Val-Trek Concern

Val-Trek Concern

The Val-Trek Concern is the property of Count Valcas, a former Jedi Knight turned industrialist and tradesman.

History

Previously a Republic affiliated transport and freighter company, the Com-Trek Corporation was a failing business. Contracting to various systems, they had a variety of ships, but had mortgaged almost every asset with the Republican bank. However, days before the inevitable need to declare bankruptcy, they were approached by Count Valcas of Polis Mallas, a Jedi Knight who had made use of their services during his time in the Order.
The Count had retired from the Order for personal reasons, but had left on good terms, and was eager to use his Republic contacts to start his new life. After a few days of aggressive negotiation, the owners of Com-Trek had agreed to sell their assets to the Count, who invested his family money into this venture, and then convinced the banks to hold back on the debts, giving him one year to allow for a turn-around.
Renaming the company 'Val-Trek', partly to renew its reputation, a series of shrewd business moves, convincingly working his way into various otherwise Hutt or otherwise controlled markets, and using his reputation as a Jedi Knight for honesty and reliability, Count Valcas turned the failing company into a powerful trade, export and import business, as the first step to what he considers his end goal, expanded control over all Trade in the Republic, facilitating resource exchange across the entire Sector.

Organization

Val-Trek has expanded its profits and diversified its interests. It is controlled at the top by Count Valcas, who has a board of trustees who are all the directors of the corporations he has acquired to help Val-Trek expand its range. Count Valcas has used many Republic and personal contacts to be one of the first people notified whenever a major transport issue or the need for a ship is on the line. Because of this and his reputation, Count Valcas has been the go-to to quite a few systems in the Galactic Republic.
Various ship-building yards in the Corellian System had signed exclusivity contracts with the Val-Trek concern, as well as those on his home world of Polis Mallas. At the top of this small pyramid is, of course, the Val-Trek Concern. Under them are several system-exclusive transport and trade groups, unionized under Val-Trek. From the Dantooine, Ferenno, and Polis Mallas as well as the Zahrain System, Val-Trek is the primary source of import/export and trade distribution.
Count Valcas has also hired several soldiers and mercenaries, as well as former Republic Commandos, to form a small private force, called the Operators Zeitgeist. Acting as a private military force, they have been expanding to provide protection and escorts to any of Val-Trek's transports across all its operations, insuring safety and prosperity to those who pay a little extra for that Val-Trek touch. The contracts with ship building companies has even given them access to privately-owned Starfighters, and OZ has been somewhat obvious in its attempt to recruit Republic soldiers who finished their contractual tour of duty.

Trade

Val-Trek engages in trade of all types, mostly hard-to-acquire private goods, and high risk trade, such as Zahrain Spice and Republic military parts. Not all of their trade is so 'exciting', as many of their endeavors involve transporting food and water to Republic Rim Worlds, and simle equipment needed for mundane businesses, from their manufacturers to their new Planet, such as Moisture Farming Equipment and Droids.

Membership

The Corvette Intrepid.

C.E.O & Owner Count Valcas	Bodyguard Hana	P.R. Specialist Debi-Quin	Personal Assistant Shirley Une

Operator Zeitgeist

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Operator Zeitgeist, A.K.A. OZ.

Operator Zeitgeist is what Count Valcas calls his private armed forces group, named after not himself or his corporation, but after his personnel, which he calls his 'Operators'. Taken from various walks of life and military forces among both the Outer Rim and the Galactic Republic, the idea being to have various skills and knowledge shared in cross-training. Due to Valcas and his lieutenants' insistence on only seeking out exceptional people, Operator Zeitgeist, or OZ for short, has not really been turned into an actual mercenary group, or private military company. They are, however, an elite cadre of intelligence agents, conventional soldiers, and pilots, usually all at once. By avoiding to hire mercenaries and cutthroats, Count Valcas has secured himself a small but efficient combat squad. They are loyal and dedicated to Val-Trek's goals and assets.
All OZ members are trained in all aspects of being agents and soldiers. Intelligence; Piloting; Military. There is no aspect of potential battle these members aren't trained in.

Operators

Wing Commander Raw Cibelcrew	Wing Man Hei-New Fluss	Ace Pilot Can-Ard Spar	Boncar Namuh	Pri Ereve