Board

Wayne Fitzsimmons

Wayne is a partner in the MGroup, a boutique investment company based in Melbourne, Australia with offices in Sydney and Washington, DC. He and his three partners provide a broad range of professional advice to high technology IT and Biotech companies in the area of management, business planning and legal services. Wayne is an experienced executive who has worked extensively in the USA (10 years), UK (4 years) as well as in his home country of Australia.

Ivor Frischknecht

Ivor Frischknecht joined Starfish Ventures in 2005 after 15 years of hands-on management and investing experience. His investment focus is Cleantech and enterprise software. He has spent more than ten years in senior operational management roles, including as CEO, in energy, software and internet companies.

Michael Lukin

Michael Lukin is Head of the Macquarie Funds Group Private Equity team and has 12 years of private equity investment experience. Before joining Macquarie, Michael spent over three years as an asset consultant with Towers Perrin, providing advice on alternative investments to superannuation funds and master trust clients. Michael serves on the advisory boards of Pacific Equity Partners, Next Capital, and Crescent Capital. Michael has a BSc in Applied Mathematics (Hons) from the University of Sydney. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst ("CFA") Charter Holder and is an Associate of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia.

Don McDougall, President & CEO

Prior to joining Space-Time Research, Don was the Vice President of Customer Solutions and Alliances and also of the Western Region Commercial Sales at the SAS Institute. Before its acquisition by SAS, Don was President and COO of ABC Technologies and a long-time board member. He has also held the role of President and CEO of Decision Dynamics Inc, a developer of Supply Chain and Optimization software, and CEO of the Mitron Corporation, a developer of manufacturing automation software. Don was also Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Floating Point Systems, and a long time employee and divisional Vice President of Data General Corp. in Westborough, Massachusetts.

Don holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta and has attended Executive management and leadership courses.