SkyTran, Inc. Key Personnel

A diverse and experienced management team capable of addressing and overcoming all challenges.

Douglas J. Malewicki - Inventor of SkyTran/Company Founder

Malewicki is the inventor of the SkyTran light weight, high speed, low cost, on-demand, personalized MagLev transit concept.  He is also President and Chief Scientist for AeroVisions Inc., a company he founded in 1974 for the purpose of developing, promoting and commercializing his numerous inventions.  These include his super-aerodynamic CALIFORNIA COMMUTER.   Malewicki set two official Guinness World records for achieving over 150 miles per gallon fuel efficiency on cross-country runs at freeway speeds with the CALIFORNIA COMMUTER. In addition to being a prolific inventor, Mr. Malewicki is a specialist in the areas of: Low-cost design innovation, Aerodynamics, Engineering structural analysis, Automation consulting, and Vehicle performance analysis.

Mr. Malewicki earned a Masters of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University.  He has authored numerous technical papers, several books and a cover feature article for Scientific American magazine.  He is a visionary who enjoys creating "impossible" machines. 
Check out Doug’s www.CanoSOARus.com/Index2.htm web site to learn about the RB-2000 personal rocket belt; the 245 mph " White Lightning" - official world's fastest electric car; the new "F-18 Jet Bike" - an afterburning jet powered motorcycle; and his X-1 Skycycle canyon jumping rocket built for Evel Knievel.

Mr. Malewicki is a skilled craftsman who understands machining, welding, advanced composites manufacturing, plastic injection molding, etc.  He understands what can and can't be built and the economics involved in applying these technologies.

John V. Cole - VP of Technical Development and Strategic Alliances

Mr. Cole graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point with a BS degree in Chemistry.  He later earned an MS in Systems Management from USC.  During his 6 years service as a US Army intelligence officer he held a Top Secret clearance.  In industry Cole has become a specialist in quality control issues and has taken numerous products from crude prototypes to commercial viability.  Cole is proficient with Pro Engineer 3D CAD software and LabView PC based factory automation software.  He has developed  control programs for several automated production lines.

Mr. Cole is the founder of Anzus Technologies, Inc., an international engineering business, with offices and associates in the USA, New Zealand and Australia.  Cole is a yachtsman who has completed numerous long ocean passages.  He is also a  commercial, instrument and instructor rated pilot.  John also enjoys wilderness travel, mountaineering and hunting.

Brad T. Bowman - Computer Graphics, Multimedia, and Animation

Mr. Bowman is an award winning commercial artist who will be creating all of SkyTran, Inc.'s marketing visuals, future 3D animations, videos, brochures and Web based presentations. Brad uses and teaches the latest advanced 3D visualization software and has complete in-house video production hardware/software capability. Brad's computer art has been published on several CD-ROM's and he has also worked as a coordinator for major Computer Graphics Conferences.

Len Stobar - Design, Art, Ergonomics, and Producibility Advisor

Mr. Stobar is currently an Adjunct Professor at the prestigious Los Angeles Art Center - College of Design. Stobar is a third generation designer who emphasizes to his students that tooling and manufacturing costs are as important as innovative style and ergonomics. Stobar has been involved in numerous product innovations and several previous successful manufacturing ventures. To date, he has been indispensable in stimulating the thinking involved in both the lower cost SkyTran vehicles and the important low cost stations.

Bruce Sargeant - Electrical Engineering Advisor

Mr. Sargeant is currently the President of Collinear Research Corporation. Collinear applies technology, both electronic hardware and software, for use in a diverse range of products for OEM customers in the areas of medical instrumentation, industrial control/instrumentation and fitness equipment.  Major customers include Sorin Biomedical, Baxter Health Care, Eclipse Surgical, Mountz, Cybex Fitness, Nike, and Schwinn.  In addition, Mr. Sargeant has over 20 years of experience in creating and implementing products and management teams for various technological applications.

Frank Baker - Control System Software Advisor

Mr. Baker is presently Vice President of Monitoring Automation Systems, world’s leading supplier of non-stop computer systems for continuous monitoring of commercial and residential burglar and fire systems. At MAS, Baker is responsible for R & D and special projects. He has directed software development, product design, operations and support for MAS at various times in the past 18 years. Baker earned an MBA at the University of Southern California, where he specialized in Entrepreneurship and Venture Management and performed Fellowship work in the area of Probability and Statistics. Baker is co-patentee of the earlier People Pod concept with Malewicki and has made presentations on the software aspects of the invention to the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) at their Future Transportation Conference and other technical groups.