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 Jack Kulpa, President and CEO
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 Markus Rufer,
Executive Vice
President, COO
Mr. Rufer brings an industrial manufacturing approach to the company that constitutes one of the main ingredients of the superior cost profile of the Scorpius family of Space Launch Vehicles.
His
international experience spans across a variety of industries. He was the Vice President
Manufacturing of Aura Systems Inc., a Technology Leader in Mobile Power Generation Systems,
where he set up and managed a generator production facility that received ISO 9001 certification.
His prior position was Director of Operations at BAT International Inc., a Zero Emissions Vehicle
manufacturer in Burbank, CA, where he was managing all aspects related to vehicle production.
In his tenure as Vice President Manufacturing at Vector Aeromotive Corporation, he built and
managed the production environment for three high performance car manufacturing plants in
Wilmington, CA. Earlier, Mr. Rufer directed a $600 million/year anti-aircraft systems overhaul
and upgrading program in the Middle East for Oerlikon Buehrle LTD, a billion dollar multi-national
Swiss Corporation. Mr. Rufer received MS degrees in Engineering and in Business Management.
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 Alice Wertz, Chief
Financial Officer Mrs. Wertz is a majority stockholder and serves as CFO of Microcosm, Inc.- Scorpius Space Launch Company’s sister corporation., She is currently Acting CFO of Scorpius Space Launch Company as well. Mrs. Wertz also is the head of Contracts and serves on the Board of Directors for both companies. Mrs. Wertz has overseen Microcosm’s financial well-being since its inception in 1984 and has done the same for Scorpius Space launch Company since 2008. Her past scientific experience as an educator (at both the secondary and college levels) and as a U.S. government researcher for the U.S. Department of Agriculture gave her preparation for understanding the complexities of the scientific and technical problems to be faced by the start-up company(s). She set up the company financial system for a company of three and has grown Microcosm annual revenues to $5M-$15M annually. As Microcosm is primarily a government R&D contractor, she has expertise to handle government cost accounting, as well as calculation and application of indirect rates. In addition to the oversight of the accounting department of each company, Mrs. Wertz negotiates all contracts—both governmental and commercial. She is also in charge of contractural deliverables. Having completed the extensive training required of a Facility Security Officer, Mrs. Wertz also serves in that capacity at Microcosm. Based on her years of small business experience, Mrs. Wertz has mentored other small companies in the aeropace sector and is active in aerospace groups in the Los Angeles area. Mrs. Wertz received a B.S. degree in Biology and an M.A. degree in Zoology from University of Texas at Austin. Voice: 310.219.2700 Fax: 310.219.2710, Email: awertz@scorpius.com |
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 Dr. Nicola Sarzi-Amade, Vice PresidentDr. Sarzi-Amade is Vice President of Scorpius Space Launch Company, and has responsibilities in developing the Scorpius family of low cost orbital launch vehicles as well as in the creation and execution of marketing strategies and business development. He is involved in the design of the ablative cooling propulsion system and in promoting new applications for the launch vehicles, as well as in promoting the all-composite tank technology. As Systems Engineer at Microcosm, Inc., Dr. Sarzi-Amade is in charge of testing and operations of magnetic torquers for spacecraft attitude & control. He is responsible for interactions with subcontractors and customers and the execution of all acceptance test reports and quality assurance plans related to torquer testing. He has over 10 years of international experience in space systems engineering having worked as a researcher in both Europe and the United States. Dr. Sarzi-Amade previously covered the position of mechanical and test engineer at Fossil Energy Research Corporation, where he applied R&D and engineering services in the area of combustion and air pollution control, focusing on the control of oxides of nitrogen (NOx). He performed full-scale field testing of utility combustion systems in several powerplants in the U.S., performing on-site tuning of ammonia injection systems, emission composition analysis in selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems, and boiler tuning. As a researcher at the University of Southern California, Dr. Sarzi-Amade designed a Mars rapid round trip mission. At UC Irvine, he participated in numerous research projects including the design of a turbine burner funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and a miniature liquid fuel-film combustor with applications in attitude & control, microsatellites propulsion, portable-power generation, and power/propulsion systems for MAV’s.
Dr. Sarzi-Amade is a member of the American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Mars Society, and the Planetary Society. Dr. Sarzi-Amade has a
Ph.D. in Astronautical Engineering from the University of Southern California and M.S. degrees
in Aerospace Engineering from both the University of California, Irvine and Politecnico di Milano,
Italy.
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 Dr. James Wertz,
Chairman of the Board of Directors
As President of our parent company, Microcosm Inc, Dr. Wertz has technical and management responsibility for work in Microcosm’s main business areas: satellite orbit and attitude control systems, space mission engineering, low cost space launch systems, autonomous navigation and orbit control, space sensor design, and space software development. His experience includes virtually all mission phases: concept exploration, hardware design and development (both at spacecraft and component levels), spacecraft integration and test, launch support, and mission operations. He is the editor and principal author of:
Dr. Wertz holds multiple patents in orbit and attitude systems. He has taught courses worldwide in “Space Mission Analysis and Design,” “Orbit and Attitude Systems,” “Reducing Space Mission Cost,” and “Constellation Design, Management and Economics.” His teaching has spanned providing professional systems and mission engineering training at JPL, JSC, GSFC, LaRC, ESA, ESTEC, CNES, CSA, AFRL, SMC, and at numerous corporate venues in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Dr. Wertz is an Adjunct Professor of Astronautics at USC, a member of the International Academy of Astronautics, and a Fellow of both the British Interplanetary Society and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Dr. Wertz has a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Texas at Austin, an S.B. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a M.S. in S&T Adm. from George Washington University. Voice: 310.219.2700 Fax: 310.219.2710, Email: jwertz@scorpius.com |
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 Dr. Robert Conger,
Member of the Board of Directors
Prior to joining Scorpius SLC / Microcosm, Dr. Conger was the Group Vice President of Comarco, Inc. where he managed divisions and two separate Corporations responsible for decision and system analysis, hardware and software development and national operations. Dr. Conger also had direct responsibility for a nation wide computer network supporting NAVAIR, and other specialized agency systems. Dr. Conger’s experience includes extensive work in the fields of concept development, system design, and development and manufacturing for both hardware and software. As President for Logicon-Intercomp, Inc., he managed the efforts in specialized operating systems, multi-path special processors, and multi-function real time systems. This included special systems for data gathering and process internationally. With Dicom Industries, Dr. Conger was responsible for operations including manufacturing and engineering development of complex electrical/mechanical commercial products. At Hewlett-Packard, Dr. Conger was the engineering development manager for computer based data acquisition and control systems. While with the Air Force Special Weapons Laboratory, he worked on large complex systems, satellite experiments, and space programs concerning solar wind and radiation effects. Dr. Conger has a Ph.D. in Engineering Management from Pacific Western University, an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Santa Clara, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Mexico. Voice: 310.219.2700 Fax: 310.219.2710, Email: rconger@scorpius.com |
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Scorpius Space Launch Company 4940 W. 147th Street Hawthorne, CA 90250-6708 USA Phone Number: (310) 219-2700 Fax Number: (310) 219-2710 Office Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
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DIRECTIONS From LAX: Take Sepulveda Blvd. SOUTH. Take 105 EAST for 0.9 miles. Take 405 SOUTH for 0.2 miles. EXIT Rosecrans Ave. Turn RIGHT onto Hindry Ave. Then turn RIGHT onto Rosecrans Ave. Continue under the overpass then turn RIGHT at Ocean Gate Ave. Follow Ocean Gate until it turns left and becomes West 147th St. From the I-105 Westbound: Take the 405 South Exit. Proceed on the 405 South for 0.2 miles then EXIT Rosecrans Ave. Turn RIGHT onto Hindry Ave. Then turn RIGHT onto Rosecrans Ave. Continue under the overpass then turn RIGHT at Ocean Gate Ave. Follow Ocean Gate until it turns left and becomes West 147th St. From the I-405 Northbound: EXIT Rosecrans Ave. Turn RIGHT onto Rosecrans Ave and stay in the right lane. Turn RIGHT at Ocean Gate Ave. Follow Ocean Gate until it turns left and becomes West 147th St. Lat/Long Coordinates: N 33 ° 53' 51.6" W 118 ° 21' 50.0" |
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