WHO RUNS THE COMPANY
Roberta Skaggs, CEO
Roberta has been the CEO of Omstar since 1989, leading the company’s corporate planning while maintaining focus on achieving Omstar’s goals and objectives. She manages the company at the USA headquarters in Los Angeles Harbor, California. She worked for 25 years as an administrator at Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center in Harbor City California, experienced in Federal and California regulations for labor relations, wage and salary administration, contracts, and sales management.
Richard Skaggs, President
Richard is a former United States Marine Corp air wing plane captain. He has more than 35 years’ experience working environmental issues, including an 8-year term as a member of the California State Inspection Maintenance and Review Committee, and as a member of the Environmental Task Force on the American Legislative Exchange Council, Wash D.C. Richard was a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers SAE J1667 Committee that developed the snap acceleration test procedure and diesel smoke opacity meter equipment standards. He is a past Chairman of the Environmental Committee of the California Bus Association, and of the United Motor Coach Owners of America. He was awarded the “Private Sector Member of the Year” by the American Legislative Exchange Council for his achievements in the environmental field. Richard is also President of CalTest Instruments, Inc., manufacturer of diesel smoke opacity meters.
Chris Sargent, EVP and Senior Engineer
Chris is a retired US Army Colonel, West Point graduate, and now Executive VP for Omstar, responsible for strategic planning and engineering. He has an M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. He has lived 12 years in foreign countries including Japan, Germany, Korea, Bosnia, and Saudi Arabia. Former Blackhawk helicopter instructor pilot, Army Ranger, senior parachutist/Jumpmaster and FAA commercial pilot. Former Director, Center for Army Leadership, Aviation brigade commander, and Special Operations logistics Research & Development chief.
George Paskalov, Vice=President, Chief Scientist
George is a graduate of Technical University, St.-Petersburg, with a PhD in Plasma Physics, and is the CEO of his own company Plasma Microsystems LLC. He speaks several languages, to include Russian, Bulgarian, and English, and loves to travel. George has excellent program management skills, as well as technical expertise in many forms of plasma technology, to include: the design and construction of RF and Arc plasma torches and reactors; plasma spray processing; metallic and ceramic sprayed coatings; material processing; hazardous waste treatment; ore processing; plasma water and plasma spray processing. He is superb at statistical design and analyses of experiments, and possesses an insatiable curiosity and desire to solve technical problems with the simplest and most cost-effective solutions.
Ray Haynes, Corporate Attorney
Ray Haynes has had a long career handling public policy issues. He served 14 years in the California Legislature, 8 years in the Senate and 6 years in the Assembly, from 1992 to 2006.
He appeared on NBC’s Today Show, CNN, Fox News, and numerous national and local radio talk shows.
His articles have been published in the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register, the San Diego Union Tribune, and the Heritage Foundation.
James Stark, Consultant
James is a retired US Navy Admiral (2-star), and a senior advisor to the Navy office OPNAV N513. He is a graduate of Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, was the Commandant of the US Navy War College, and advises Omstar on strategic plans, the US Navy, and fuels.
Francisco Gutierrez, International Manager
Francisco has an International Business Major, served as the economic development director for the City of Calexico and as the EIP Coordinator for Imperial County of the State of California. Francisco is a business executive with over 22 years of hands-on experience, with hundreds of successfully completed projects and product placements, corporate acquisitions, U.S. and International corporate developments, budget operations, and program oversight, utilizing analysis and effective management to exceed client goals in the U.S, Asia, Mexico and Latin America. Francisco is the International Manager for OMSTAR, managing long-range goals and objectives, US Embassy communications, transportation, additive employment strategies with customers & OMSTAR expansion Plans.
Alex Gutierrez, Manager and Engineer
With more than 20 years of experience, graduate from CETYS university in the city of Mexicali BC, Mexico with a degree in Industrial Engineering and specialty in processes designs, has developed national and international testing protocols such as Coca Colas, Agnico Eagle Gold Mines of Canada, FEMSA Philippines and SumiFru in Asia. Working together with customers to create continuous improvement processes in fuel savings and emissions reduction.
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Gino Grajeda, Director of Environmental Affairs
Gino Grajeda initially became involved with Omstar as a distributor with Global Environmental Fuel Technologies (GEFT), LLC leading the way in the promotion of environmental activities through public relations, online promotions and activities in the media with Omstar products and other environmental pursuits. With several years in the sports and entertainment industry, education, event management, brand management, distribution and production, he came on board as the Director of Environmental Affairs with the company directly. He is also the Vice-President of Omstar Productions in Hollywood, the film and television unit of Omstar International in the creative and pre-production departments of the company.
Gino has represented the United States in several capacities in the international sports world through the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States (AAU), International School Sport Federation (ISF), USA Volleyball, The Association for Sport for All (TAFISA), Committee of the International Children's Games (CICG), Grand Prix Entertainment/Rugby Football League and various other sports and entertainment enterprises as a commissioner, member of the board of the directors, international technical commission president, national chairman and liaison from the United States as an envoy to international federations.
Through speaking engagements, community programs, world affairs meetings and environmental conferences, Gino hopes to expand the awareness of the problems we face today in reducing harmful emissions while improving engine performance through Omstar DX1 products.