Revolutionizing the way arm weakness is viewed and treated.

Aaron Berstler is a 20+ year marketing and communications strategist specializing in B2B industries including life sciences, health care, SaaS, manufacturing and professional services. Assisting Abilitech on a contract basis, his work often involves designing, managing and measuring product launch and brand visibility programs based on key audience insights, regulatory dynamics and market differentiators.

Aaron received his B.A. in Communications from Bethel University.

Angie Zavoral Conley has served as Abilitech’s President and Chief Executive Officer since founding the company in late 2016. Under Angie’s leadership, Abilitech Medical has won numerous awards, including both the Tekne Award for innovation from Minnesota High Tech Association and the Grand Prize and Top Woman-led Business at the Minnesota Cup – the largest state-led business competition – and as a finalist in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award. Abilitech has also been recognized as a Top 10 Medical Device Startup by MedTech Outlook; a Top 20 Medical Device Startup You Need to Know by MassDevice magazine; and a Top Promising Life Science Company by Rice University. In her role as President and CEO of Abilitech, Angie has raised over $15 million in equity funding and nearly $2 million in non-dilutive funding.

Angie Conley’s broad work experience in the medical device industry directly translates to her role as CEO of Abilitech Medical. Prior to founding Abilitech, Angie held leadership roles in several different medical device companies, including working with exoskeletons at Magic Arms; peripheral and neurovascular atherectomy devices at ev3/Covidien; heart valves, instruments, telemonitoring equipment, external and implantable pacemakers and defibrillators at Medtronic. She is an alumna of the prestigious Springboard Enterprise and Texas Medical Center and Praxis accelerator programs and serves on the MedExecWomen board of directors. Angie Conley is named as an inventor on two patents.

A licensed physician, board-certified prosthetist and founder of Welltide consulting, Brandon Green brings a unique, diverse healthcare industry skill set to his contract role with Abilitech. His real-world experience ranges from direct clinical care, teaching and research, to patient advocacy for health insurance benefits, and executive leadership in both privately held and publicly traded companies.

Brandon’s leadership accomplishments are notable for creating elegant workflow processes and tools to guide teams through otherwise complicated tasks, as well as for persuading governmental and private sector leaders to collaborate with healthcare businesses to better serve their constituents and align their interests.

Abel Guevara is a Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) subject matter expert with over two decades of progressive healthcare operations, compliance, and revenue cycle management experience.

As Abilitech’s VP of Revenue Cycle and Market Access, Abel works with patients, clinicians and payers to provide the necessary documentation and patient outcomes to support and navigate the reimbursement process. Prior to joining the Abilitech Medical team, Abel held leadership roles at both payers and device companies within the DMEPOS industry. He currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC), a CMS-deemed accreditation and DMEPOS certification company.

Abel is currently pursuing a Doctor of Health Administration degree from the Medical University of South Carolina and holds a Masters of Health Information Management from Texas State University.

Gabe Kalmar brings over 30 years of experience to the Abilitech Medical team. He is a Director at Rehabtronics, Bioform Technology, Sonus Microsystems and Zenna Technologies, HeadCheck Health, SpineX and MintList, amongst other high growth tech businesses.

Additionally, he is an Entrepreneur-In-Residence at University of British Columbia (UBC). Gabe has deep knowledge of commercialization and operations management and will lead our team as we continue to market the Abilitech Assist, as well as our future suite of devices.

Patrice Kloss has worked as a partner for both Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly and Fox Rothschild LLP. She has more than 20 years of legal experience, specializing as a corporate transactional attorney with an emphasis on representing medical technology companies and other emerging businesses.

Patrice advises Abilitech Medical on corporate matters, including financings. She has a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Minnesota and a J.D. from William Mitchell College.

Eli Krumholz, Ph.D., brings a range of experience in technology-based startups to Abilitech Medical. As founder of two startups prior to joining Abilitech Medical, Eli created cloud-based web applications that used artificial intelligence, data collection, and rich user interfaces to dynamically guide users in video content creation.

As part of his Ph.D. in Computational Systems Biology at the University of Minnesota, Eli used network analysis, machine learning, and computational modeling to study cellular metabolism and create predictive models for genetic engineering. With Abilitech Medical, Eli directs projects ranging from robotic motion control systems to wearable sensor technology and cloud applications incorporating state-of-the-art technology to create innovative, technologically advanced products. He has extensive experience in IoT applications, IMU-based motion capture, force sensing, voice control, gesture recognition and haptic feedback.

Supporting Abilitech on a contract basis, Alexei Marko brings decades of experience in the medical device field that spans product development, sales and marketing and executive management. He is a experienced professional engineer, a listed inventor on issued and pending medical technology patents and has been instrumental in the development and approval of multiple medical device products.

Alexei received first class honors for his Bachelors of Applied Science from Queens University and earned his Master of Applied Science from the University of British Columbia. He has been named one of Canada’s “Top 10 Mentor Rock Stars”.

Davie Mendelson is a veteran medical device industry sales executive who brings more than 20 years of experience in the field of orthotics, prosthetics, and rehabilitation to her contract role with Abilitech. She has led sales, clinical and reimbursement teams, and been regularly awarded the highest level of annual corporate recognition for her sales and management contributions to start-ups as well as established public healthcare companies.

Davie is a member of American Academy Upper Limb Society and has served on the Board of Directors for the Orthotic and Prosthetic Activity Foundation (OPAF), raising funds and supporting clinics worldwide. She is a 2016-17 inductee to the National Association of Professional Women’s VIP Woman of the Year Circle in recognition of her professional excellence, leadership and commitment, as well as encouragement to the achievement of professional women.

Leota Pearson, CPA, brings more than 30 years of experience working with medical device companies that span all stages of growth. Serving the company on a contract basis, Leota has worked as a CFO in public and private medical device companies including Orthomet, Endocardial Solutions and Celleration.

She is a member of the Minnesota CPA Society having served on their board of directors and Financial Executive International where she served on the national board and as the president of its Twin Cities chapter. She was named Consulting CFO of the year in 2017 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

Leota holds an undergraduate degree from The University of North Dakota and a MBA from the University of Minnesota.