Christopher Dunne, VP and General Counsel

Christopher Dunne has been a lawyer for more than thirty years in several venues: counsel to a congressional committee; general counsel to two large corporations; and a partner in two widely respected law firms. Dunne also has advanced degrees in physiology and public administration from Harvard. In private practice he worked closely with several developing companies, helping them to assess and negotiate financial and other contractual relationships, and with other legal, business and regulatory matters.

Thomas Lawson, Founder and President

Lawson started his career as a manual writer at a medical electronics company in 1968. Ten years later he was VP of Engineering and VP of European Sales. His first patents issued in 1978 (one held jointly with Morong). He started Lawson Labs, Inc. in 1981, which he still heads. LLI focuses on high resolution instrumentation. Lawson has designed and marketed over 50 successful LLI products. NASA has used Lawson products for rocket engine test platforms, wind tunnel testing, and for development of Mars lander electrochemical instrumentation. LLI products are used to control the manufacture of the paper used for all US currency. Many commercial analytic instruments contain LLI interface products. Lawson is named on four patents with four pending.

William Morong, Co-Inventor

Morong started his career as an design engineer in the early 1970s at Lexington Instruments Company, a medical instrumentation firm in Waltham, MA. He worked up to the position of Chief Engineer. His first patents issued in 1978. (One held jointly with Lawson.) Morong was hired away that year by Analog Devices after he designed a superior replacement for an Analog Devices modular isolated amplifier. At Analog Devices, he designed a series of commercially successful isolation amplifiers. Morong next worked for Intronics, a power supply company, then for LTX and eventually National Semiconductor. Over his career, Morong accumulated nine patents and has five pending.

John Ryan

Ryan was the founder of SunGard Data Systems (SDS) in 1977 and served as its CEO and Chairman through its MBO and IPO until 1987. In the 20 years since he has served as principal of Devon Hill Ventures, Inc., a venture investing firm focusing on development-stage technology companies. During that period he has been an investor and/or a director (and occasional acting CEO) in more than twenty IT companies with angel or venture financing progressing through IPO or sale/merger, including eResearchTechnology (ERES), Neoware Systems (NWRE), Integrated Systems Consulting Group (ISCG), Control Software, Thermacore, Quadritek, Health Market Science, IPR International, and SevOne. He has also served on the boards of several area non-profits. John has been awarded lifetime achievement awards by the Greater Philadelphia Venture Group and the Eastern Technology Council. He has a BS from Yale and an MBA from Harvard.

Advisory Council

Charles A. Brogan

Mr. Brogan is a seasoned executive having both operational and financial experience. Currently he is Vice President of Corporate Development for InterDigital Communications LLC, a wireless technology developer and world leader in the licensing of intellectual property. In his various roles at InterDigital, Mr. Brogan was also instrumental in the institution of the company’s strategic planning process, its process for evaluating acquisition candidates, and its measurement techniques for valuating the impact on shareholder value of product and licensing decisions. He also led the acquisition of patent portfolios that have generated over $100M in royalty revenues.

Richard Genzer

Richard Genzer has been involved in business leadership and technology since 1986 with roles ranging from software engineer to executive vice president and CTO. He has performed functions in software development, product & project management, online services, business development, financial services, monetizing web-content, electronic commerce and various broadband applications. His startup experience includes Cricket Software (purchased by Computer Associates), Reality Online (purchased by Reuters), InteliHealth (presently a division of Aetna) and The Network Connection. Genzer is presently involved in a variety of technology startups, venture capital firms, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, The Arts & Business Council of Philadelphia, and he is an adjunct at two local universities.

David Oppenheimer

David Oppenheimer has over 20 years experience in electronics, sales and distribution. He managed two startup businesses for Astarté, a commercial incubator focusing on telecommunication and software. David was a member of the executive team at Sylvan Ginsbury, Ltd., a privately held electronics engineering and trading company. After the company was sold to Wyle Electronics, David continued as Wyle’s first Vice President of International Marketing and Director of Business Development. In 2000, David joined Motorola spin-off ON Semiconductor as Director of Business Development. David is an active member and past President of Robin Hood Ventures, an angel investment group.

Leslie B. Otten

Leslie Otten was the founder and CEO of American Skiing Company, and he oversaw their initial public offering valued at $530 million. He was Vice Chairman and part owner of the Boston Red Sox. He is now involved with LBO Enterprises and Sports Vision Technologies, Maine Energy Systems, and several other companies. He sits on eight Boards of Directors, including the Maine Chamber & Business Alliance (past chairman), Portland Museum of Art (past chairman), Project Opportunity (founder), Jeremiah Cromwell Center for Disabilities Awareness (chairman), and Maine Handicapped Skiing (founder and past chairman).

Stuart D. Rudoler, Esquire, Rudoler & DeRosa LLC

Stuart's practice focuses on intellectual property and counseling businesses with respect to the licensing, marketing and protection of technology. He concentrates his practice in software and electrical patents, computer and Internet law, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. Prior to starting his own practice, Stuart was a senior associate at Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP in Philadelphia, PA. Before attending law school Stuart worked as an electrical design engineer and project team leader in General Electric's Aerospace Division.