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About Us | Advisory Board Biographies Farshid
Arman, Ph.D. Most recently, Dr. Arman had business and technical consulting engagements with CNN (Atlanta) and with Samsung (Seoul). Previously, Dr. Arman was the Executive Director of Engineering at Ascential Software's Media Business Unit (formerly Informix Software) where he was responsible for architecture, development, and testing of enterprise-class software used by many of world's largest media companies. Dr.
Farshid Arman holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University
of Texas at Austin. He is the author of over 30 publications and an inventor on 6 patents. He balances the excitement of emerging technology with real-world practical experience. Dr. Aubrey L. Helms, Jr. holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Princeton University. Chris Leinen Mr. Chris Leinen brings over 30 years experience in starting successful companies serving the energy industry. He was the founder and CEO of Final Control Elements, Inc., a manufacturer of high capacity, severe service control valves, that grew quickly into an international company before being acquired by Halliburton Industries. He
is a prolific inventor with several US and international patents
for high reliability - severe service fluid flow applications. Prior
to Final Control Elements, Chris was CEO and president of Flo-Trol,
Inc., a manufacturer's representative company serving the energy
industry. Franklin P. Newburn Mr.
Franklin P. Newburn has served in numerous management capacities
in the industrial controls market during the past 30 years. Mr.
Franklin P. Newburn recently retired from Omron Electronics LLC,
a global manufacturer of industrial controls and electronic control
components having served Omron for the past 20 years, most recently
as President and co-CEO of its America's operation. In addition,
Mr. Franklin P. Newburn served as CEO of Omron's wholly owned subsidiary,
OIDM, a manufacturer of control equipment used in the drilling industry. |