPE™ Cafes, NEWEUROPE™ Chocolate Stores, NEWEUROPE™ Music, Media & Entertainment, NEWEUROPE.NET Portal.
Drazen is also founder of CTP Energy Corporation involved in research of new energy that could one day replace chemical and fossil fuel energy. Also understanding and application of the CTP Energy Cycle™ even more importantly could one day lead to our ability to control and manipulate gravity and communicate instantly via so called C-Domain regardless of distance involved and thus space travel could change dramatically (no rocket or other propulsion technology needed) and space could become accessible to everyone.
Drazen’s dream of Private Space and “Space for Everyone”™ will now become reality via International Space Systems (ISS) Drazen founded in July 2004. Drazen plans to involve millions of average people via Private Space Club (PSC) and Individual Space Mission Passes (ISMPs) via Internet that will fund such exciting private space missions. “Average citizens of the United States and the World are ready for Private Space. They believe in it. They want it. They want to participate in it. They are ready to invest in it. We at ISS will give it to them,” says Drazen.
ROBERT N. ORSWELL - Executive Vice-President/Chief Financial Officer (CFO)/ Secretary and Director – Robert holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accounting from the University of New England. Robert was the Controller & Chief Financial Officer for Universal Network, Inc. a multilevel marketing company from Sarasota, FL for four years. He was responsible for all internal accounting functions at this publicly held marketing company. Prior to that Robert was an Office and Accounting Manager at National Archives and Data Management/FACS for three years. Prior to that and dating all the way back to 1980 he was Account Payable Specialist for several smaller companies. Robert is also an associate in Drazen’s NEWEUROPE™ Corporation. As CFO in ISS, Robert is in charge of all internal cash management, inventory-cash receivable tracking and projected use of capital in ISS.
GARY E. STAFFORD - Executive Vice-President/Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Director – Gary holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Findlay. Gary held the position of Director of Operations and Treasurer for Universal Network, Inc. since 1996. Prior to that, from 1990 to 1996, he was CEO and Co-Founder of GLM Mortgage Corp. and a CSR Manager at Sun Bank, from 1987 to 1990. He was also a Department Manager for Mass Brothers from 1985 to 1987. Gary is also an associate in Drazen’s NEWEUROPE™ Corporation. As COO in ISS, Gary is charge of managing all of key operational aspects of ISS including setting up operations procedures and Gary is also currently covering certain aspects of Marketing of the overall ISS projects.
KEN O. MERRILL – Operations and Merchandise Assistant Manager – Retired after 20 years of military experience and excellent record. Ken has just completed 20 years with the U.S. Navy, attaining the rank of Chief Petty Officer. For the last fourteen years of service, Ken’s primary position held was that of Command Career Counselor. Ken has been hired to oversee and implement operations associated with the set up of ISS and PrivateSpaceClub.com merchandise operations. Ken is also in charge of ISS presentations in the United States. He currently also manages the production of any music & video CDs, brochures and graphics presentations needed by the Company.
MARGARET M. WINSCHEL - Treasurer – Margaret holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Syracuse University, NY. Margaret has known Drazen since 1990, from the beginning of Drazen's effort to do business with the new Eastern Europe. Margaret has over 17 years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, tax returns and payroll. She worked for Executive Tax Service in Melbourne, FL for 7 years and Pro-Acct Services, also from Melbourne, for over three years. Margaret has know Drazen for over 10 years and has been involved in Drazen’s NEWEUROPE™ related family of companies. She is in charge of ISS accounting and Company federal & tax filings.
COLLEEN NODURFT - Vice-President/Marketing & Sales – Colleen is recent addition to ISS team in charge of marketing of PrivateSpaceClub.com memberships as well as Space Mission Passes and associated merchandise. Since 2000 Colleen has been the owner of a Pak Mail Centers of America in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Prior to that for13 years she was owner-distributor of Safeguard Business Systems in Virginia Beach, Virginia and then in Orlando, Florida. Colleen is also an excellent network person and a member of Cocoa Beach Chamber of Commerce, Navy League and local Chapter of Business Network International (BNI). She also interacts with several Florida’s Space Coast groups made of former retired NASA and Kennedy Space Center individuals.
PLANNED FUTURE ADDITIONS – ISS is currently communicating with several renowned individuals from aerospace and private space industry including some former Shuttle and Apollo astronauts and ISS expects soon such high level space background individuals to its BOD or Advisory Board or Management Team.
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