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Management
DRAZEN E. PREMATE - President/ CEO/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 30 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. It published INFOSPACE monthly newsletter.
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 years ahead of then existing NASA furnace technology and it was then, as it is still today (2010), the largest space furnace ever built in the world to grow complex crystals and materials in zero gravity of space!!
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 8 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 2010 was the right year to do that with NASA winding down Space Shuttle and cancelling Constellation Moon program and Aries rocket.
Between 2000 and 2010 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 - NEWEUROPE Concepts, Inc. 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 Web sites, NEWEUROPE Club Social Club.
Drazen is also the Founder of CTP Energy Corporation (CTPEC) involved in research of the exact science of non-physical C-energy that Drazen discovered and his countryman Nikola Tesla predicted would be discovered one day. Also understanding and application of the CTP Energy Science 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), communication with anyone would be instant or faster than sped of light and space could become accessible to everyone. Several proposed ISS Private Space Projects will use discoveries made under CTPEC under an exclusive space license application to ISS.
Drazen’s dream of Private Space and “Space for Everyone”™ will now become reality via International Space Systems (ISS). Drazen plans to involve millions of average people via Private Space Club (PSC) and Private Space Mission Passes (PSMPs) 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.
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.
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.
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.
ALFRED L. TRAUTMAN, III - VP Public Relations & Marketing – Alfred has worked in Technical and Executive Recruiting and Business Development prior to joining ISS. As an Executive “Headhunter”, he was responsible for job placement and candidate sourcing for many Fortune 500 Companies throughout Greater Chicago and NYC areas. Prior to that Alfred was a 3D Quality Control Geophysicist and had worked for several seismic companies operating in the Gulf Coastal Region of the U.S. Alfred has privately studied Web 2.0 and online marketing for several years. He has also spent the past few years in private studies of Quantum and Theoretical Physics on his own time, and private studies of CTP Energy Science with Drazen, directly. As a young boy, Alfred sensed he was here to answer a great Calling. Alfred has also been a Personal Assistant to Drazen since March 2007.
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.
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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