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Platinum One Destinations & Net Trav, Inc. Key Personnel



Deborah Smith
CEO
Deborah Smith has been an impassioned, transformational entrepreneur since 1995, when her love for the earth and 20 years of successful business experience inspired her to establish her first company in environmental technology research and development. Prior to becoming an eco entrepreneur, Smith had a highly successful career in sales, marketing and advertising. She specialized in bringing new opportunities to publishers like Fairchild Publications and Scholastic, assisting them in developing successful B2B publications and generating many millions of dollars in new business revenue, while serving niche markets. Smith is known for her vision - seeing new opportunities and market paradigms, and her "out-of-the-box" creativity.

In 2005, Smith launched Platinum Travel Club with Co-Founder Lloyd Wilson. After two years of success and experience in the marketplace, and a new vision for the vast potential of an internet-based travel business, she perceived a world changing opportunity in the market, and formed NetTrav Inc., a state-of-the-art travel company that delivers travel services through the internet, and Platinum One Destinations (P1D), its network marketing arm. P1D offers exclusive, private travel membership through entrepreneurs. The company's unique positioning and leading edge business strategies offer entrepreneurial opportunities for thousands of people worldwide, fulfilling Smith's commitment to bring personal and wealth transformation to people globally.




Ray W. Mullens III
Chief Operations Officer
Ray W. Mullens III is an award-winning executive with a diverse history of accomplishments in operations and sales for Fortune 500 companies that include AT&T, The First American Corporation and TCG. He has built quality customer service organizations to support extensive sales networks and brings excitement and enthusiasm to Net Trav, Inc. with a rich background of leading change and management for sustainable growth and success.

Ray knows what a sales person needs to be successful and thrive, and is committed to providing P1D's wealth-partners with a foundation of tools and infrastructure to enable quick and repeatable success. He enjoys spending time with his daughter, spontaneously creating gourmet meals in the kitchen, philosophical reading, and hiking through the hills and coastlands of San Diego near his California home.




S. Salman Hasan
Chief Technology Officer
S. Salman Hasan brings more than 17 years experience in the travel industry, with the past 10 years focused on building online IT solutions for airlines, travel companies and hotels (via Global Distribution System--GDS.) His leadership skills along with valuable combination of travel industry expertise, strategic planning, product development skills helped him in building a travel technology company that dominated the airline consolidation industry for several years.

In founding and managing Patheo Inc, an online travel technology company that reached $126 million a year in revenues, Salman developed the first online booking system for travel agents, delivering highly adaptable and efficient solutions to the market. The company went on to create one of the first "direct connect" booking engines for travel agents using the SHARES system for Continental Airlines and to develop a next-generation fare booking solution for Lufthansa. Under his direction, Salman's company developed strategic partnerships with such key industry players as Sabre, Amadeus, Worldspan, Lufthansa, Continental and more than 100 large travel operators. Prior to starting Patheo, Salman was Director of Sales for Jetset Tours, the largest airline consolidator in North America.

Salman's entrepreneurial skills helps him understand and appreciate the netTrav/ Platinum One opportunity. He works closely with the CEO and the executive management team in identifying the market needs and building IT solutions that will propel netTrav into a world-class travel leader.




Lloyd Wilson
Co-Founder,
VP Sales, P1D
Wilson's 35-year business achievements started with four years as the youngest branch manager of the third-largest branch of Downey Savings and Loan, a major California bank. Wilson then went on to enjoy 18 years of sales and sales management success in the deregulated telecommunications industry. Wilson then founded a company that was a specialized Value Added Reseller for the latest generation technology manufacturer in the emerging voicemail industry. Clients included SoCal Edison, many large California-based companies and a selection of national Fortune 500 companies such as 3M. Wilson sold his company to the manufacturer and entered network marketing in 1997.

It wasn't long before Wilson also rose to the top in his new industry. He and a business partner became the # 4 recruiting distributors of Usana Health Sciences in a short 18 months. Wilson was then recruited away by PriceNetUsa.com, an Orange County e-Commerce network marketing company, where he received stock options and became a successful distributor for them. All totaled he served nearly 10 years with various network marketing ventures before he and Deborah Smith would launch their own.

In mid-2005, through a mutual networking friend, Wilson was introduced to Smith, who was interested in starting an internet-based entrepreneurial venture. In November 2005, they launched Platinum Travel Club, a network marketing company that has evolved into Platinum One Destinations (P1D) and NetTrav, Inc.




Attila A. Tota
Director of Sales, NetTrav
Attila Tota joins NetTrav from the telecommunications and information technologies industries, with more than 25 years in business development, sales management and marketing of leading-edge technologies for Fortune 500 and start-up companies. He has held senior management roles at Time Warner Telecom, Cox Business Services and AT&T Local Services. At Teleport Communications Group-San Diego, he was part of the initial management team that opened the local office and grew annual revenue to $25 million in five years. His responsibilities included achieving objectives for sales revenue, P&L, business development and managing customer service support.

He is a graduate of San Diego State University with a business degree in marketing and journalism. He lives in San Diego with his wife Lisa while his son, Bryant, serves in the Marines. He has served on the Board of Trustee's for Seaside Church, is active in The Mankind Project and was involved in humanitarian organizations including Homes of Hope/Baja, building homes in Mexico. He is an avid reader and student of personal development leaders.




Nathan Schnackenberg
Director of Concierge Customer Service
Nathan Schnackenberg brings his a knowledgeable approach to domestic and international travel hurdles and a passion and commitment to service. He's spent years living in Japan, Las Vegas, Colorado, and Afghanistan, as well as visited numerous other countries and exotic destinations throughout the years. While attending college, he worked as a concierge at a luxurious hotel in Las Vegas, where he studied the concierge craft under a member of the prestigious world concierge organization, Les Clefs d'Or. He also brings a strong foundation in management, as he's served a 100+ employee company as the Director of Human Resources for the past few years.

Through his experiences as a world traveler, published author, and public speaker, Nathan brings a unique combination of academic and experience-based knowledge of this industry, delivering a service package that he is confident that P1D associates will be proud to present.




Emily Jansen
Graphic Designer and Webmaster
Emily Jansen places great value in maintaining netTrav and Platinum One Destinations' visual communication. Her professional career involves four years of brand development with a recent emphasis in website and multimedia design. Emily's willingness to learn and innovative allows her to continually evolve with time and technology.

She acquired her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from the University of Florida. Soon after, she moved to San Diego and had the opportunity to design for a number of major consumer brands such as Sony, Upper Deck, and Kia Motors America. Prior to her employment at Net Trav Inc., she helped start an interactive design firm where her insight and abilities helped to successfully launch websites and campaigns for companies such as Sport Chalet and Verizon.




Tim Lange
President ITC Travel Services
Tim Lange is principal of International Travel Services. With almost 20 years as a travel industry professional, Tim provides Platinum One with the commitment, experience and passion to deliver premium service and travel products to our members.






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