Leadership

Actuated Medical Executive Team

Maureen L. Mulvihill, Ph.D.

President and CEO

In 1996, Maureen graduated from Penn State University with a Ph.D. in materials with a focus in piezoelectric actuator and transducer applications. She was mentored by experts in the piezoelectric field such as Robert E. Newnham, L. Eric Cross, and Kenji Uchino. In 2006, she co-founded Actuated Medical to integrate piezoelectric and other controlled actuation technologies into medical devices to improve patient outcomes. Under Maureen's leadership, Actuated Medical has continually grown in revenue and staff. Prior to Actuated Medical, Maureen worked at other small businesses developing and commercializing devices such as piezoelectric motors, adaptive optics, and medical devices. The PA Business Central recognized her as 'One of the Top 100 Business People in Central Pennsylvania' in 2008, 2009, and 2010. In May 2010, she was a Finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Upstate New York, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia Awards. In May 2011, she was again a Finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia Awards.

Mark H. DeLegge, M.D.

Director of Medical Strategy

Dr. Mark DeLegge, is a Professor of Medicine and former Director of Digestive Disease Center at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, South Carolina. He currently serves as Director of Nutrition at MUSC. He is Partner and Medical Director of DeLegge Medical, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. He also serves as the International Advisor for Intravenous Therapy and Nutrition at Baxter Healthcare in Deerfield, Ill. He is board-certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology, and nutrition. He has written numerous book chapters, original articles, and abstracts in multiple areas, and he is an active investigator in clinical research, including NIH funded research. He serves on multiple national gastroenterology and nutrition committees. He is a highly acclaimed international and national lecturer and motivator; his presentation and teaching style has received many outstanding reviews, including recognition by MUSC medical students as Professor of the Year and Clinician of the Year as voted on by hospital staff. With 25 years of experience working with consumers, corporations, societies and academia he can advise in matters of future directions and provide insight into current aspects and the future of gastroenterology, surgery, and clinical nutrition. He has a remarkable talent for identifying complex medical problems and creating simple solutions.

Paul L. Frankhouser

Director of Innovation, BOD Member

Paul graduated from Penn State University with a degree in mechanical engineering technology and from Temple University with a degree in industrial education. He participated in the advanced management program at Harvard Business School and also held an international fellowship at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. A seasoned medical device executive with over thirty-five years of sales, marketing, and device design experience, Paul is president of Frankhouser Medical Device Consulting (FMDC). In his role as legacy director for Actuated Medical, Paul offers expertise on how new technologies can change markets and patient care. He also engages doctors to advise Actuated Medical during device development. Prior to joining the board, Paul was executive vice president of global business development at Arrow International, where his sales and marketing efforts helped grow the company's revenue from a few million to over $400 million.

Roger B. Bagwell, Ph.D.

Director of Research and Development

Roger graduated from Penn State University with a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering. As co-founder of Actuated Medical, he guides the research and development efforts by challenging the engineers and keeping the work environment collaborative. Roger has a proven track record of successful SBIR grant/contract awards from NSF, DOD, NASA, and NIH. He evaluates government agency requests for proposal and prepares proposals to meet their needs. Roger has worked in active materials and materials processing throughout his career and has extensive program management and lead scientist experience.

Debora L. Demers, Ph.D.

Director of Quality Control & Regulatory Affairs

Debora earned a Ph.D. from Penn State University in 2009. She has more than over 20 years of quality assurance/regulatory affairs management, and she is responsible for managing Actuated Medical’s ISO-certified quality system and FDA regulatory compliance issues. An applied statistician who is certified as a biostatistician, Debora leads Actuated Medical's statistical analysis of experimental and clinical data. Prior to joining Actuated Medical, she developed, implemented, and maintained quality systems for the pharmaceutical, automotive, and medical device industries, having Implemented ISO 9000, ISO 13485:2003 for Avail Medical Products and Zetachron. She served as corporate director of quality assurance and compliance for Avail Medical and is a member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS).

Ryan Clement, Ph.D.

Clinical Studies Leader

In 2002, Ryan earned a Ph.D. in bioengineering from Arizona State University and holds an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University. He has a diverse technical background and brings a wealth of experience in medical devices and neurotechnology to Actuated Medical. Ryan has led and participated in clinical experiments, and he has experience in research program management and execution. Ryan is skilled in electronics, signal processing, prototype design and testing, clinically-relevant test model development, data analysis, animal surgical procedures, and histological tissue preparations — all of which help lead the Actuated Medical's Clinical studies. Prior to joining the company, Ryan was a bioengineering faculty member at Penn State, chairing the electrical engineering option, providing instruction in signals/systems and instrumentation courses, and leading an NIH-funded research lab pursuing cochlear implant and chronic neural recording research. He often sits on NIH peer review panels to review submitted applications.

Bryan Wilson, M.S.

Corporate Strategic Planning Leader

Bryan earned a master's degree from the University of Florida's materials science program. He assists in managing and procuring Actuated Medical's intellectual property, including assisting engineering staff and working with outside counsel to navigate new technologies through the patent process. Bryan has experience in optimizing large-scale industrial chemical manufacturing processes, and he previously helped develop and characterize cutting-edge nanotechnology-based active materials and devices. Prior to joining Actuated Medical, Bryan was a patent examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's nanotechnology division and was a patent law clerk at an international law firm in Washington, D.C. Bryan is a third-year law student at the George Washington University Law School.

Actuated Medical Engineers

The Actuated Medical engineering team also includes an experienced bioengineer as well as mechanical, industrial, and electrical engineers for device design, assembly, and testing.