Dr. Louise F. Gunderson, President and CEO

Louise has broad range of educational accomplishments, including a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia, an MS in Environmental Science and a BA in Biology from the University of Colorado at Denver; as well as a BA in Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley.

Her areas of expertise include the automatic extraction of information from complex data streams, geospatial analysis of satellite data, data mining, human preference forecasting, and predictive modeling of human behavior. She is the author of over 20 technical publications, including book chapters and archival journal articles. Along with James Gunderson, she has completed a technical book which was published by Springer-Verlag in late 2008.

Louise also contributes to scientific literature. Visit our Publications page for a complete list.

Louise is the President and CEO of Gamma Two, Inc. Complete Vita

Dr. James P. Gunderson, CTO and Cognitive Systems Architect

Jim has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Virginia, as well as a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Colorado at Denver. He has been actively involved in researching machine based cognition for 20 years, and has focused on embedded intelligence. His areas of expertise include intelligent systems, robotics, and planning in uncertain domains. He has been awarded numerous patents for robotic systems, and is the author of many technical publications. Jim is the co-author (along with Louise Gunderson) of the 2009 technical book "Robots, Reasoning, and Reification."

While completing his doctorate, Jim had the opportunity to be part of the management team for a high tech start-up from 1999 to 2003. As a grad student he was part of the team that developed an ultra-cold robotic storage system for medical samples. This work was patented (Jim is on four of the patents) and the rights were purchased by Carillion Biomedical. The new company, Biophile, Inc., hired Jim to guide the development of the robotic hardware and its control software, as well as act as part of the management team. The company brought the product to market, and Jim oversaw the contract manufacturing of the system. In 2004, Biophile was acquired by Tekcel, a leading innovator of sample-management and assay automation systems for life science research. Jim was involved in the complete business lifecycle from initial product design to final exit strategy, and he brings those skills and experience to Gamma Two Robotics.

Jim also contributes to scientific literature. Visit our Publications page for a complete list.

Jim is the Cognitive Systems Architect at Gamma Two, Inc. Complete Vita

Mark C. Vappi, Vice President of Operations

Mark has over 30 years of experience in organizing and running complex projects ranging from commercial construction to Microsoft's online services billing site. His background includes jobsite coordination positions at Vappi & Company in Boston and executive positions at Petry-Vappi Construction in Denver, as well as software development management positions at Quark and Microsoft. His key strengths throughout have been in operational problem solving and interdisciplinary communication.

Mark has a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Colorado.

Frank L. Wells, Director of Finance

Frank is the sole proprietor of Lilburn & Associates LLC (Lilburn), a consultancy specializing in the mining industry. Frank has advised international and domestic institutions on various aspects of the mining industry including mergers and acquisitions, financial planning and other issues facing the companies involved in the mining industry.

Prior to establishing Lilburn, Frank was the CFO/Finance Director of Central Asia Metals ltd.(CAML), a London-based private equity mining company.

Through 2007 Frank was a Director of Corporate Development for Newmont Capital where he was involved with corporate development and M&A activities in Africa, Russia, Eastern Europe, Indonesia and North America.

Frank holds a Bachelors in Social and Behavioral Science from The Johns Hopkins University, and a Masters in Business Administration from Duke University.

Pamela J. Gheysar, Director of Marketing

Pam has over 20 years of experience in systems administration and cross-platform integration. Her background includes disaster recovery planning and testing, risk management and mitigation,vendor relations, user education and training, and contract negotiation with an emphasis on bridging the gap between technology and the people who use it. She is our liaison to the outside world; coordinating robot appearances, vendor relations and community event participation.