Headquartered in Kirkland, Washington,
i1 Biometrics is a privately held information and technology company focused on the Sports and Military markets, and is devoted to developing protection and performance products and systems. i1 Biometrics addresses these areas by bringing to market innovative technologies such as the Impact Intelligence System (IIS).
The Impact Intelligence System is a first of its kind athletic product to offer a solution to the growing epidemic of undiagnosed Sports Brain Injuries. At the Impact Intelligence System’s core is the world’s first mouthguard that accurately measures the linear and rotational accelerations of head impacts during sports. In essence, the i1 Biometrics mouthguard can tell how hard a hit has impacted an athlete’s brain, and from that information a real-time injury assessment can be made on the sideline.
The mouthguard is groundbreaking in its ability to gather and disseminate impact information from inside the athlete’s head and in the context of an individual athlete’s history of exposure and injury.
The data collected on the field is transmitted in real-time via our proprietary wireless protocol to a base station at the sideline and from there via GSM to a secure internet database. The system makes monitoring easy, as it sends notifications and alerts to authorized sideline personnel via mobile devices about impacts to players heads.
Lastly, the system serves as a complete solution beyond the real-time monitoring and reporting by providing a suite of tools supporting athlete assessment in bench vs. play decisions, recovery and safe return-to-play protocols.
i1 Biometrics will continue to innovate and deliver cutting edge athletic and military performance and safety solutions. For more information on our mouthguard, click here.
Mission
To be a leading provider of monitoring and measurement technologies, products and systems for both protective and performance oriented applications.
Management Team
Jesse Harper
President, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Harper joined i1 Biometrics as President and CEO in April 2014. Jesse brings over 20 years of B2B and sport sales experience. Prior to his role as President and CEO, he served i1 Biometrics as the Vice President of Marketing & Sales. Mr. Harper previously held the position of Senior Director of B2B Sales for Polar Sports & Fitness Monitors, the world’s #1 sports performance monitoring company, from 2004 to 2012 and Product Consultant and Field Deployment roles from 1994 to 2004. In this capacity, he was responsible for the sales and distribution of Polar products in the B2B channel to pro & collegiate sports teams, health clubs, educational institutions, corporate wellness, insurance and military segments. He also serves on the board of the National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association. Jesse has an undergraduate degree in Nutritional Biochemistry and an MBA in International Business.
Ray Rhodes
Chief Operating Officer
With over 30 years of start-up experience, Mr. Rhodes brings a deep understanding of the product development lifecycles, including the technical insights of complex hardware design and product-to-manufacturing implementation. Before joining i1 Biometrics, Mr. Rhodes contributed on projects for companies like Nike, Disney and Impinj with a focus on shepherding specific products to manufacturing and ultimately the market. Since 2007, Mr. Rhodes has been largely focused on the body-worn sensor and wearable technology markets.
Dave Brown
Vice President of Product Development
Mr. Brown has over 18 years of technical and management experience in the consumer wireless and medical device industries. Previously, he was Principal Electrical Engineer at Physio-Control, where he led the development of a new architecture for defibrillation therapy delivery in the LIFEPAK series of monitor/defibrillators. Mr. Brown led a team of engineers at NeuroVista in the development of an implantable medical device for recording and wirelessly transmitting real-time electrocorticogram data as part of a seizure advisory system. Prior to his work in the medical device industry, David held various technical and management positions in the wireless industry, including Glenayre, Metawave, Good Technology and Vulcan. He received his B.A.Sc. From Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia.
David Snyder
Science Advisor
Mr. Snyder brings more than 35 years technical and scientific experience to the i1 Biometrics team. He began his career developing advanced semiconductor and laser technologies at Hughes Research Laboratories, and as consultant to the Amoco Research Center. He then transitioned to the medical device industry where he expanded his expertise to encompass medical device development, clinical trial design and management, statistical analysis, implantable systems, machine learning, digital and analog electronics, digital signal processing, and software design.
Gary Rubens
Advisor
Mr. Rubens is a private investor and entrepreneur based in the Seattle area. During his illustrious career, he founded, incubated, and acquired several ventures. His business acumen lead his company, ATG Stores, to get listed twice by Inc. Magazine's "Fastest Growing Companies"; in 2011, Lowe’s acquired ATG as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Recently, Mr, Rubens has made several investments in the Wearable Sensor Technology sector. In the capacity of Advisor if i1 Biometrics, Gary brings the knowledge and experience of building a valuable and profitable business.