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.
Mark West
National Sales Manager
Mr. West is a former certified athletic trainer and was most recently a sales manager in the synthetic turf industry with companies like FieldTurf, AstroTurf and Shaw Sports Turf. Prior to selling in the synthetic turf industry, Mark was the head athletic trainer for the Kansas City Comets Indoor Soccer Team, the official sports medicine clinic for the Kansas City Kings Professional Basketball team (currently the Sacramento Kings), and Kansas City Kansas Community College. In addition, Mark was a certified athletic trainer for the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team—serving as the head trainer for that team at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow—as well as the athletic trainer for 1979 NAIA National Basketball Champions Drury College (his alma mater). He also served as a student athletic trainer for the Kansas City Chiefs. E-mail Mark at: [email protected]
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 of i1 Biometrics, Gary brings the knowledge and experience of building a valuable and profitable business.
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.
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