Hans is an engineer by training and entrepreneur by inclination. He knew that his experience at both could help the nurses who cared so well for his son. Lightengale® emerged as part of that mission.

Hans brings 25 years of bottom-line and execution-focused experience combined with technical and operational discipline. He holds patents in industries as varied as medical devices to intermodal shipping. 

Hans has served on the board of multiple portfolio companies.  He is a veteran of the U.S. Army and holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Marshall Fryman has been involved in the medical space since the early 1990s. As a serial entrepreneur, he founded Futura International, an industry leading EHR company, and Novitas Medical, a medical device startup. Futura International specialized in the durable medical equipment and orthotic and prosthetic industries. It eventually grew to process over $1 billion in claims annually. Novitas Medical quickly developed a line of unique products and was able to obtain FDA clearance on several class II medical devices for sale into specialty markets. All manufacturing for Novitas was conducted in either Taiwan or China.

After leaving Novitas, Mr. Fryman began consulting and worked with Hospira, Inc., an Abbott spin-off, for a number of years before becoming a full-time employee. Hospira went through a number of acquisitions and spin-offs resulting in Mr. Fryman's nearly decade tenure as the Director of Innovation and Interoperability for ICU Medical, Inc. In this role, he was responsible for R&D, Customer Insights, M&A and DevOps activities related to infusion pumps and infusion interoperability.

Dragan Nebrigic, PhD, is a medical device executive with expertise in the areas of orthopedics, interventional radiology, oral oncology, dermatology, aesthetics, and the dental industry. 

Bringing 30 years of medical device experience, Dragan has served in various C-level management roles. He holds over 60 US and international patents in the areas of medical devices, consumer electronics and medical sensor technologies. Dragan consults for several medical device companies. In addition, Dragan held an adjunct Professor position of Electrical Engineering with the University of Cincinnati.

Dragan earned a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technical Physics from the University of Belgrade Serbia.

Heather W. French, MSN, APRN, is a nurse practitioner specializing in trauma surgery and critical care medicine. Heather started working as a nurse practitioner at Kennestone Regional Medical Center with the Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine service. She transferred to the Trauma Acute Care Surgery/Surgical Critical Care service where she has continued to practice her passion for the last ten years. 

Throughout her professional career, Heather has held several leadership positions and is an active member of AANP, ANCC, and EAST. Currently, she is pursuing her MBA at Kennesaw State University. 

Heather earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University and worked as an emergency and trauma nurse at Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. She returned to Emory University for her Master of Science Nursing and is a board-certified acute care, family, and emergency nurse practitioner.

Salim Bharwani, MD, is a Board-Certified Neonatologist at The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, a Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and multiple other Level 4 and Level 3 NICUs in Houston, TX. His medical expertise also includes extensive experience in primary care General Pediatrics.

Salim has published multiple research papers, including leading articles in peer-reviewed neonatal journals. In addition to research and patient care, he serves as the Chairman of the Medication Safety Committee at The Woman’s Hospital of Texas.

Beginning his medical training in Mumbai, India, Salim served as Chief Resident in Pediatrics at Grant Medical College, Mumbai, India. 

He completed a Pediatric Residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a two-year clinical fellowship in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In addition, Salim completed a fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. 

Jason Sanders is a supply chain and operations leader who drives for success. With 20 years of experience in manufacturing, strategic planning, and program management, Jason has excelled in leadership roles helping organizations run at maximum efficiency and productivity. 

Jason’s career combines expertise across medical devices, semiconductor equipment, and defense electronics. His leadership resulted in the creation of quality products that achieved company goals and exceeded customer expectations for Inova Labs, Oxford Instruments and BAE Systems.

Jason also holds an Applied Science degree from Anthem College Phoenix and an APICs Certification in Production & Inventory Management.