Management Summary
The management team is qualified professionals with vast experiences in bringing medical products to the marketplace. Most of these individuals were part of the team that brought the ApLab to the market.
Bradley Jeffries MD, MS, President
- Inventor, engineer, and medical doctor.
- Inventor of the method and the sleep apnea product ApLab. Utility patent filed in November 2003.
- More than 30 years health care experience.
- Numerous honors and awards.
- BS Engineering with Distinction University of Iowa; MS Engineering Northwestern University full tuition and stipend; Doctor of Medicine University of Illinois at Chicago.
Charles Wells MD, Medical Director
- Responsible for safety and quality review of ApLab studies.
- Board certified in Sleep Medicine and Neurology.
- Medical Director SleepMed of Central Georgia.
Philip FitzSimons PhD, VP Engineering
- Designed the MEMS based sensor used for ApLab.
- President FitzSimons Automation.
- 26 years extensive experience in design of new and evolutionary products.
- One current patent; numerous honors and awards.
- BS Magna Cum Laude, MS, and PhD Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology. Additional certificate for curriculum in Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems (CIMS).
Dennis Ackerman PhD,
VP Clinical and Regulatory
- Chief Scientific Officer / Senior Consultant, Health Care Products, Custom Regulatory Services.
- Strategic planning and clinical development for sleep apnea, in vivo diagnostic and cardiovascular monitoring.
- Over 28 years experience in pharmaceutical and medical device development.
- Discovery research background with three Fortune 100 companies.
- BS Business Administration; BS with Honors PharmacyUniversity of Maryland; PhD Pharmacology,University of Florida College of Medicine.
Jerry Volcy, PhD, Director,
Software Engineering
- Senior Development Engineer, Micron Optics, Inc.
- 18 years experience in software development.
- One patent issued and one patent pending; 10 publications; numerous awards.
- BS Mechanical Engineering Magna Cum Laude; MS Mechanical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology; PhD Mechanical Engineering with minor studies in mathematics and thermal sciences Georgia Institute of Technology.
John Trissel BA, BS, Director, Research and Development Engineering
- Senior R & D Engineer, Facet Technologies, LLC.
- Excellent skills in building prototype and precision custom parts.
- Four patents pending in the medical device micro sampling field.
- BBA Marketing University of Iowa; BS Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology.
Kim Poyer, BA, Office Manager
- AGC in house accountant.
- Responsible for Fulfillment (Durden) and Customer Service Centers.
- Eleven years management experience.
- BBA Accounting Middle Tennessee State University.
Joel S. Goldman, Patent Attorney
- Founder - Goldman IP Law - 2001-Present.
- Partner, Troutman Sanders, L.L.P., 1988-2000.
- Chief Patent Counsel, Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., 1985-1988.
- Associate, Darby & Darby, P.C. (New York), 1977-1984.
- Staff Engineer, IBM Corp., 1962-1977.
Dick Lewis CPA, Accountant -
Moore and Cubbedge, LLP
Rob Hassett, Corporate Legal -
Casey Gilson Leibel P.C.
