Mr. Acker has over 35 years' experience in research, development and management. He began his career in 1957 as a design engineer for North American Aviation. Loren became employed with Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1957 as a sales engineer and later became the Manager of The Polaris Missile Program. In 1968 he relocated to Tucson, Arizona to become the Engineering Manager & Deputy Associate Director for The Kitt Peak National Observatory. In 1973 Mr. Acker founded Engineering and Research Associates, Inc. dba SEBRA. There he has successfully directed the development, design and marketing of SEBRA medical devices for worldwide use in the blood banking and catheter manufacturing industries. Mr. Acker remains SEBRA's CEO and Chairman. Education: BSME, Mechanical Engineering, 1956 MBA, Marketing and Economics, 1966.