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| A, Summary. Darko “Matt” Sertic is a well respected entrepreneur who is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Ceramics headquartered in Fremont, California. Applied Ceramics, Inc., is a worldwide leading fabricator and supplier of custom-made ceramics, quartz, silicon and sapphire components for the semiconductor processing equipment industry. The company has facilities in California, Croatia, Taiwan, Japan and Israel. Mr, Darko Sertiae also founded the culinary academy in Sisak, Croatia, called Kul In. |
| A, About Applied Ceramics Applied Ceramics exclusive material technology and sophisticated manufacturing capabilities provide outstanding performance benefits to the global Semiconductor, Solar, Fuel Cells, Oil Drilling and Nuclear Industries. Applied Ceramics wide broad experience with precision designs supported by its specialists team help our customers develop the ideal solution to meet each industry`s needs. Applied Ceramics has introduced its high purity ceramics to the Automotive Components Manufacturing Market as an alternative to other metals for its mechanical strength and thermal electric properties. The Applied Ceramics team is eager to supply our automotive customers with reliable & cost effective ceramic components. The foundation of Applied Ceramic`s success has developed from the long term relationships we build with each customer. We always strive to make a measurable contribution to our customer`s success with our services and exceptional products. Source www.aceramic.com |

| A, Applied Ceramics, Inc. SISAK, CROATIA, MAY 21, 2012 AcEUR”Applied Ceramics, Inc., a leading fabricator and supplier of custom-made ceramics, quartz, silicon and sapphire components for the semiconductor processing equipment industry, announced that it has officially been awarded the annual Ron Brown Award from the Croatian government for its outstanding contribution to the development of economic cooperation between Croatia and the United States in 2011. Ron Brown served as Secretary of Commerce under the President Clinton Administration. He was a figure of global prominence and was a true advocate for American business both at home and overseas. Abroad, he spread enthusiasm and opportunities to markets for American products. Tragically, his mission was interrupted in 1996 when he fell victim to a plane crash in Croatia. AcEURoeApplied Ceramics is touched by the recognition for its efforts, and we are honored to be granted such an award that speaks volumes,” said Matt Sertic, president of Applied Ceramics. AcEURoeSecretary Brown was a global hero in providing hope to new democratic economies by voicing a sense of not being alone. This is not only a time for Applied Ceramics to cherish this milestone, but a moment of reflection of how people of goodwill live on.AcEUR Applied Ceramics Croatia opened in 2005 in the city of Sisak. It has steadily increased its output of finished products under ISO standards. Utilizing its 100,000 square feet of facilities worldwide, Applied Ceramics (ACI) manufactures critical components for various wafer process systems, including: ETCH, CVD, PVD, CMP, RTP and HTF. With locations in California, Croatia, Taiwan, Japan and Israel, ACI works closely with customers’ engineers on cost and process efficient design improvements, testing, evaluations and managing spare parts with significant cost savings. Applied Ceramics is ISO 9001:2008 certified with headquarters in Fremont, CA and on the web at www.apceramics.com . |

| A, U Sisku otvoren poduzetnieki inkubator 25 septembar 2014 U Sisku je 24. rujna otvoren poduzetnieki inkubator. U biv1em 3/4 eljezarinom institutu otvorili su ga ministar poduzetni1tva i obrta Gordan Maras, gradonaeelnica Kristina Ikiae Banieek te osnivae i vlasnik Applied Ceramics d.o.o. Matt Darko Sertiae. Poduzetnieki inkubator je prva privatna investicija takve vrste u Republici Hrvatskoj i predstavlja jedan od inovativnih projekata tvrtke Applied Ceramics. ![]() Matt Darko Sertiae rodeni je Si1eanin koji veae vi1e od 30 godina 3/4 ivi u Americi, ali je proteklih osam godina u Sisku sa svojim timom ostvario tri velika projekta AcEUR” osnivanje tvrtke Applied Ceramics, otvorenje kulinarskog instituta Kulin te konaeno poeetak rada Poduzetniekog inkubatora PISAK.
Projekt je realiziran sredstvima Applied Ceramicsa te uz potporu Ministarstva poduzetni1tva i obrta kroz program Poduzetnieki impuls 2013. u iznosu od 606 tisuaea kuna.
Cijeli je projekt zavr1en tri mjeseca prije planiranog roka te su kroz devet mjeseci implementacije i provodenja projektnih aktivnosti stvoreni uvjeti na inkubiranje poduzetnika. |

| A, U Sisku otvoren prvi kulinarski institut U Sisku je u zgradi u vlasni1tvu tvrtke Applied Ceramics otvoren kulinarski institut, pod nazivom Kul in. Mladen Volariae, 25. rujna 2012. Osnovna svrha osnivanja i rada Kul ina, u koji je Applied Ceramics reinvestirao 1,8 milijuna dolara dobiti iz poslovanja, kazala je direktorica Kul ina Ivana Pele1, jest usavr1avanje i educiranje u 1irem podrueju kulinarstva. Poeetne probne aktivnosti veae su odr 3/4 ane kroz tri radionice usavr1avanja za 100-tinjak polaznika u oblasti slastiearstva, a uredenjem vlastitog prostora i definiranjem vi1e razina edukacijskih programa, od usavr1avanja postojeaeih znanja i vje1tina do pravog studija kulinarstva i menad 3/4 menta, stvoreni su i organizacijski uvjeti i smjernice za osnivanja Kul ina na razini instituta. ![]() Radi se zapravo o nastavku poslovne vizije i plodne investicijske aktivnosti u Hrvatsku Si1eanina Matta. D. Sertica, odnosno Darka Sertiaea, osnivaea u svjetskim razmjerima vrlo uspje1ne tvrtke Applied Ceramics, koja specijalnom obradom kvarca i safira, te izradom tzv. alumina keramike proizvodi specifiene dijelove za visokosofisticirane strojeve za proizvodnju mikroeipova. Time se Applied Ceramics, koji je Sertiae osnovao u Fremontu u Silicijskoj dolini, te s pogonima u Izraelu i ovim u Sisku, etablirao kao jedan od kljuenih dobavljaea za sve najva 3/4 nije proizvodaee mikroeipova i poluvodieke industrije u svijetu. |

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One-hour interview with Mr. Darko Sertiae, conducted at HKR in Zagreb, September 2014, in Croatian,
can be listened to on the web page of Mr. Marijan O 3/4 aniae.
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