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board of directors
Ken Berscht,
Hon.BA (Business),
Chairman, CEO,
Director
Mr. Ken Berscht is a member of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (SME), and is qualified as an International Financial Adviser in England. In his career as a broker he has qualified with the Investment Dealers Association in Canada and as a General Principal with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and the New York Stock Exchange in the United States of America. He is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario Business School.
Mr. Berscht has extensive experience in the mining industry and has recently retired as a Director and the CEO after completing the reorganization of a major Silver producer and after assisting in raising over $50 million to put the historic Sunshine silver mine in Idaho into production. Recently he was also the managing Directors of Artemis Silver Fund whose goal was to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio consisting primarily of silver mining and precious metal-related securities, and silver bullion.
John Perez,
President, Director
Mr. John
Perez brings his experience in helping
USA Uranium to the next level of developing an emerging exploration mining
company which has focused on " Going where Gold is.
"
Mr. Perez is a precious metals trading specialist in the gold and silver bullion and equities market. Mr. Perez is a former account executive and precious metals trader at Monex Gold and Silver Inc., managing a multimillion dollar gold and silver portfolio trading in the spot markets. Mr. Perez manages and consults with private equity clients in the precious metals and oil sector raising private capital and for gold and silver exploration and mining companies.
Previously Mr. Perez managed a private equity real estate investment fund for a Forbes 400 client. Mr. Perez also spent several years consulting in the geo-political information realm providing analysis and forecasts for individuals and private equity clients as customized information to provide economic and political insights affecting foreign investments. Mr. Perez also provides communication consulting to Beeston Enterprises Ltd.
Dr. Earl W. Abbott, Ph.D. (Geology), V.P. Mining Operations, Director
Since
receiving his Ph.D. degree in geology at Rice University where he
studied the tectonics of the western U.S., Dr. Abbott has spent 34 years
exploring for mineral deposits, 26 of them for gold in Nevada.
Over his career Dr. Abbott has
consulted to the mining industry and has been an officer and director of
several junior mining companies. He combines strong management skills
with a creative vision that enables the Company to apply sound
scientific principles in unique ways to the search for giant gold
deposits.
Dr. Abbott is active in his
profession, having served as an executive of numerous professional
mining associations. As a result, he has an extensive network of
leadership contacts.
He is Certified Professional Geologist by the American Institute of
Professional Geologists (AIPG) as well as the past President of the
Nevada Chapter. He is also a member and past President of the Geological
Society of Nevada (GSN), a member and past President of the Nevada
Petroleum Society (NPS), a member and past President of the Denver
Region Exploration Geologists Society (DREGS), a member of the Society
of Economic Geologists (SEG), a member of the Society for Mining,
Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME), a member of the Geological Society of
America (GSA), a member of the Northwest Mining Association (NWMA), a
member of the British Columbia & Yukon Chamber of Mines, and a member of
the Prospectors and Developer Association of Canada (PDAC).
In 2008, Dr. Abbott was engaged in mineral exploration in China and, as Director of Uranium 3O8 Corporation, working on a uranium exploration project in Mongolia.
He is a Qualified Person under the rules of National Instrument 43-101.
Karl Hartz, B.Sc. ( Marketing ), V.P. Business Development, Director
Mr. Harz has an extensive background in both sales, administration and finance including Personal Financial Planning, Public Company Financing and Administration, and Conventional and Private Real Estate Funding. He attended Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, N.J., and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and a Masters in Business Administration.
Mr.
Harz has previously been instrumental in the development
and management of several major corporations including
Transitional Housing Inc., a contract that was awarded
through the Department of Justice: Province Service
Corporation, a servicing arm of the mortgage companies;
and presently, Alternative Funding Sources, Inc.
Mr. Harz has managed and coordinated several
major sales organizations with an emphasis on Real
Estate properties, Trust Deed investments, Limited
Partnership interests, and Public and Private Corporate
Security products. Presently, Mr.
Harz holds a California Real Estate Broker License and
has held L&D Insurance Broker’s license along with
Series 22 and 63 Licenses as an NASD Registered
Representative