OCP Personnel

George Tyson is a longtime supporter of the private commercial use of space. His first experience with a space program occurred in college where he was part of the cooperative education (co-op) program working with NASA as an engineer in the Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) Operations Department. He worked on the first two shuttle flights (STS-1,STS-2) and it was while working with NASA that he realized that a program that truly utilized space would have to come from the private commercial sector and not government.

George Tyson was a Director within Space Frontier Operations, Inc. (SFO) for over 6 years helping them develop a space commercialization plan. The plan was all-inclusive in that it specified no reliance on government programs, equipment or sites. All vehicles, launch sites and space assets were to be privately owned for commercial purposes. It was during this time that George presented papers at the 38th and 39th Space Congress in Cape Canaveral on privately funded space programs.

George resigned his SFO directorship in 2002 to pursue other avenues within the private space realm. This included co-authoring a book entitled "Other Worlds: A Guide to Privately Financed Space Programs and Space Activists in the U.S.", founding of Orbital Commerce Project (OCP), presenting papers at the International Space Development Conference (ISDC) and Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) as well as becoming a member of the FAA/AST Training Taskforce.

George has a B.S. in Proffessional Administration from Barry University, is a certified Human Behavior consultant and has extensive experience in training and teaching.

Bryan Athan is a professional Draftsman, Musician, and Artist. During his tour of duty in the army he received several commendations as guitarist for the 3rd Armored Division Band (U.S. Army) in Frankfurt, West Germany. After being honorably discharged from the military, Bryan spent several years learning and working in commercial electrical and other multi-systems trades. His entrepreneurial experience includes being a sole proprietor/subcontractor for Hangar One (Beechcraft) at Orlando Executive Airport, where he applied patented products and techniques to improve and maintain flight safety. Bryan was also the guitarist as well as a technical and promotional part of a national touring music group that self-incorporated a sophisticated array of devices, including an extensive midi (musical instrument digital interface) network, a computer driven 300mw argon laser, intelligent robotic lighting, a 30' motorized video screen and a custom built revolving drum riser (designed & constructed by Bryan and an associate). Currently, Bryan is the OCP Business Unit Manager. He created the graphics for this website and the background/layout of the Spaceflight Tour trailer. Bryan was an integral part in promotion, booking, transportation and coordination of the OCP 2006 Spaceflight Tour, and still maintains the simulators and peripherals for all exhibitions. Bryan is one of the founding members of OCP.

Bryan Kuklinski is a professional pilot who's career began as a mission and cadet orientation pilot for Civil Air Patrol where he flew over 600 sorties. He holds the current rank of Major and has received the Meritorious Service award for his efforts. Bryan has a degree in Professional Aeronautics, is a Certified Flight Instructor, holds numerous certifications including commercial pilot and has over 1200 hours of flight time in a plethora of aircraft. He is currently working toward a CFII certification.

David Allen joined OCP mid-way through 2006. He has a Bachelors in Criminology, a P.O.S.T. certificate, and a Masters in Business. David brings a diverse background of business management and marketing to OCP. David spent 2 years touring the world as a professional factory snow skier for Spademen Sports and The Ski. Due to the rigors of touring and damage to his knees David retired from skiing and moved to Los Angeles to complete his college education. There he began a series of positions from the movie industry, through retail management. His big break came when he was hired as an executive recruiter for Wells Recruiting which later became Canon Group. His success led to many promotions and he left as Vice-president. David then opened his own executive search firm and went from 1 employee to 12 employees with an annual revenue of over $5 million. After 5 years David sold his business to explore other interests. Forming a small production company, Pit Squid Productions, he was on the cutting edge of early satellite television production. Specializing in motorsports, the company quickly grew and early in 1993 David sold the company to once again pursue other interests. David then moved to the fledgling computer industry, where he became Senior management for a large computer master reseller. Seeing the market shifting, David left for a position as president of a division of New Creative Systems, a Unix Computer broker. Growing the business by 100%, NCSI was sold. David then moved back to California where he started a brokerage of his own that grew to over $15 million in annual sales. David sold at the end of 1999, and moved into developing and building commercial and residential projects in central California. David brings his business, sales and contract negotiation knowledge to O.C.P. to help grow and evolve all aspects of O.C.P.'s business model.

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