Welcome to this edition of Perspectives, the e-newsletter of the
Stanford course, Perspectives in Assistive
Technology.
What
is the course? - Perspectives in Assistive Technology is a
Winter Quarter course at Stanford that explores issues surrounding the design,
development, and use of assistive technology benefitting people with
disabilities and seniors. More information can be found on the course
website.
Invitation to attend - You are invited to attend
all class lectures. They will be held in the
Thornton Center - Classroom 110 on Tuesday
and Thursday afternoons at 4:15 to 5:30pm and are free and open to the
public.
Next class session - Tuesday, January 29th at
4:15pm:
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ROTA Mobility Inc.: From
Development to Commercialization
Chris Bayne
& Michael Bayne
ROTA Mobility
Inc. |
Abstract: ROTA
Mobility is driven to disrupt the mobility marketplace with innovative
self-propelled wheelchairs and accessory products designed to prevent disease,
promote consumer-driven health, and contribute to a sustainable planet for
future generations.
Biosketches: Chris
Bayne was educated at the University of London in Material Science. He has
over 30 years designing, building, and selling equipment for the semiconductor
and other high-tech Industries.
Prior to forming two of his
own companies, Chris had a distinguished international twenty-one year career
with Heraeus GmbH. In the early 1980s Chris transferred from London to the
Silicon Valley to direct North American Operations. Chris held executive
positions in both Sales and Technical Marketing.
Chris is the Founder and
President of both Diamond Semiconductor Systems Inc. and Sales Management
Innovations Inc.
Chris has been awarded a
total of 7 US patents in his specialized field of CVD and Diffusion
systems.
Michael Bayne has
earned both graduate and undergraduate degrees in Engineering and
Business.
Michael’s work
experience includes positions held at: Apple Inc. as Assistant Engineering
Project Manager for iPad, KLA-Tencor Corp. managing quality assurance efforts
and the manufacture of artifacts used to calibrate metrology tools for IC
production, SMI Inc. specifying design criteria for semiconductor and
biomedical capital equipment and administering sales and support
services.
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