Mr. Stephansen is responsible for the overall execution and strategic direction of LifeWave. He is a 30 year veteran of the high tech industry and has a proven track record of commercializing new products and building market-leading global businesses. He was previously CEO of two startups in displays and mobile software and previously was VP of Marketing & Sales of Information Storage Devices which he grew from a venture-backed startup into a public company. He also served in several marketing and sales executive positions at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) where he grew significant businesses. He holds an MSM from the Stanford GSB, an MBA from Santa Clara University, an MSEE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a BSEE from Lehigh University.
Mr. Tupin is responsible for the technology and engineering development of LifeWave’s UWB medical radar products. He has 30 years of engineering development and management experience within the high-tech industry. In addition to Mr. Tupin’s LifeWave experience, he has almost 10 years of experience designing RF communications and radar systems with Lockheed Martin and Texas Instruments. He is an expert in digital signal processing techniques and microwave hardware design. He holds an MSEE from Sacramento State College and a BSEE from UC Davis.
Ms. Cunningham is responsible for the development and execution of LifeWave’s marketing strategies. She has over 20 years experience in the global marketing of diagnostic and thereapeutic medical devices in Women’s and Fetal Health. She possesses extensive experience in advancing products from early market development through product launch and adoption. Her work has encompassed all phases of medical device marketing, including; product definition, strategic marketing, clinical marketing, developing and executing go-to-market strategies, and reimbursement strategies. Early in her career she was VP of Marketing and Sales for MedaSonics, a provider of Fetal Ultrasound Doppler products. She then joined Nellcor and was responsible for the marketing of oximetry products, including fetal pulse oximetry. She subsequently joined Novasys, Aragon Surgical, and Artemis Health and served in Vice President of Marketing positions. She holds a B.A from McMaster University and an M.B.A. from College of Notre Dame. In addition to her work, Ms. Cunningham recently served two terms as President of the non-profit Professional Women’s Healthcare Alliance (PWHA) and is currently on faculty at the University of Phoenix.
Dr. Tupin has 45 years of experience in psychopharmacological research, clinical trials, research evaluation, development and administration, human subjects research regulations, and hospital and medical systems administration. Most recently, he served as the acting medical director for the entire University of California System with responsibility for problem identification, analysis and resolution in clinical quality programs, clinical risk management and human subjects research in faculty clinical practice &medical student and graduate physician training operations at all five UC medical Schools and Hospitals (UC San Diego, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC San Francisco & UC Davis). Prior to this position Dr. Tupin was the medical director for the UC Davis Medical Center. He was the senior operational administrator for residency programs, home bound hospice program, employee health, clinical risk management and self insurance malpractice, medical staff organization and function, quality of care organization and other clinical care activities. He is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Davis. He completed his residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston and was a Research Fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda. He holds an MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, and a BS from the University of Texas, Austin.
Ms. Hebert is responsible for the support and execution of LifeWave’s clinical affairs and clinical data management. She has over 14 years of experience in the medical device industry managing clinical affairs. Ms. Hebert has managed clinical trials totaling more than 3,000 patients world-wide and involving sites located in the United States, Eastern and Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and South America. Through these efforts, she has supported many biomedical partners in their pursuit to market novel devices that address unmet clinical need and provide therapeutic relief, as well as cumulatively generate revenue in the billions of dollars. Ms. Hebert developed her skills and expertise in medical device clinical and pre-clinical research while associated with a number of companies including Emphasis Medical, Boston Scientific — EPI, PharmaSonics, and IsoStent. Her work encompassed regulatory oversight, compliance auditing, project management, full study design and implementation. Ms. Hebert completed the BS program in Human Services at Notre Dame de Namur University and the Clinical Trial Design and Management Program at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
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