Mr. Martin has over 15 years of experience in medical device operations and development. Prior to Siesta, he served as CTO, VP of R&D and Operations for Paracor Medical. He also previously served as VP of Operations and Quality Assurance for Coalescent Surgical (acquired by Medtronic) and held operations management positions at W.L. Gore and Prograft Medical (acquired by W.L. Gore). Mr. Martin holds a BSME from Duke University and a MSMSE from Stanford University.
Erik van der Burg, Chairman, CTO, Founder
Mr. van der Burg has over 20 years of experience in medical device development and has 35 issued patents and over 50 pending applications in medical devices. Prior to his role with Siesta, he co-founded and served as CEO for Ross Creek Medical which was acquired by Stryker. Prior to that, he co-founded and served as the CEO of Aspire Medical. Prior to his role with Aspire, he co-founded and served as VP of R&D at Appriva Medical (acquired by ev3). Mr. van der Burg holds a BSME from Cal Poly, SLO and a MSME from Santa Clara University.
Chris Feezer, VP of R&D, Founder
Mr. Feezor has spent more than 10 years of career in the medical device arena with experiences ranging from early-stage device and therapy research through product development and market launch. Prior to co-founding Siesta Medical, he served as Senior Manager of Research and Development at Ross Creek Medical (acquired by Stryker). Prior to that, he served in a variety of roles at Guidant Corp and Abbott Laboratories. Mr. Feezor holds a BSBE from the University of California, San Diego and MSBE and MSME from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Michael Kolber, VP of Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Research, Founder
Mr. Kolber has over 20 years experience in medical device companies. Prior to Siesta Medical, Mr. Kolber was VP, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance at Paracor Medical, Inc. He currently serves as ParacorŐs General Manager. Mr. Kolber also previously served as VP, Clinical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance at Appriva Medical (acquired by ev3). Prior to this, he was VP, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance at Prograft Medical (acquired by W.L. Gore). Mr. Kolber holds a B.S. in Zoology from San Diego State University, an MPH from UCLA and an MBA from Saint MaryŐs College of Moraga.
Tedd Hinton, VP of Operations and Quality Assurance
Mr. Hinton has 22 years of experience in Operations, Manufacturing and Quality roles, the last 11 years in the Medical Device industry. Prior to joining Siesta Medical, he was Director of Manufacturing and Quality at Aptus Endosystems Inc., Senior Director of Operations at Paracor Medical Inc., and was Director of Manufacturing Engineering at Coalescent Surgical, which was acquired by Medtronic. Prior to joining the Medical Device industry, Mr. Hinton spent 11 years in the hard disk drive industry where he held several Manufacturing and Product Engineering roles. Mr. Hinton holds a BSME from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Jay Shukert, CFO
Mr. Shukert has been a consulting Chief Financial Officer to medical device and biotechnology companies for more than 15 years. He focuses on development and early commercialization companies. His clients have included Millennium Pharmaceuticals, IDUN Pharmaceuticals, Prograft Medical, Coalescent Surgical, and Appriva Medical. Previous to his work as a consulting CFO, Jay was VP, Finance at CV Therapeutics and Controller at Neurex Corporation. Mr. Shukert received an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley and a BS from the University of Pennsylvania.