Rackstar

RackStar is an engineering design and technology company with a book of business and expect to dominate an industry within 5 years

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Retailing / Distribution
  • Location Reno, NV, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded May 2009
  • Employees 4
  • Website therackstar.com

Company Summary

Our patented products are sold through an established network of old line body builder’s globally. Our first licensee, Royal Truck Body, is committed under contract to sell 1,000 Rackstar units in the first year from production onset. RackStar expects to move into an ongoing positive cash flow within 12 months that will grow significantly as overheads stabilize without adding overhead costs for further increasing sales volumes.

Team

  • Pat Owens
    CEO

    Owens has thirty years of experience as an entrepreneur and systems solutions innovator. He has been a manager/developer of major high-end real estate and large-scale construction businesses, including bridge building and commercial facilities. Owens recently was a key partner in the revitalization of an historic building in downtown San Francisco, converting it into a successful Ritz Carlton Private Residence Club. He is known for his unique abi

  • Neal Mulligan
    President

    Mulligan has over 25 years’ experience in the engineering, engine computer algorithm design and development of complex mechanical systems for industry and military applications. He is recognized as a world expert in hydrogen/mixed gas engines and holds five patents related to that technology. Mulligan has co-founded four companies and has had extensive experience working with groups such as: Ford Motor Company, Kennedy Space Center, Motec Engine

  • Jerry Jones
    Chairman of the Board

    Jones has more than 30 years of senior executive experience with major public, private and successful startup companies. He has founded, built, and profitably sold technology companies. He was featured in U.S. News and World Report as an entrepreneur building a business in a recession. Previously, he was with Halliburton Group for almost a decade where he served as a senior vice president.

  • Mark Hamon
    Technical Advisor

    Mechanical Engineering and Product Development. Former Apple Product Design Engineer and International Consultant. MIT BSMEGeneral Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems,
    Apple Computer, MathWorks, California Technology International, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

  • Kenneth Fisher
    Business Advisor

    Rear Admiral Fisher USN (Ret), experienced naval aviator with extensive operational and major staff experience. His last assignment prior to retirement was as Deputy and Chief of Staff, Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet. He spent five years as a senior leader for Booz Allen Hamilton and two years in Business Development for a major DoD Contractor in addition to consulting for other major defense contractors.

  • Bob Natkin
    Technical Advisor

    Bob Natkin, Ford Motor Company (Ret) Technical Leader & author with 17 patents issued/pending
    Cylinder block materials & design,engine friction reduction, Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine, Mobile and Stationary Applications
    Senior Technical Specialist for S.I. Engines
    Technical Leader for Advanced Materials Engine Design Effort, USCAR & FreedomCar
    Program Manager and Design Supervisor for Production Engine; Aston Martin V-12 Engine Program

  • Joe Barrus
    Technical Advisor

    Hardware/Software Development and Testing. Apple Computer, AlphaSmart, Inc., Renaissance Learning, Equestron LLC, and Mariah Power. B.S., EE, BYU, an M.S., EE, Santa Clara University, post-graduate work Stanford University and UC Berkley.

Advisors

  • Scott Greenburg, K&L Gates
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed
    Ken Astle, Brown Fink Boyce & Astle
    Accountant
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Mark Hamon
    Unconfirmed
    Ken Astle
    Unconfirmed
    Jim Wright
    Unconfirmed

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