Board of Directors
Mustafa Al-Adhami, PhD
Mustafa Al-Adhami, PhD
Mustafa Al-Adhami, PhD
Dr. Al-Adhami, CEO, envisioned and developed the technology behind the Jiddu, and founded Astek after winning multiple entrepreneurship awards, while completing his PhD in Mechanical Engineering.
Ted Olsen
Mustafa Al-Adhami, PhD
Mustafa Al-Adhami, PhD
Ted is an entrepreneur and executive with a deep background in product development and business performance improvement. He's led the start-up of four companies, one company went on to an IPO and his most recent biotech was sold to a British conglomerate.
Rick Faint
Mustafa Al-Adhami, PhD
Rick Faint
Rick is a reformed lawyer who has been a serial entrepreneur for 33 years. Rick has extensive experience in entrepreneurial corporate finance, financial management, marketing, sales and operations.
The Team
Kevin Tran
Alastair MacKay, PhD
Alastair MacKay, PhD
Kevin, CTO, is a chemical engineer turned software engineer. He has several years of experience with coding and managing projects at the SSA and at UMBC, where he was a key contributor to the DARPA-funded Bio-MOD (Medicines-On-Demand) project.
Alastair MacKay, PhD
Alastair MacKay, PhD
Alastair MacKay, PhD
Dr. Mackay has worked as a development scientist, a sell-side equities analyst, and a Principal in public-sector Venture Capital. He is experienced in the stages of early-stage commercialization for medical device technologies.
Courtney Cavin
Courtney Cavin
Courtney Cavin
Courtney is a chemical engineer focused in biotechnologies. She is passionate about bettering health and research by working on biomedical technology and devices!
Ashlee Brennan
Courtney Cavin
Courtney Cavin
Ashlee is a chemical engineer. She is really excited about developing technology that will improve medical diagnostics and patient care!