Venturcorp Worldwide Holdings

Dr. John T. Zabasky, PhD, President & CEO

Dr. Zabasky has been involved in business and systems technology for over fifteen years. He attended the University of Maryland, and received a BA in History in 1989. He later received an MA in Political Economy (1992) from the University of Maryland, an MBA from Pepperdine University in 1995, and a Ph.D. from Belford University in 2004.

Dr. Zabasky served as a translator for the First Secretary of the German Embassy in Washington, D. C. from 1989 through 1992. In 1992, Dr. Zabasky founded Venturcorp, an consulting firm dedicated to assisting small businesses with strategic planning and raising capital through Regulation A and SCOR public offerings. From 1998 to 2004, Dr. Zabasky ran SoftEx Inc., a Professional Employer Organization and Employment Staffing company, growing from revenues of just over $300,000 in 1998 to over $150 million by 2004. In 2004, he started Venturcorp International as a private Hedge Fund and has grown the company to revenues of $80+ million in under four years. The company was restructured in 2006 so that the Hedge Fund operates as VenturFund LP, with the General Partner Venturcorp International, Inc. Besides being the head trader for VenturFund LP, Dr. Zabasky also has extensive programming experience and developed the SoftEx Office® software and the "SearchingFor®" network entirely on his own. Dr. Zabasky has an excellent reputation throughout the industry and brings tremendous strength and experience to the enterprise.

Sharon R. Nelson, Vice-President

Ms. Nelson began her career in Advertising for Homes and Land magazine but switched to the Mortgage industry in 1987 with First Federal. In 1990, she started an 11 year tenure with Fleet Mortgage and consistently rose with the company, and from 1997 through 2000 she was one of the company's top three sales representatives for North America. In 2001, along with her two partners, Ms. Nelson formed mortgage broker Clear Concepts, Inc. Her firm has shown an average growth rate of over 15% year over year ever since. In 2004, along with Dr. Zabasky, she founded Loan Village, Inc. and the recent offshoot, SearchingForAMortgage.com. Ms. Nelson has also assisted Dr. Zabasky in running VenturFund LP and SoftEx Interactive since their inception.

Howard M. Silverstein, CPA, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Silverstein brings nearly 30 years of CPA experience to VCWW. From 1979 to 1999, he operated his own private practice CPA firm. His practice included various full service accounting and tax work. In addition, he has testified as an expert witness in litigation support activities, performed specialized consulting in bankruptcy planning and implementation of bankruptcy court required issues, taught courses for SBA/SCOR programs in developing new businesses, participated in decision making and performed necessary due diligence with mergers and acquisitions in various industries, and determined valuations of businesses for various purposes. From 1999 to present, Mr. Silverstein has continued his career by offering his CPA and Financial Consultant services working on special projects, including system design to maximize management information and minimize taxes and implementing a Virtual Private Network.

In 1966, Mr. Silverstein attained a B.S. in Accounting from UCLA followed by an MBA from the University of Utah in 1971. As a former Captain in the USAF, he earned the "Bronze Star" medal for Search and Rescue during the Vietnam conflict. Mr. Silverstein later returned to the United States after teaching and traveling to resume a business career and start his own CPA firm.