Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 28, 2005

Paul Moller – Moller International Inc (mler)

PAUL MOLLER is Chairman of the Board of Moller International Inc. In 1972 Dr. Moller founded Supertrapp Industries and was Chief Executive Officer as Supertrapp became the most recognized international name in high-performance engine silencing systems. Supertrapp Industries was sold in 1988. In 1983 he founded Moller International to develop powered lift aircraft. Dr. Moller has served as the company's President since its formation. Under Dr. Moller's direction, Moller International completed contracts with NASA, NOSC, DARPA, NRL, Harry Diamond Labs, Hughes Aircraft Company, California Department of Transportation and the U.S. Army, Navy and Air force. These contracts included the development and deployment of numerous unmanned aerial vehicles and Wankel-based engines. Dr. Moller has received 43 patents including the first US patent on a fundamentally new form of powered lift aircraft. He is a world renowned feature lecturer and guest speaker on next-generation transportation systems. He holds a Master's degree in Engineering and PhD from McGill University. Dr. Moller was a professor of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, from 1963 to 1975, where he developed the Aeronautical Engineering program. Profile
TWST: We would like to begin with a brief historical sketch of the

company and a picture of the things you are doing at the present time.

Dr. Moller: Moller International was formed in 1983,