Tom O'Brien, President and Chief Executive Officer   Tom O'Brien was most recently a senior executive at Philips Medical Systems, a division of Royal Dutch Philips, after the sale of Intermagnetics.  At Intermagnetics Tom held the role of Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and President, Invivo Medical Devices.  Prior to that, he has held various senior executive positions in both public and private companies, in the US as well as abroad. Mr. O’Brien holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from the University of Chicago. 

James Ross, Ph.D., Chief Technical Officer.  James Ross was previously a product development engineer for Advanced Micro Devices and the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Teneo Micro Instruments, which recently launched its first product for micro-scale manipulation of MEMs components. He possesses over 7 years experience in MEMS fabrication, analog circuit design, and neural interfacing technology. During his tenure at the Microelectronics Research Center and the Laboratory for Neuroengineering, he was instrumental in producing over a dozen critically enabling technologies for the manipulation and sensing of neural tissue (many of which are patent pending). Dr. Ross received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University and a Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Tech.  

Edgar Brown, Chief Engineer.  Edgar Brown is currently a research engineer at the Laboratory for Neuroengineering in Atlanta, Georgia. He possesses more than 20 years experience in analog, digital, and mixed signal circuit design, as well as embedded systems and signal processing. His specialty is in ultra low-power analog integrated circuit design and neuromorphic engineering, which he has applied to the development of phased array systems and neural stimulators.  Mr. Brown is a senior member for the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers and holds Masters degrees in Digital Signal Processing from Universidad Simón Bolívar and Applied Mathematics from Georgia Tech.  

Swami Rajaraman, PhD, MEMS R&D.Swami has over 10 years of academic and industrial research experience in MEMS, biotechnology and semiconductors. He has previously worked with Analog Devices and CardioMEMS in developing MEMS fabrication technologies for optical micro-mirrors and implantable sensors respectively. His primary expertise is in developing robust and inexpensive manufacturing processes for exotic, 3D microstructures. Mr. Rajaraman received his Bachelor of Science in Electronics from Bharathidasan University in India, his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, and his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. 

Julian Bragg, MD, PhD, Medical Device R&D. Julian is a fellow in the Neuromuscular program of the Emory University Department of Neurology. He has published papers in such fields as neuromorphic engineering, analog circuit design, and clinical neurophysiology. His primary research interests are the automation of clinical neurophysiological testing and the measurement and clinical applications of nerve excitability testing. He has completed a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the George Washington University, a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a M.D. from Emory University School of Medicine, and a residency in Neurology at Emory.