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Robert SARMAST

president of fse and author

IS THE President of THE us-BASED COMPANY, First Source Enterprises, LLC. he IS the initiator, director and head of the Cyprus Atlantis project AND HAS BEEN RESIDING IN Cyprus SINCE February 2004. Robert conducted the TEN-YEAR-LONG HISTORICAL AND scientific research FOR THE Cyprus theory AND published the results in HIS WIDELY ACCLAIMED BOOK: "discovery OF ATLANTIS: THE STARTLING CASE FOR THE island of Cyprus" (origin press, 2003). since THAT TIME, HE HAS SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED AND MOBILIZED THE MOST EXPERIENCED and professional team for executing A SCIENTIFIC ATLANTIS EXPEDITION IN HISTORY. the PROJECT'S MAIN WEBSITE IS: (www.discoveryofatlantis.com).

Commodore Robert S. Bates

Expedition Leader

has his unlimited Master’s license with STCW’95 certifications. Professional experience includes increasing responsibility in all areas of marine transportation during 22 years as a U.S. Coast Guard officer both afloat and ashore and 20 years as a Merchant Marine Officer serving principally as master on research and survey vessels. He will serve as FSE Commodore for the expedition, bringing a half-century of maritime experience to the project.

Darios Melas

Marine Operations Director

is the co-owner of EDT Transport & Trading (ME) Co. Ltd., which was established in Limassol, Cyprus in December 1980, serving as Ship Owners/Managers and Tug Brokers. EDT is highly respected and recognized worldwide in the oceanographic research field, and will be providing the marine platform for the Atlantis project.

Steve D. Saint-Amour

Underwater Research Director

is co-owner of Phoenix International. Phoenix uses a variety of manned and unmanned technologies supported by highly experienced operators and engineers to develop cost-effective solutions to a wide range of underwater challenges. Phoenix's client base includes governments and their militaries, oil & gas as well as science and academia. They will provide the Remote Operated Vehicle for the Atlantis project.

Patrick H. Lowry

Chief Scientist

is the president of the Scotia Group in Dallas, Texas. He is a licensed professional Geoscientist (BSc, P.G. Geology) and is involved in a variety of geological and engineering studies related to the Atlantis project. He was responsible for producing the world’s first detailed bathymetric maps and models of the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Michael Wisenbaker

Science Applications Manager

is the president of Heritage Standard Corporation in Dallas, Texas. As the principle investor in the Atlantis project, he provided the funding and technology that culminated in the production of the world’s first detailed bathymetric maps of the eastern Mediterranean Sea. he is currently involved in Bronze Age archaeological work in Greece.

Bo Atkinson

Computer-aided Designer / chief illustrator

has created some of the world’s finest recreations of Plato’s description of Atlantis and has intensive experience with CAD (computer aided design), with a previous mastery in many areas of building, environmental issues, materials science and electronic physics. His work will broaden to include the creation of new 3D models based on bathymetric data produced in 2003 and 2004.

Panikos Christophorou

Animations Specialist

established Panimation Imagery Ltd. in 1994 in Nicosia Cyprus. IT specializes in the visual promotion of products and ideas for a wide variety of applications such as TV commercials, documentaries, films, corporate videos, TV games, live audiovisual presentations and visualization of architectural and historical events. Additionally the company had been involved into the development of new audiovisual technologies and COLLABORATES with major world inventors. In the year 1996, the company was a Finalist in the London International Advertising Awards among hundreds of CANDIDATES. Panikos produced the world's first recreation of the great Mediterranean flood.

Saskia Raevouri

Fundraising Coordinator

is co-founder and president of Square Circles Publishing, Inc. For 36 years she worked as an artist and production coordinator in the animation industry, and supervised several international projects for Hanna-Barbera and Don Bluth. she recently retired from Walt Disney Studios where she earned screen credit on such films as The Lion King and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. She has successfully managed other fundraising efforts in the past.

Gerald Dalton

treasurer

has approximately 40 years of experience encompassing corporate and real estate finance as well as business development and management with emphasis on finance, marketing and sales. in addition, he served on the active corps of executives for the small business administration, providing consulting services to numerous small and mid-sized companies. he is an investor in the Atlantis project.

Fred Harris, Jr.

Head of Legal Department

is a tax and transactional attorney and principal shareholder with the international law firm Greenberg Traurig. His practice primarily focuses on taxation, contract transactions, municipal finance, and complex corporate financing. He is generally recognized as one of North Florida’s foremost transactional attorneys. he represents and is an investor in the Atlantis project.

DR. JAN HUNGAR

marine LAWYER

Prior to qualifying as a lawyer, Jan gained his deep sea master’s certificate of competency, having done several years of service on vessels trading worldwide.
After obtaining his nautical qualifications as master mariner, Jan finalised his nautical studies by gaining a degree in economics of maritime trade. Jan also studied law at the Hamburg University - GERMANY, obtaining a PhD in 1998. His doctoral thesis spanned the subjects of marine insurance and maritime mortgage law. During his studies, he specialised in maritime and insurance law AND passed the First State Law Exam.
HE NOW WORKS IN GERMANY FOR INCE & CO.

Angela Henderson

Head of Publicity Office

draws upon over 15 years of international press and PR experience, specializing in projects relating to education and science. A successful author in the UK, she has run press offices and acted as national media spokesperson on behalf of a wide variety of organizations, well known individuals and campaigns. Angela is based in London and is the coordinator of all media campaigns related to the Atlantis project.

Janelle Balnicke

Documentary writer and Producer

has been a producer, writer and director in the United States for more than twenty years. She has worked with many renowned authors on programs such as astronomer Carl Sagan's series "Cosmos," with mythologist Joseph Campbell on "The Hero's Journey" and with historian William Goetzmann on "The West of the Imagination." In addition, she has produced programs on science for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC and was on the staff of National Geographic Television as Director of Specials Development.

MARK GREER

CAMERA MAN

IS A Special Effects Photographer AND Film Production Manager. HE WILL BE THE TOP SIDE CAMERA MAN FOR THE ATLANTIS PROJECT.

ANGELO IOANNOU

EDITOR / PHOTOGRAPHER

is Born in South Africa and has spent the majority of his life in Melbourne, Australia, where he has spent the last eight years
establishing a name for himself in independent productions. HE WILL BE EDITING VIDEO ON SITE AND PRODUCE ALL THE PHOTOS.

Axel Schoeller

Dive / media / ARCHAEOLOGY manager

is the owner of Aquatec - Innerspace Operations, Ltd., and a world renowned deep sea diver. He specializes in deep diving, underwater and marine project management, media services, science applications and the use of research, search and salvage technology including side scan sonar, magnetometer and ROV operations. axel will also head the underwater filming, media operations, research navigation on site AND is archaeological advisor during the expedition.

Dennis de Jong

Internet Applications Manager

is an internet technology specialist and is in charge of providing the internet platform(s) and designing, up keeping, and upgrading the various websites related to the Atlantis project. His work will broaden in the near future to include live satellite footage from the expedition vessel to various websites throughout the world.

Byron Belitsos

Head of Publishing Department

is the publisher of Origin Press based in California. He has a B.A. in intellectual history from the University of Chicago and his graduate studies have embraced humanities, literature, and religious studies conducted at Naropa Institute where he studied with poet Allen Ginsberg, and at University of California (Berkeley and Santa Cruz) and at the California Institute of Integral Studies. he is an investor in the Atlantis project.