Dr. Louise F. Gunderson, President and CEO
Louise F. Gunderson President and CEO Louise has broad range of educational accomplishments, including a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia, an MS in Environmental Science and a BA in Biology from the University of Colorado at Denver; as well as a BA in Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley.

Her areas of expertise include the automatic extraction of information from complex data streams, geospatial analysis of satellite data, data mining, human preference forecasting, and predictive modeling of human behavior. She is the author of over 20 technical publications, including book chapters and archival journal articles. Along with James Gunderson, she has completed a technical book which was published by Springer-Verlag in late 2008.

Dr. James P. Gunderson, CTO and Cognitive Systems Architect
James P. Gunderston, CTO and Cognitive Systems Architect Jim has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Virginia, as well as a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Colorado at Denver.

He has been actively involved in researching machine based cognition for 20 years, and has focused on embedded intelligence since the late 1990's. His areas of expertise include intelligent systems, robotics, embedded real-time systems, and planning in uncertain domains. He has been awarded several US and European patents for robotic systems, and is the author of numerous technical publications. In addition, he has been the session organizer for several conferences and symposia, and is the co-author (along with Louise Gunderson) of the recently released technical book "Robots, Reasoning, and Reification" on machine cognition and robotics.

Mark C. Vappi, Director of Operations
Mark C. Vappi, Director of Operations Mark has over 30 years of experience in organizing and running complex projects ranging from commercial construction to Microsoft’s online services billing site. His background includes jobsite coordination positions at Vappi & Company in Boston and executive positions at Petry-Vappi Construction in Denver, as well as software development management positions at Quark and Microsoft. His key strengths throughout have been in operational problem solving and interdisciplinary communication. Mark has a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Colorado.
Pam J. Gheysar, Director of Marketing
Pam J. Cheysar, Director of Marketing Pam has over 20 years’ experience in systems administration and cross-platform integration. Her background includes disaster recovery planning and testing, risk management, user education and training, and contract negotiation with an emphasis on bridging the gap between technology and the people who use it. She is our liaison to the outside world; coordinating robot appearances, vendor relations and community event participation.
Joe Dellea, Sales and Marketing
Joe Dellea, Sales and Marketing Joe has been involved in the computer industry in various capacities for over 20 years and comes to us with a background in hardware repair and systems administration. His breadth and depth of experience includes cross-platform systems integration and legacy systems preservation, and this has imbued him with an eclectic expertise. He is active in the Robotics and Maker communities and stays on top of trends and competitors in the field.