Executive Team:

David Beaver, Founder, Chairman, Creative Director

David studied nuclear engineering and physics at The University of Virginia and the psychology and sociology of perception and the philosophy of science at The University of Richmond. David worked for almost a decade as a professional magician, performing in nightclubs, theaters, corporate functions and other venues. He designed magic for local television commercials and designed his own series of magic plays employing magic, drama, dance and high-tech special effects of his own design.

In addition to Mindspace Multimedia Inc., David also founded The World Space Center, a not for profit working group that produced the First Overview Effect Conference, held in Arlington Virginia, on July 18th 2007. This conference and the Overview Institute that its participants have begun the process of founding, is the primary group in the modern space movement and industry focused on examining, researching, and educating about the psychological and sociological impact to space flight.

David holds three US and International patents for the invention of The Magic Stage, a virtual reality theater technology. He has created a new theory of stage magic; called Projection theory, based on modern cognitive perception science rather than the traditional magic theories of deception and misdirection. He has written and lectured on Projection Theory’s relationship to design, perception, art, film, virtual reality and other fields in graduate seminars at a number of major universities including recent seminars at the Duke University Center for Cognitive Neuroscience. He has consulted for numerous businesses and other organizations. He has written two yet to be published books on his magic and perception research and a third, Applied Magic, is in process. Today David writes, researches, lectures, designs and consults on Projection Theory and its many applications.

Roger Harris – Chief Executive Officer

As director of Emerging Technologies and Research Analysis at Sigma Xi, a 60K member global scientific society, Roger has been a recognized thought leader and early adopter of new communication technologies to achieve strategic business goals. He is expert at developing statistical approaches to research and analyze organization function, industry positioning, and demographic data and customer behavior. He uses a combination of approaches to engage stakeholders including E-mail marketing, social media analysis, branding and marketing strategies, survey design and analysis, Web site audience development and performance metrics. For Sigma Xi, he lead the organization’s Web 2.0 initiative evaluating strategies for external and internal communication technologies to implement key business plan features. He strategized, guided and supervised departmental operations which raised organizational visibility and increased member numbers and staff efficiency, managing a substantial annual budget. Among his accomplishments, Roger was a key organizer of Sigma Xi’s Annual Meetings in 2006 and 2007 building relationships with the event’s major sponsor, General Motors. He led organization of the Society’s high profile event in 2006, Sally Ride Science’s TOYChallenge, including liaison with guest speaker Kathy Sullivan, America’s first woman in space. In 2005 he was an invited judge for the TOYChallenge East Coast National Finals.

Roger has played a leading role in several start ups, including his own tour operator travel business, an online photography website, and two educational institutions. Roger has given dozens of presentations to schools, museums, civic groups and businesses. He is a member of the Science Communicators of North Carolina, the National Association of Science Writers and Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society.

David Pucel – Chief Operating Officer, General Manager

David John Pucel has over 20 years experience in all facets of management and marketing. David has a solid background in large store management, multi-store management, hardlines, softlines, food service, and management training. His experience also involves accounting, customer relations, purchasing, implementing rewards programs, and working with various forms of media for advertising and promotions. David has been a store manager for Dalmar Video, a North Carolina LLC and also was the Advertising and Marketing Director for the Raleigh, NC based chain. He has owned his own advertising and marketing firm, Darda Vici Advertising and Design, Inc. David also served as Project Manager for Design Magic, Inc., a start-up company with 35 employees and the inventor of the world’s first live stage virtual reality optical system.

He was the North Carolina Regional Training Manager for Tuesday Morning, Inc., a 700+ store national closeout retailer of upscale, decorative home accessories and gifts. He took on the role of acting Regional Manager while working for Tuesday Morning and was responsible for opening their Fayetteville, NC and Salisbury, NC stores. Currently David is involved in store management for Caribou Coffee Company, the nation’s second largest specialty coffee retailer.

David studied computer science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and computer engineering and business management at North Carolina State University. He also studied Nuclear Power while serving in the US Navy and was qualified as a Submarine Nuclear Reactor Operator. David is a member of MENSA, an avid photographer and a single father of four. He has lived in Raleigh, NC since 1987.

Jason Clark – Chief Technical Officer

Jason P. Clark has been active in the tech industry for over 10 years, starting several companies and developing a wide array of skills ranging from network infrastructures to various forms of multimedia content development.  In 1997 Mr. Clark started (Mobile-Tech) a mobile repair service, later selling it for a profit.  He was founder and CEO of Triangle Computer Consulting, which offered services such as network design - installation, repair, antiquated system upgrade, and data transfer.  He founded Shopcary.com and Shoprdu.com which offered city search services, which he also sold for a profit.  He developed a patent for Uni-Directional audio navigation for the visually impaired that integrated text with voice software to read content, receiving both national and international patents that were later bought by Hewlett Packard.   

Mr. Clark began Digital Media Solutions, a multimedia production house that innovated new ways of using 3D elements in Flash to create 3D navigation systems.  It was ranked 1st in the nation among the Flash development community. Digital media solutions acquired an OC3 connection and began Gen X, a streaming media live web broadcast station whose clients included the Carolina Hurricanes and Ray Price Harley Davidson. Mr. Clark developed real-time advertising techniques by tracking the number of online viewers during live shows to deliver certified impression counts.  He has also developed a variety of business plans for more than a dozen startup companies with a 70% success rate in acquiring funding.  Mr. Clark has a Computer Sciences degree with a major in IT infrastructure. He is also a member of MENSA and active in community development programs that assist inner-city youth by teaching them both computer and entrepreneur skills.

David Allan – Vice President for Venue Management

Mr. Allen is a specialist in employee retention, as a business owner, frontline manager, consultant and a co-developer of PeerPlus. He has over 25 years experience in owning, operating and consulting to businesses including restaurants, data processing, health care, manufacturing and university sports teams. His clients include: McDonalds Corporation, Lash Healthcare Consultants, University of North Carolina Athletic Department, NC State University Athletic Department, Duke University Athletic Department, CASL, Keyser Permanente and A. Stucki Company to name a few. Mr. Allen is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, a member of the Council of Hotel Restaurant Trainers Association (CHART) & a member of The American Society For Training & Development (ASTD).

Jeff Krukin – Director of Space Community Relations

Jeff is currently Executive Director of the Space Frontier Foundation (SFF), one of the leading organizations in the citizen space movement. Jeff's space career began in 1979 with a summer job at NASA Headquarters. He returned to NASA Headquarters in 1981, with a six-month graduate internship in the International Affairs Division.  He was an IBM Systems Engineer at NASA's Johnson Space Center (1981-1985) where he sold and supported mainframes, networks, servers and personal computers.  Jeff became an SFF board member in 1995 and the first Director of Advocates the following year. In 1997 he became a ProSpace Board Member and Director of the 1998 March Storm lobbying event, for which he received the 1998 ProSpace Activist of the Year Award. In 1999 he became Vice President and continued as Director of March Storm. He became Chairman in 2002 and served until 2004. In January 2005, Jeff became the Executive Director of SFF. Jeff has extensive executive-level connections throughout the space industry, including Federal and state regulators along with entrepreneurial and traditional aerospace companies.

Jeff is the recipient of numerous leadership awards in both space and information technology. His career has emphasized strategic business and technology planning, implementation, along with technical sales and marketing. He is a space expert for TechCast.org, has been a contributor to NASA’s space exploration plan and the US Dept. of Commerce/Office of Space Commercialization strategic plan (2006 – 2007), and serves on the Steering Committee (2004- ) of the International Association of Space Entrepreneurs. Jeff has received several grants, delivered dozens of speeches and presentations and led workshops for such clients as the National Defense University, The European Space Agency, the Federal Aviation Administration, World Future Society, Texas A&M University and many more. He has been interviewed by numerous news outlets including The Washington Times, National Geographic News, and the Los Angeles Business journal among many others. He has written a monthly syndicated column covering the space industry, and written dozens of white papers, articles and op-ed pieces.

Jeff has a B.A. in Sociology/Psychology, George Washington University and an M.S. in Studies of the Future, University of Houston/Clear Lake .