Richard L. Ehman, MD
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Ehman is Professor of Radiology at Mayo Clinic. He is an inventor, holding more than 70 U.S. and foreign patents. He was awarded the Gold Medal of the ISMRM in 1995, the Outstanding Researcher Award of the RSNA in 2006, and was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science in 2010.
Kay Pepin, PhD
Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Pepin has over a decade of experience in MRE and is responsible for providing consulting and advisory services for pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations that want to incorporate MRE into their clinical research studies. She has an extensive background in the application of MR imaging in clinical trials. She currently serves on the Quantitative Imaging Biomarker Alliance (QIBA) committee for liver MRE.
Rashid Fehmi, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Fehmi provides strategic planning and oversight for the company’s financial functions and Finance & Tax related activities. After joining Mayo Clinic in 1999, Mr. Fehmi provides Finance, Business and Tax oversight for Mayo Clinic Department of Business Development, a diversified business of Mayo Clinic where ideas are converted into medical solutions and commercialized to support the ongoing mission of Mayo Clinic.
Mike Kalutkiewicz, MA
Vice President of Global Policy and Communications
Mike leads Resoundant's policy portfolio, focusing predominantly on healthcare delivery, cost-effectiveness and medtech policy at the national level. His work has been published in leading scientific journals, including Nature Biotechnology, and it has served as a catalyst for federal initiatives, such as the Interagency Working Group on Medical Imaging, under the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Jeremiah Heilman, PhD
Vice President of Design and Engineering
Dr. Heilman leads Resoundant's research and development activities, specializing in both hardware and software applications. He has over 10 years of experience in device innovation, manufacturing, and hardware and software design.
John Hartigan, DRSc.
Vice President of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs
John Hartigan is an accomplished quality and regulatory leader in the medical products industry with a focus on product development, market approval, quality management systems, regulatory processes, and compliance with federal and international regulations involving bio/chemical, manufacturing, and software processes. He has worked in the medical product space for over 25 years for organizations such as Medtronic, Philips, and other innovative companies. Dr. Hartigan is a member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS).
Roger Grimm
Senior Software Engineer
Roger Grimm is a Senior Software Engineer at Mayo Clinic. He has been developing applications of MR technology for over 30 years with experience in motion correction, vascular flow, dynamic imaging and elastography. He co-developed the mathematical algorithm used to convert MR images into stiffness estimates and works with our commercial MR partners to expand access to this technology.
Rudy Seul
Manager, Sales & Channel Partnerships
Mr. Seul began his career in imaging as manager of a diagnostic radiology department in a large Midwest teaching hospital. He then moved into sales of imaging products and technology for the Eastman Kodak Company holding several positions including, Technical Sales Specialist, Marketing Manager, and Account Executive supporting the Mayo Clinic Healthcare System. He brings over 30 years of medical imaging market experience to Resoundant.
Jun Chen, PhD
Senior Scientist
Dr. Chen is an Associate Professor of Radiology at Mayo Clinic and also serves as a Senior Scientist for Resoundant. He is a leading researcher in MRE with over 20 years of experience, primarily focused on standardization, image acquisition, and hardware development. Jun has extensive experience in the application of MRE in clinical trials. He serves on the Quantitative Imaging Biomarker Alliance (QIBA) committees for both MRE and ultrasound elastography.
Erika Kozlowski
Quality and Regulatory Associate
Erika’s customer service background and professionalism enables her to collaborate closely with all elements of day to day activities within the company to maintain compliance with industry regulations and to drive continuous improvements in quality practices.
Scott Kruse
Senior Research Technologist
Mr. Kruse is a Senior Research Technologist at Mayo Clinic. He has been involved in the development and application of MRE technology for over 20 years. In addition, he has over 10 years of experience in conducting analysis of liver MRE exams, and is involved in teaching others how to do this properly. Mr. Kruse co-developed a training module in MRE analysis that is used at Mayo Clinic.
Kannan Menon, PhD
Senior Software Engineer
Kannan's main focus on AI and ML product design. His experience thus far has been to develop such solutions in a healthcare setting. Kannan's passion is to combine mathematical principles with concepts from other sciences, to engineer solutions that can be deployed in a real-world setting.
AbdulRahman "Fayad" AlFayad
Software Engineer
Fayad is an accomplished Software Engineer with expertise in software development, AI/ML, hardware, web, and medical technology. His robust background makes him a key contributor to Resoundant's research and development activities, he has enhanced MRI/MRE systems and developed AI models for medical imaging. In addition to helping with creating tools to streamline the development process of multiple software and hardware applications.
