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Dr. Carl Kukkonen: CEO, Chairman, Co-Founder

Dr. Carl Kukkonen: CEO, Chairman, Co-Founder

From its founding in 1998 Dr. Carl Kukkonen has led the VIASPACE team, serving as CEO of ViaSpace Technologies LLC, the predecessor of VIASPACE Inc., and serving as CEO and Chairman today. ViaSpace Technologies incubated several companies based on technologies developed at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and patents and software licensed from Caltech.

Prior to founding VIASPACE Dr. Kukkonen was a Caltech employee, serving as Director of the Center for Space Microelectronics Technology (CSMT) and Manager of Supercomputing at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. At JPL from 1984 to 1998 he managed several technologies and technical subsidiaries. Dr. Kukkonen established and grew the CSMT into a 250-person operation with a $70M annual budget.

From 1977 to 1984 Dr. Kukkonen worked for the Ford Motor Company as Ford's leading expert on hydrogen as an alternative automotive fuel. As a Principal Research Engineer, he also led a team that developed Ford's first turbocharged intercooled direct injection diesel engine. Dr. Kukkonen received a BS in physics from the University of California at Davis. He earned a MS and Ph.D. in physics from Cornell University and was a post-doctoral fellow at Purdue. In 1992 Dr. Kukkonen was awarded the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal.
Sung Hsien Chang

Sung Hsien Chang

Mr. Sung Hsien Chang has served as President and director of VGE since October 2008. Mr. Chang is also the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Inter-Pacific Arts, Inc., a subsidiary of VGE, since 2002.

Prior to 1988, Mr. Chang worked at Jun Jung Metal Enterprise in Taiwan. In 1988, Mr. Chang began operations in America by creating JJ International, Inc., an import and trading company. JJ International, Inc. has now been in operations for over 22 years selling indoor, outdoor home furnishing, and home organizer products to retailers throughout the U.S.

Mr. Chang is a member of the World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce, board member of the Atlanta Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce, and director of the Shi-Tai United Fund Inc. which is committed to building a better and more beautiful living environment. Click Here For More Info

 

Paul Kim

Mr. Paul Kim joined the Board of VIASPACE on March 31, 2011. Mr. Kim is currently a corporate executive for Accton Technology Corporation, a large publicly traded (Taiwan) multinational company that is an original equipment designer and manufacturer of communication equipment providing communication solutions to the top communication and networking companies in the world. Mr. Kim joined Accton Technology in October 1998. He has developed extensive knowledge of small and medium sized businesses and consumer markets in North America, Europe, and Central and Latin America. Mr. Kim's background also includes relevant experience in mergers and acquisitions, investor relations, corporate strategy planning and implementation, and managing IT organizations. Prior to working in the networking and communications industry, Mr. Kim was senior manager at Andersen Consulting (Accenture).
Angelina Galiteva

Angelina Galiteva

Ms. Galiteva currently serves as a Chairperson of the World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE), specializing in strategic issues related to renewable energy, environmental, energy efficiency and overall sustainable policy programs for public and private entities. She is also founder and Principal of New Energy Options, Inc. and a member of the Board of Directors of American Distributed Generation, Inc and TECOGEN.

Prior to July 2003, Ms. Galiteva was the Executive Director-Strategic Planning, for the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). In that capacity she was responsible for managing the Departments’ Corporate Environmental Services Business Unit as well as all LADWP’s Green LA Programs and New Technology Initiatives.

Before joining LADWP in 1997, Ms. Galiteva worked for the California Independent System Operator and Power Exchange Trusts and Corporations. Prior to that, Ms. Galiteva worked for the New York Power Authority on conservation, renewable energy and air quality initiatives.

Ms. Galiteva is an attorney with a JD and Masters’ of Law Degrees in Environmental and Energy Law from Pace University School of Law, New York.
Dr. Kevin L. Schewe, MD

Kevin L. Schewe, MD

Kevin L. Schewe, MD was appointed to the VIASPACE Board of Directors on January 19, 2012. Dr. Schewe is a Board-Certified Radiation Oncologist and a Fellow of the American College of Radiation Oncology. Dr. Schewe has devoted his 25-year medical career and practice in the fight against cancer. He currently serves as Medical Director of Radiation Oncology at the Red Rocks Medical Center in Golden, Colorado and also at the Thornton Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology in Thornton, Colorado. The two cancer centers are co-owned by Dr. Schewe and HealthONE, the Colorado Division of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) which is the largest private operator of healthcare facilities in the world and listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Dr. Schewe has also developed a premium line of skin care and cosmetic products that help to naturally heal, protect, repair and subsequently maintain not only the damaged skin of cancer patients, but also individuals who have experienced skin damage resulting from aging, dryness, UV exposure, other illnesses, and environmental pollution. These products are manufactured and sold by Dr. Schewe’s company Elite Therapeutics http://www.elitetherapeutics.com/.