Tom Shapland, PhD, is a co-inventor of the technology with 8 years of wine industry experience, and has carried the company to its current milestones. He and his dissertation advisers advanced the theoretical understanding of turbulent atmospheric energy and mass exchange that underpins our technology. He has four degrees from UC Davis: BS in Viticulture and Enology, BA in Classics, MS and PhD in Horticulture & Agronomy.

Roger Akers has over 20 years of experience in technology related environments. As an IT Services executive, Roger managed the development and delivery of large-scale software systems in over 80 client environments. Upon the successful merger of his first company with a large IT services firm, Roger developed a consulting firm that provided management consulting to industry leaders. Roger also helped develop many technology companies.

Alan Wells is co-founder and product designer at Glyder, a 500 Startups-backed company that gives small businesses the content and metrics they need to be effective online marketers. He’s been designing mobile and social software since 2007, including roles at Affinity Labs (acquired by Monster.com), Zynga, and a design studio he founded (acquired by Nextive). He blogs at www.adub.net and tweets @alanwells.