Rogel Patawaran – Founder and Chief Scientist

Mr. Patawaran attended Cornell University during 1979-1983 where he studied computer science and electrical engineering, receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on Computer Applications. During this time Mr. Patawaran worked primarily in the alternative energy application and artificial intelligence fields. He continued his education at the California State University, Long Beach, studying Industrial Technology, receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Technology with an emphasis on computer hardware manufacturing and distribution.

Mr. Patawaran was a consultant for Northrop Corporation where he assisted in the development of software for the revolutionary Stealth Bomber, B-2 relating to environmental systems, flight controls and weapons delivery. He was also involved in the development of the on board computer system for both the B1-B bomber and the Space Shuttle at Rockwell International. He was instrumental in the development of the EMUX or electrical multiplex system used on the B1-B bombers for high speed transfer of avionics data to weapons and flight controls.

During the Gulf War, Mr. Patawaran was issued Top Secret Clearances by the United States Department of Defense in order to develop Electronic Countermeasures for the United States Air Force and was appointed to the data encryption team responsible for encrypting and transferring sensitive data via satellite from the United States to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Variations of the systems that Mr. Patawaran was instrumental in designing are currently in use, on a commercial basis, in commercial passenger aircraft such as the Douglas DC-10 and the Boeing 757.

In late 1991, after the Gulf War, Mr. Patawaran pursued a novelty career in Auto Racing. During an amateur race outside California, Mr. Patawaran had a nearly fatal car crash. His recovery took over one (1) year. During his recovery, Mr. Patawaran was unable to walk, which prompted him to start a company called Sharp Imaging (which later became INTERCAT), becoming heavily involved with the national Bulletin Board System (BBS) prior to the development of the World Wide Web. He got involved in Co-writing RIPscript which is utilized as a graphical development software for PC to PC communication as a BBS interface software.

In January, 2006 Mr. Patawaran was named "Scientist of the Year."