CORE FOUNDING TEAM

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 Grew 2 startup companies to over $10M Sales * Design Engineer / Marketer - Cartoonist / 

Launched voice and data products successfully nationwide in big box retailers - Setup  nationwide sales team and distribution to over 10,000 stores.  Tony developed and marketed the NO.1 Itunes app, Facebook was No. 2 at the  time., Apple Monthly Staff Pick Award. Worked with CEOs from ATT,  RadioShack, Lexmark and Dell. Tony's first job was working for Informational International developer of the first Westword Robot. Tony's projects included Robotics, Automation,  Voice Response, Text-to-speech and large user base applications  servicing over 100M users and 100's of millions of clicks. Tony  holds numerous patents and developed apps for General Motors, Starbucks  Corporate,  Verizon, Sprint and other companies. Tony developed Store of Future AI and Robotics for Dell,  Perpetual Robotics and NEC and developed a million dollar robotics and automation project for Panasonic.

A highly experienced creative and technical operations and corporate development team leader. Proven execution abilities and over 30 years of creating and leading teams of professionals with Fortune 50 companies to new levels of success.  Developed and marketed over 200 large data analytics-enabled apps including many of the successful apps for Verizon and ATT Corporate early-AI CRM voice-response apps.  Developed and marketed the the NO. 1 Itunes App (out of a billion apps - Apple Staff Pick Award), first coupon app for Starbucks Corporate, Buyometrics Store of Future Apps for Dell, NEC and Perpetual Robotics, developed big data analytics/machine learning for both key metrics, increase in leads, lift in ROI, increase in conversions, decrease in ECPA, increase in Customer Transactions. Developed produce with Informational International for Westwolrd Robot project  Patented and marketed one of the first mobile highly secure banking credit card subscription services for a top 3 wireles carriers. Developed the first mobile monitoring system that analyzed data from over 1000 i/o's tied into instrumentation 

 Dr. Bavarian was former  VP of Motorola Cyber Security, considered by industry peers, “The  Father of Finger print Biometrics,” lead projects with Visa and US  Government, 

Former Chief Professor at UCI, published over 100 papers, in  Intelligent Systems, Robotics & Artificial Neural  Networks.  Lead on USA government projects with Homeland Security for  over a dozen countries for the United States Government and Homeland Security.  Ben developed TeleHealth and remote patient management system and  HIPAA security system for hospitals and clinics.  Designed remote patient management system for Medicare reimbursed with CPT code system. Designed Telehealth / Telepresence system used in 100 VA Clinics. Ben has worked closely with Tony Meador on healthcare, security and other technology projects over the years. Ben is considered by many of his peers as a technology visionary.  Dr. Bavarian is very passionate about developing products for kids with data insights that change the world for kids, their parents, caregivers and others. Dr. Bavarian has been responsible for three product generations of Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems, generating over $1B in sales, Executive team member for business development, turn around, acquisitions, IPO, and served as the officer of two public companies reporting to the Board. Dr. Bavarian was featured in the Forbes Magazine April, 1997 issue as the lead strategist for the turn around of the Printrak International Automated Fingerprint Identification System Products.
Before founding the ABC Inc., Dr. Bavarian was the Vice President of Motorola Biometrics Business Unit, and prior to that Vice President of Printrak International. Dr Bavarian received his MSc and PhD in Elect. and Computer Eng. from The Ohio State University - Go Buckeyes! Prior to Co-founding mCare Systems, MindHeart Lab, Dr. Bavarian has worked for years with Tony, developing highly scalable systems.  He has been instrumental in helping to design the EduPal Robot and the PEAK AI system.  

Former Vice President of Solution Sales for Baxter Health/Cardinal Health.   Cardinal Health, Inc. is an American multinational health care services company, and the 14th highest revenue generating company in the United States.  Laura managed over $600M in product sales for the  the design and implementation of the entire matrixed sales function with responsibilities for closing C-level clients on major deals.  Implemented multi-disciplinary sales strategy through account teams in strategic accounts and received multiple sales leadership awards. Consistent in exceeding annual sales plans and goal attainment in profitability and performance with combined businesses. Partnered with hospital executives to develop a national customer tour site complete with all aspects of a functional hospital to showcase Cardinal’s capabilities to healthcare enterprise clients.
Executive Leadership Participation and Awards:
• Co-Founder, Women’s Initiative Council
• Awarded Regional VP of the Year and National Winner Integrated Services Leadership Award.

Former Reginal Sales Director for Cardinal Health.  Rehired by Cardinal Health for longstanding reputation of building and developing high performance teams in acute healthcare market. Cardinal Health is Fortune 15 company specializing in the manufacturing and distribution of medical and surgical products and pharmaceuticals.
Sales Leadership Awards:
• Winner of multiple Sales Leadership individual and team awards including Goal Attainment, Sales Achievement and Excellence (>105%), Cardinal Health Sales Academy Graduate Certificates, Sales Team Largest Growth and Sales Team Incentives
• Member of multiple internal leadership committees including the Women Initiative Network Steering Committee and the Presource Product Steering Committee. 

Laura has over 20 years Experience With ASD.

  Dr. Aida has been in practice since 2006 providing clinical services. She currently provides online therapy support, consultancy services, is a legislative advisor, and a co-chair for AFEM’s health working group. She is a strong mental health advocate in the areas of stigma reduction, access to care and increased awareness of mental health needs. 

She has presented to The March of Dimes, Orange County Psychiatric Symposium, Lupus LA, Lindora, International Music Summit, Amsterdam Dance Event, Scottish Electronic Music Conference, and Beatport. 

She studied cultural anthropology, sociology, psychology and human behavior at UCLA, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and American Premier University. Alongside these academic theoretical frameworks, she has been trained in discrete trial training, parent-child interactive therapy, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, breathwork and hypnosis. 

She is currently licensed in the states of California, Montana, and Washington.

For the last few years Dr. Aida has also been providing therapy for K-12 school districts to support student mental health through ongoing teletherapy sessions.

  Dr. Ed Carels experience spans CEO and President  roles running 200 mental health clinics with 1000's of hospital relationships to running the chain of Amen Mental Health Clinics in Los Angeles, Orange County Area, Atlanta Metro Area, Chicago Metro Area, New York Metro, Area, Seattle Metro Area and San Francisco Bay area. MindHeart is leverage partnerships and learnings from working in these areas with PEAK Virtual Therapy. 

 Edward J. Carels, Ph.D. has 38 years of experience in healthcare management. He helps Grow your company and, if required, reach a profitable liquidity event. This process Includes:

• Formal Strategic Business Due Diligence audit. Develop with Founder /CEO strategic growth plan Training on M&A
• Due Diligence, Deal Structuring & LOI Negotiations. Growth Capital Raising Strategies.  New Product/ Services Development. Advanced Technology Improvements
• MIS Systems to Enhance Productivity
• Strategic Partnerships and New Distribution Channels
• Management Training and Personnel Development
• Marketing - Patient and Customer Attraction Systems
• Increase Revenue and Decrease Costs
• Finding a Profitable Liquidity Event

He has been the CEO or President of 5 companies
He works with Founder/owners of healthcare companies In some cases, he has invested and helped find a larger investor or buyer as well as customers to grow each company. Sample list:

- Founder- a software that provided electronic claims submission between providers and payers.  CEO Age Management Clinics and compound Pharmacies seeking growth capital 

 Ellen Preston was one of the co-founders of Dexcom, a billion dollar plus leader in medical devices. 30 years of selling and marketing experience with innovative-paradigm changing products. AHSC and JNJ have provided a rich foundation for start-up enterprises and new product development. Ability to understand developments in science that can be turned into advancements in healthcare. I now have the pleasure and honor of mentoring 3 individuals in management skills, marketing and plan development and execution.  

At Johnson & Johnson, Ms. Preston effort created the category and changed the pricing and delivery of lenses worldwide. The brand was worth over $500 million in 1996 and now is in excess of $2 Billion.
The sales force was comprised of 4 Region Managers, 18 District Managers and 143 Sales Representatives. My responsibities included sales and profit, development and execution of professional and consumer marketing strategies and tactics, development and execution of hiring, training and development programs for field sales.
Dexcom Inc resulted from this effort; an implantable glucose monitor with a $2B market cap. Miramedica was funded and sold to Kodak for the technology developed for computer aided detection of breast cancers.

  Rob Robinson has a dynamic record of achievement and is a multiple Award-Winning Healthcare Sales Executive with more than 15 years of successful sales leadership, covering a wide-range of therapeutic areas within diverse market environments. Possessing a solid balance between Business Growth and People Development. Successful in highly managed healthcare influenced markets. Superior business acumen, an entrepreneurial mindset, expert abilities in change leadership and needs assessment.
Specialties include a robust record of building effective teams, recruiting, staffing, and leading through change/ambiguity while continually exceeding sales goals and expectations.
• Exceptionally skilled at successfully launching new products as well as continuing growth of mid and late-stage products.
• Outstanding performance track record of successfully turning around underperforming sales teams to surpass targeted goals for award-winning sales results. 

Manage sales operations, hiring, coaching and development of 7 to 10 sales consultants focusing on Improving Women's Heath, specifically for the post menopausal woman. Call Targets include: OB/GYNs, Urologists, Internal Medicine and Family Practice physicians.
Former Regional Director for Atherotech, a privately held cardio-diagnostic company focusing on direct measurement of the comprehensive lipid profile using the company's VAP (Vertical Auto Profile) technology. 

Rob and the founder Tony know each other from the 6th grade at Kelly School, where the two met and became friends playing basketball.  Rob  went on to become a scholarship player for the UCSB basketball team. 

  Dr. Geruson’s experience spans CEO roles at Lexmark ($3B), Phoenix Technologies (World Leader In PC / Phone Bios Chips - Over 1 Billion) and VoiceSignal Technologies, and Senior Vice President and executive positions at Nokia, IBM, Toshiba, and McKinsey & Co. As CEO of Lexmark, a multi-billion-dollar imaging technology and solutions company (billion dollar health and education division) with 10,000 employees, he grew device sales faster than at any time in the previous 10 years while simultaneously executing extensive process re-engineering, transforming the business from negative EBITDA and high debt to a positive $303 million EBITDA and a healthy debt profile. 

Dr. Geruson grew a voice-technology startup to be the largest voice technology on major wireless carrier networks, including, Verizon, ATT and Sprint.  VoiceSignal with a 12X Revenue Exit / $200M. VoiceSignal was acquired by $2B Voice and Ai Leader Nuance Communications (the voice technology behind leaders such as Google, Amazon and Microsoft).   

Dr Geruson has known the founder Tony Meador for over 30 years and has been an advisor to other companies Tony Founded. 

Ed is the founder Tony's son, his best friend and the inspiration behind EduPal (the Ed in EduPal). Growing up with ADHD, mental challenges and dual-diagnosis, Ed was addicted to Meth at age 13.  Diagnosed with Schizophrenia at age 19, Ed  ran away from home many times and became homeless, eventually ending up at Skid Rowe in LA. Struggling with the disease, Ed inspired his parents by continuing his education, working with his grand parents to obtain his GED.  

Ed was a typical boy playing basketball, soccer and especially playing interactive games, wanting to be a Game Designer. The founder's other son James passed after a brain disorder and his mom diagnosed with Parkinson's, Tony believed he could leverage his technology background and work with his son to change the world for kids and others with brain disorders. Ed's goal is to develop games and tools and to inspire other kids and adults with mental health disorders to become successful and live happy and productive lives.     

Mason is a 17-teen year old with amazing and marvelous talents. He started college at age. 13. Mason has that very unique intelligence combined with the ability to articulate and debate, similar to that of a seasoned college professor. He is the son of Dr. Brett Shurman board-certifications in adult psychiatry and addiction medicine, treating a broad range of psychiatric disorders with psychopharmacology and psychotherapy. He is the grandson of Dr. Joseph Shurman, Chairman of Pain Management, Scripps Hospitals and MindHeart Adviser. Dr. Shurman was awarded Doctor of the year three times by his Pain Management Peers.  

MASON'S EDUCATION: California State University, Los Angeles, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics GPA: 3.946Enrolled through the Early Entrance Program at age 13, Dean’s List 6/6, University of California, Irvine, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Anticipated Spring 2022) GPA: 3.8, Mathematics GPA: 3.91, Dean’s List 1/1, AWARDS included Honorable Mention in the Joint Mathematics Meetings Poster Session, Outstanding Presentation Award at the CSULA Student Research Symposium. 

 Former VP of mCARE Systems, Healthcare AI Technology to help kids with emotion education and cognitive game therapy.  Considered by industry peers "The Child of AI Robotics," lead projects with AGEs Autism Centers and CHOC Hospital events. Published and provided access to over 100 papers and games, AI emotion, robotics and kid's artificial intelligence. Worked closely with Ed Meador, Founder's son with mental health disorder. Trained in Early Childhood Education to understand the importance of getting a jump start on education and emotion contact at an early age.  

  Dr. Dunne has lectured on autism spectrum disorders and digital health technology-related topics at the local, national, and international level. A cognitive scientist and technologist by training, Dr. Dunne has deep industry expertise with over a decade of experience founding, advising, and managing venture-backed cognitive health and education technology startups. A former director of Autism for Easter Seals, Dr. Dunne also spearheaded the Autism and Innovation Initiative funded by the Discovery Partners Institute and private donors where she established strategic partnerships involving world-class corporate, university, private capital and nonprofit partners.     A former Kauffman Foundation/Astia Entrepreneur Fellow, Maureen serves on the C-Suite selection committee of Astia which supports promising high-growth technology startups with an inclusive culture. Dr. Dunne is also a board director for the Mental Health Association of GC, Access to Care (Auxiliary Board), Autism Community Ventures, several technology startups and a college trustee responsible for a $350M budget.     Dr. Dunne was previously named a ‘Founder to Watch’ by Women 2.0 and recently participated in the Nobel Prize Summit for problem-solving discussions alongside top scientists, educators and Nobel laureates.       A lifelong autism advocate, Dr Dunne has been very involved in the autism field, has set up multiple autism scholarships and has been a foster parent to children with autism, including a nonverbal boy she taught to communicate.  She is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.    Maureen holds Joint BA/MA degrees from the University of Chicago, a Master’s from London School of Economics and completed advanced training in the cognitive/data sciences as a fellow at MIT/Harvard. Dr. Dunne earned her Ph.D. in Cognitive Science from the Division on Medical Sciences from the University of Oxford where she was a Rhodes Scholar 

 Health IT and Science for over 25 years. Previous positions include: former Chief of Staff IT - Kaiser Permanente (overseeing $250m annually (multiyear planning, quality controls, …), Director of the Technology side of Kaiser Permanente’s website, KP.org for 5 years ( HIPAA Compliant Medical System / Platform) and Director of Digital presence for Northern California’s Accountable Care Network Canopy Health (both UCSF/JMH Joint Ventures) (thru BayHealthDevelopment).  Cathy sits of multiple Boards and Panel groups, including: Organization for Autism Research (OAR) (ASD Scholarship co-chair), Autism Center of Northern California and the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (for Autism).   Cathy has been a lecturer at University of California, Berkeley, Dominican University, Marin, ProgressNEXT, Boston and San Francisco’s DAMA.  For over 8 years, Cathy has been a very active participant in the University of California, Berkeley Startup EcoSystem. She is a volunteer/advisor and judge for Big Ideas and LAUNCH (Haas school of business), Arrow Capital (student run VC firm (overseen thru Bow Capital) focusing on HealthIT.  Cathy is an active Angel Investor at the Berkeley Angel Network (BAN). She is a Venture Advisor UC Berkeley’s Global SkyDeck Accelerator (2012-Present), National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF – iCorps) Mentor (2018-present).  Additionally, Cathy is part of a new Technology Autism Accelerator (blueumbrella.io) as an advisor and advocate.  Cathy has spent most of her life engaged in the autism space with two brothers on the spectrum.  Her father Ed Schwallie, founded Autism Society of Northern Illinois and co-founded OAR, recognized by Charity Navigator as the No. 1 Autism Non-profit.   Cathy has a BA in Computer Science and Math from University of Massachusetts, Boston. She also has certificates from University of California Berkeley Haas (Executive MBA coursework) & Berkeley Law School (Blockchain).  

Current President of Tech Coast Angels, the largest angel group with over 400 active members.  Successful exits from UCLA-Health Initiated Medical Device Company.  

 Experienced investor with an entrepreneurial, research, and engineering background. Technology ventures and real-estate investments are my primary areas of interest.  

Former  President Pirus, former Director for Radobotics, former Medical Device  Engineer for GI Logic, Inc., - Investor/Director Engineer (AI-based  Cancer Detecting).  Master of Science, Engineering Grade 4.0/4.0, Doctor  Of Philosophy, UCLA, Embedded Engineer, Lockheed Martin. 

Former President of  CMIT Solutions.  Over a decade of experience in investment, research,  and business services for both ubiquitous enterprises like Intel (where  his work lead to multiple publications on AI-based energy systems),  Qualcomm (where he received an innovation fellowship) and Lockheed  Martin (where some of his systems were used on F-16s).    Developed AI-based energy monitoring systems around Intel architectures that were used for energy efficient computing research and cyber-security education.

Research Collaborator, Intel Corporation. 

Dr. Singh worked on multiple projects ranging from graduate-level teaching assignments and IT administration to medical system development and algorithm design while managing a team of undergraduate and master's level engineering students.

Embedded Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin,  Developed oxygen sensing systems for the F-16 fighter jets.

  Associate  Professor & Vice Chair for Research UC Irvine Health, Department Of  Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care - Successful Exit Of Medical  Device / Software Company (Sironis Medical Device) , Founder Of Sironis  Intelligent Medical Software – Former Chief Resident For Loyola  University Medical Center  Joe  Rinehart’s path to UCI as a physician, researcher, entrepreneur and  mentor dates back to his early days in high school, where an influential  biology teacher and his father’s IBM 286 computer served as catalysts  for two of his core passions–science and software.  

       Serves as the Chief Executive Officer for AGES Learning Solutions with over 100 Autism Therapists.  Pardeesh  brings 15+ years of experience in creating and leading educational and  healthcare companies in Special Education and the Autism field. Founder  and CEO of AlphaVista Services Inc., a California based special  education company. Pradeesh led AlphaVista for nine years and built a  company, which includes of 200+ clinicians, serving 50+ school districts  in California and supporting 10,000+ schools.  Pradeesh  Thomas is also the founder of a special education technology startup  SmartEdTech that MindHeart Lab EduPal will be incorporating into our robots.  

         Member  of United Nations AI Expert, IBM Master Inventor/Watson AI Lecturer, AI  Forbes Contributor, Teacher / Professor / Lecturer - UC Irvine -  Mr. Sahota lived and worked in Ningbo China where he partnered with  Chinese CEOs to create the Leadership Development Program.    His work  experience spans multiple industries including legal services,  healthcare, life sciences, retail, travel and transportation, energy and  utilities, automotive, telecommunications, media/communication, and  government. Moreover, Neil was one of the few people selected for IBM's  Corporate Service Corps leadership program.   

  A seasoned marketing executive having run her own ad agency for over 30 years, Story. She is the Founder and Executive Director of non-profit Wellify Teen. Wellify Teen is bridging the gap between teens who need mental  health services and those who receive them.   The free AI app will help  parents screen for mental illness and disorders, educate on the causes  and recommended treatments, and connect underserved populations to  mental health resources available within their own community. Sally  founded MindTank workspaces for innovators and startups.   Sally has a  son that is on the ASD and very active in the autism community.         

  Caroline  hosted and produced her radio show Caroline’s Cause Corner - successful  campaigns for a dynamic roster of clients in entertainment, lifestyle,  consumer products, culinary, technology, travel and non-profit  industries including Grateful Dead, Capitol Records, Warner+Reprise  Records, Virgin Records, Lilith Fair, Tower Records, Legendary Rock  & Roll Photographer Jim Marshall, The Plant Recording Studios,  Discover Los Angeles Tourism Board/dineLA Restaurant Week, Oaksterdam  University, Harvest Cannabis Dispensary, Gap.com, Estee Lauder/Clinique,  and Seagram & Sons. 

 Former Head Development Manager for Method Studios, managing a team of over 50 AR developers.  Developing AR games for Marvel including Spiderman and AR/AI Games for the NBA. Rick delegates tasks to members in production and upholds security standards for projects. Rick manages the MindHeart Labs Development Team, including consolidating design aspects into our working beta printed 3D robot and animation team. Print, Build and Finish physical assets for testing and feature planning.  Design AR experience for future use with our Emotional Intelligence Platform.   . 

 Former Head of Strategic Partnerships, Google Health, Former SVP of Sharecare, former Strategic Partnerships Intel.  Chad focused his career sourcing, closing, and managing complex alliances, building partner programs/ecosystems, and designing/executing creative co-marketing programs. Through his time at GOOGLE, INTEL, and beyond, he has enjoyed building business relationships, both individually and organizationally, that spark value for all stakeholders.  Former Head of Strategic For Google Adwords.