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Board of Directors
Business Team
Science Team
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Consultants
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Joe Beyers
Chairman of the Board & CEO
Mr. Beyers is the Chairman of the Board and CEO of the company. He served part-time in this role since January 1, 2009 and full time as of September 1, 2009. Previously Mr. Beyers was Vice President of Intellectual Property Licensing at the Hewlett-Packard Company. In this role he was responsible for patent licensing, technology licensing, brand licensing, standards based licensing and patent sales & acquisitions for HP as well as being a key driver of IP strategy for the company. In his 34 years with HP...read more |
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Doug Gilbert
Founder & VP of Research
Dr. Gilbert is the inventor of the Company’s technology. Dr. Gilbert was employed as an electronics engineer for a number of companies, including SuperMac Technology and Teleplex. He holds a BS in Electronics from San Diego State University. Dr. Gilbert is responsible for the ongoing development of the Company’s technology. Dr. Gilbert anticipates maintaining this role as the Company continues to develop...read more |
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Neal Mody
Co-Founder & COO
Before Co-founding Ambature, Mr. Mody directed two companies that acquired and developed commercial real estate in Arizona. Mr. Mody studied Communications at Arizona State University. He is responsible for managing the Company’s operations. Mr. Mody has been a driving force behind the Company’s fundraising efforts...read more |
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Scott McMahan
Investor Member of the Board
For the last 10 years, Mr. McMahan has helped manage his family's investment portfolios in real estate, equity, and derivatives markets and has experienced success in negotiation and litigation. Mr. McMahan is currently engaged as an Ambature board member representing some of the Company's original investors and owns a consulting and life-coaching business.....read more |
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Patrick Murphy
Outside licensing and IP Counsel
Mr. Murphy is a partner of Thomas Kayden's licensing section. Mr. Murphy currently concentrates his practice in complex licensing and technology transactions. His broad expertise includes: technology licenses, managing contract and intellectual property disputes, developing pre-litigation strategy, coordination of patent clearance analyses, non-infringement and invalidity opinions, patent sales agreements, product purchase agreements including manufacturing and design services, consulting services...read more |
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Geoff Williamson
VP Business Development
Since 1997 Geoff has been an active executive level business manager, specializing in early stage CleanTech/GreenTech companies and technologies. He has been instrumental in coordinating investments rounds for a number of startups and has managed incubator groups within large corporations. Past companies include CellNet Data Systems, Myhomekey.com, Sage Systems, Invensys and Trilliant Networks, Inc. Most recently Geoff lead the business & investment case development for a North American-based...read more |
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Timothy Cale
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Cale runs the materials and process R&D efforts of the Ambature Lab. Dr. Cale has more than thirty years of experience as a professor, process engineer, and consultant specializing in IC manufacturing, catalysis, and materials processing, modeling, and characterization. While he was a Professor of Chemical Engineering, Dr. Cale directed large microelectronics research centers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), and at Arizona State University (ASU). In addition to managing large research...read more
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Michael Lynch
Materials Chemist
Before joining Ambature, Mr. Lynch worked for 18 years at General Electric, as a Sr. Materials & Process Engineer, in both Engineering Development and Advanced Manufacturing support. He designed, developed and implemented several key ceramic materials, including the ceramic material used in GE's X-Ray, CT imaging systems. He has set up several materials development labs and, now, one for Ambature. He served on GE’s Safety Committee and Manufacturing Change Review Board; was trained in ISO certification...read more |
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Jesse Coats
Software Architect
Mr. Coats is an experienced software developer. Before joining Ambature, he was a senior software developer for Mediafour Corp. and a software engineer at BAE Systems. Mr. Coats started programming at eight years old on his Commodore Pet and has continued since then. He studied Computer Science at Iowa State University. Mr. Coats is responsible for data gathering and analysis, software simulations and the software modeling of the Company’s technologies....read more |
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Rick Toering
Outside General Counsel and Legal Advisor to the Board
Mr. Toering is a partner in the Northern Virginia office of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, practicing in the Intellectual Property Section. Mr. Toering counsels clients in patent matters with a focus on the strategic development and procurement of patent portfolios, particularly those protecting electronic and software-related technologies. He has extensive experience representing angel investors and venture finance companies as well as start-up and emerging growth companies. He routinely provides...read more |
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Eugene Shteyn
Intellectual Property Strategist
Eugene Shteyn holds twenty-five US patents and is a named inventor on more than forty patents pending (in software architecture, digital entertainment, internet services, nanotechnology, and other areas). Eugene teaches Principles of Invention and Innovation at Stanford University’s Continuing Studies Program. His experience includes work as a Director of Intellectual Property Licensing at Hewlett Packard, Principle Scientist at Philips Research Silicon Valley, innovation consultant for Roche, inventor for...read more |
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Stephanie Jamgochian
Grant Writer
Ms. Stephanie Jamgochian has more than 15 years experience as a non-profit program administrator and fundraiser, with extensive knowledge of the grant process, research, donor cultivation and corporate sponsorships. Over that time, she has written more than 150 government and foundation grants garnering more than 3 million dollars in grant funding and has conducted... read more |
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