VCS Mining
Management Team
Angelo Viard
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Angelo Viard has more than 16 years of experience in all phases of different types of business development and land management ventures with expertise in acquisitions, operations, divestitures, contract preparation, and negotiations. He has served in the following companies in a management capacity; Bare Escentuals, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Technology Mondial, Thomas Weisel Partners (Investment Banking), and OpenTV. Angelo still serves as a Director for many publicly traded companies.
He was the founder of VCS Group, Inc a compliance regulation company, and founder of Technology Mondial Inc., a company organized to provide WIMAX technology services in Costa Rica. Angelo holds a Masters in Computer Science and a Bachelors degree in Administration & Management. We are pleased to have Angelo Viard as our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Director.
Dr. Jan Krason
Chief Geologist
Dr. Jan Krason graduated from the University of Wroclaw, Poland, with M. Sc. and Ph. D. degrees in Geology (Ph.D. minor in Political Economy). He worked for the same university from 1956 to 1966 as assistant and associate professor, and research scientist. As a recipient of a scientific grant for post-graduate work, he studied for one year at Cairo University, where he participated in various exploration projects in the Egyptian deserts carried out by the Geological Survey of Egypt.
In Libya (1966-1969), as Project Geologist, he contributed to the discovery of a major salt deposit hosted in a large sebkha. In 1969, Dr. Krason immigrated to the USA and settled permanently in Denver, Colorado. From January 1973 to August 1974, he worked for the Division of Water Resources for the State of Colorado. Since 1974, he has been President and CEO of Geoexplorers International, Inc.; a highly reputable consulting, exploration, development, and operating corporation. In October 1986, Dr. Krason, as the invited speaker for the Annual Conference of Newmont Mining Corp., presented “Muruntau the World’s Largest Gold Mine” in Uzbekistan, and recommended it as an exploration model.
Dr. Krason has worked and lectured in over 60 countries, has authored and co-authored over 140 scientific publications, and brings over 50 years of worldwide professional experience. We are pleased to have Dr. Jan Krason as our Chief Geologist.
Garrett Van Wagoner 
President / CFO/COO
Mr. Garrett Van Wagoner started his career in the investment industry in 1978. He founded Van Wagoner Capital Management in 1996, focusing on emerging growth investments in the technology and health care areas. The company manages both public equities as well as late stage private investments. Over the past 15 years the firm has done dozens of private placements and saw many numerous success stories, both through acquisition as well as IPO liquidity events. We are pleased to have Garrett Van Wagoner as President and CFO.
Jeff L. Handy
Director
Mr. Jeff L. Handy is a co-founder of H&H Partnership LLC, an investment advisory group, and brings 16 years of experience in high net worth client services, investment management, and business development.
Jeff is a former Managing Director and department head of the private client services division at Thomas Weisel Partners in San Francisco. Since 1999 he helped to create, oversee and manage the department, which consisted of seasoned investment advisors and professionals responsible for managing over 9 billion US dollars in Institutional and High Net worth assets. Mr. Handy has been involved in the creation of a number of companies and charities, where he continues to serve as consultant or board member.
Prior to joining Thomas Weisel Partners, Jeff was a Managing Director and Senior Manager for the Fixed Income and Wealth Management Group of Montgomery Securities. Previously, he has served as a Portfolio Manager at Franklin Templeton where he oversaw the management of various fixed income mutual funds with assets in excess of 10 billion US dollars. We are pleased to have Jeff L. Handy as an advisor.