Carl Allan Kukkonen
Chief Executive Officer at Viaspace Security, Inc.
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Carl Allan Kukkonen was the founder of ViaSpace Technologies LLC, founded in 1998, where he served as the Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2005.
He was also the founder of VIASPACE, Inc., founded in 1998, where he held the position of Director & Chief Technology Officer from 2015 to 2018.
Currently, Dr. Kukkonen is the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Viaspace Security, Inc., a position he has held since 2002.
In his former roles, Dr. Kukkonen served as the Chief Executive Officer & Director at SpectraSensors, Inc., ViaLogy LLC, VIASPACE Green Energy, Inc., and Ionfinity LLC.
He was also the President & Chief Executive Officer at Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corp.
from 2001 to 2011.
Additionally, he served as a Director at QWIP Systems, Inc. from 2002 to 2008.
Prior to that, he worked at Ford Motor Co. as a Principal Research Engineer from 1977 to 1984, and at Jet Propulsion Laboratory as the Manager-Supercomputing from 1984 to 1998.
Dr. Kukkonen obtained his graduate and doctorate degrees from Cornell University.
He also holds an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Davis.
Carl Allan Kukkonen active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Viaspace Security, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | 08/06/2009 |
Former positions of Carl Allan Kukkonen
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| VIASPACE INC. | Chief Executive Officer | 10/07/2015 |
| QWIP SYSTEMS INC | Director/Board Member | 13/10/2008 |
| ViaSpace Technologies LLC | Founder | 01/01/2005 |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Jet Propulsion Laboratory operates a national research facility. It is a federally funded research and development center. The firm specializes in robotic space and Earth science missions. The company was founded by Frank Malina, Ed Forman, and Jack Parsons on October 31, 1936 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/01/1998 |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/01/1984 |
Training of Carl Allan Kukkonen
| University of California, Davis | Undergraduate Degree |
| Cornell University | Doctorate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 3 |
|---|---|
| VIASPACE INC. | Producer Manufacturing |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | Consumer Durables |
| VIASPACE GREEN ENERGY INC. | Process Industries |
| Private companies | 8 |
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QWIP Systems, Inc.
 QWIP Systems, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology QWIP Systems, Inc. develops infrared sensor technologies. Its customers include BAE SYSTEMS and DARPA (part of the US Department of Defense). The company is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada. | Electronic Technology |
| Viaspace Security, Inc. | |
| Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corp. | |
| ViaSpace Technologies LLC | Technology Services |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Jet Propulsion Laboratory operates a national research facility. It is a federally funded research and development center. The firm specializes in robotic space and Earth science missions. The company was founded by Frank Malina, Ed Forman, and Jack Parsons on October 31, 1936 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA. | Commercial Services |
SpectraSensors, Inc.
 SpectraSensors, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing SpectraSensors, Inc. manufactures optically based gas sensors for the industrial process. It offers approval drawings, analyzer racks and cabinets, thermal-modeling of sample streams, sample probes, heated sample transport bundles, stream switching hardware and controls, programmable logic controllers, lighting, as-built design documentation, analyzer startup and commissioning, on-site training for analyzer operations, remote technical support, spare parts recommendation and ordering and field and factory repair. The company was founded by George M. Balogh, John J. Kelly, Siamak Forouhar and Randy May in 1999 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Producer Manufacturing |
ViaLogy LLC
 ViaLogy LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services ViaLogy LLC develops technology to improve signal detection against electronic background noise. Its products include SPM, MicroSPM, MPEX Electronic Eye, REPAS, and QRI. The company was founded in 1999 by Sandeep Gulati and is headquartered in Altadena, CA. | Commercial Services |
| Ionfinity LLC |
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