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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 for 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
Main Quad, Building 370, Classroom 370 on
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 4:15 to 5:30pm and are free and open
to the public.
Next class session - Thursday, February 24th
at 4:15pm:
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ROTA Mobility Inc.: From
Development to Commercialization
Chris Bayne
and Michael Bayne
ROTA Mobility
Inc. |
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Abstract: ROTA
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. |
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Biosketches: |
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Chris Bayne:
Educated at the University of London in Material Science, Chris 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
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Michael Bayne:
Michael 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
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Do
you have a question or comment? - David L. Jaffe, MS, the
course organizer, can be reached by email or at 650/892-4464.
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