THE PANGAEA 1 TEAM

PANGAEA 1 is committed to providing you with world-class business consulting. We approach every client with a focus on integrity, advocacy, and understanding.

Brad Reeser - Florida, United States

Brad graduated from Oakland University located in Rochester, Michigan in 1997 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering. He later received his Masters of Business Degree from the University of Michigan. In the past, he has worked for General Motors’ OnStar unit. Brad has received 21 patents from the U.S. Patent and Trade Office for varies inventions. He is a licensed real estate agent and owns various multifamily and furnished corporate rentals.

Brad has been involved with numerous $100 Million+ deals with various countries throughout Africa; including Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. He specializes in heavy equipment, construction machinery, and mining equipment. Many of the deals Brad has worked on have been for African Governments. These deals include complete packages, from ordering of the equipment to the financing and delivery.

Areas of Specialty

  • Africa Consulting
  • Construction Machinery
  • Heavy Equipment
  • Mining Equipment
  • Online Marketing
  • eCommerce Setup

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Chris Sobb - Florida, United States

Chris has been involved with numerous Fortune 500 companies, most recently working at General Motors as a Project Manager.

Chris has extensive experience coordinating projects involving multiple parties in various locations around the world. He has worked on many different size projects from small business startups to a $120 Million project for Republic of The Gambia, Africa.

Chris is currently working with private construction and mining corporations throughout Africa to secure mining and heavy equipment.

Areas of Specialty

  • Africa Consulting
  • United States Based Consulting
  • Construction Machinery
  • Heavy Equipment
  • Restaurant & Bar Setup
  • Commodities Export & Import

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Erin Burns - Michigan, United States

Erin graduated from Oakland University located in Rochester, Michigan in 2002 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, where she graduated with departmental honors. She later received her Master’s in Science and Electrical Engineering from Oakland University.

Erin has been involved with numerous businesses involving licensing, affiliate networks, and small business start up. Erin currently specializes in United States business projects and supports African projects.


Areas of Specialty

  • Product Licensing
  • Product Development

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Doug Willoughby - Colorado, United States

Doug graduated with honors from The University of Detroit-Mercy with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Economics.

Doug has been involved with various Fortune 500 companies developing process improvement initiatives and cost saving efforts within IT, Service Delivery, and Sales departments. Doug has also been involved numerous business outsourcing projects to India and South East Asia.


Areas of Specialty

  • India Consulting
  • Asia Consulting
  • United States Consulting
  • Outsourcing
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Quality Programs

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Michael Polete - Mali, Africa

Michael has extensive experience in mining and exploration of over 20 years. Michael grew up in Nevada and Utah and began exploring mines from a very young age. Working at small scale mining companies, in the mid

1990’s he held a 5% working share as mechanic and mine manager at a privately held small scale mine in western Nevada.

In 1999, he moved to Florida and started building fueling facilities and new schools for the State of Florida using the Tilt up technology.

In 2008, Michael was presented with the opportunity to go to Mali, West Africa to expand our business.

Areas of Specialty

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Joe Nazione - Michigan, United States - Special Advisor Board Member

Joe has twenty years experience in engineering and management in the automotive business. This includes motor vehicle certification as an engineering manager in the area of homologation with expertise in European Union (EU) type approval directives. Joe managed and executed all engineering type approval certification deliverables to meet the start of sales date in Europe for several OEM vehicle programs. This included working with Netherlands, German and Luxembourg officials and agencies on engineering and regulatory compliance issues.

Additionally, Joe has several years developing telematics systems and services in both program and engineering management roles.

Joe has a BSEE and MSE from Lawrence Technological University and an MBA from Michigan State University and sits on two advisory boards.

Areas of Specialty

  • United States Consulting
  • Asia Consulting
  • Engineering Projects
  • Telematics Systems
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Automotive in General

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William Amanor - Ghana, Africa - Strategic Business Partner

William Amanor received his education in Ghana before migrating to the United States. Mr. Amanor holds numerous years of experience in mortgage finance with Fidelity Mortgage and Trustworthy Mortgage located in the State of Maryland.

He is currently involved in various small to medium scale capital and equipment funding projects, fund sourcing to medium and long term projects, and general market advice.

Mr. Amanor currently resides in Ghana, Africa.

Areas of Specialty

  • Heavy Equipment Sourcing
  • Loan Facilitation
  • Automotive in General

Stock Market

Gold Dips, Heads for 1st Weekly Drop in Over a Month

Gold edged down on Friday, heading for its first weekly decline in more than a month as stock markets gained, but bargain hunting could cushion the fall, with sentiment in the financial markets still fragile.

The King of Beer Stocks

Cramer couldn’t spend an entire show talking about vice but not discuss drinking. These stocks make for great defensive plays now that the price wars that once hurt this industry are over.

Actionable Advice on Accessories

"As long as the rich get richer," Cramer said, "this part of the retail biz is fine—even if everybody else gets poorer."


Currencies

China's Imports Leap, Cutting Trade Surplus

China reported a surprising jump in imports last month, boding well for a strengthening of domestic demand in an economy that has become a major driver of global growth.

Japan Unveils $11 Billion Stimulus

As Japan unveils a new stimulus package, Richard Yetsenga, global head of emerging market FX Strategy at HSBC, says it is unlikely to make a marked difference. He speaks to CNBC's Chloe Cho about whether spending more money will really help the economy.

Why Isn't the BOJ Taking Action?

Susumu Kato, MD & chief economist at Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, doesn't foresee any immediate market intervention by the BOJ to stem the rising yen. He explains why to CNBC's Bernard Lo.

Commodity Currencies Make Gains on China Hopes

Commodity currencies hovered near recent highs on Friday, while the majors languished, as investors hoped for another bumper China trade data that would show the world's second-biggest economy is still growing at a solid clip.


Commodities

Look For Long-Term Trends

Jeremy Sparrow, Asia CEO at Renaissance Capital, says Africa and Central Asia provide solid long-term growth opportunities. He tells CNBC's Bernard Lo why he is keeping a close eye on the potash space.

Oil & Gold Tomorrow

CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets, and looks ahead to where oil and gold are likely headed tomorrow.

With Global Food Prices Rising, What Can Investors Do?

Growing fear over surging global food prices will affect not only consumers around the world, but also investors, who will face an array of sometimes-conflicting choices as grain shortages and demand increases cause havoc in financial markets.

BP Report Boosts Legal Case, Hits Political Goals

The findings of BP's internal probe into the events leading up to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are likely to reduce its liabilities but may work against the company in the long term by hurting its image in Washington.

Weak Recovery to Keep Oil Prices Low: OPEC

World demand for OPEC's oil will be lower than expected this year and next due to a slowing economic recovery and higher supplies from non-member countries, the group said on Thursday.


Oil and Gas

What the Frack?

Debating whether the EPA is overstepping its boundaries to the detriment of America's energy future, with John Kilduff, Again Capital Partner; Michael Brune, Sierra Club and CNBC's Hampton Pearson.

Poll: Were September Pessimists Wrong?

Over and over again, we heard analysts say they expected September to be a tough month for stocks. Was their pessimism a contrarian sign? You tell us.

BP Report Boosts Legal Case, Hits Political Goals

The findings of BP's internal probe into the events leading up to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are likely to reduce its liabilities but may work against the company in the long term by hurting its image in Washington.

Stocks to Watch: Teva, Sunoco and More ...

Here's why you should keep a close eye on these six stocks.

'BP Spillcam' Top TV Word for 2009-2010

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the success of the TV show "Jersey Shore" made words like "BP Spillcam" and "Guido" among the most used words of the 2009-2010 TV season, according to a global language survey released on Thursday.


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