Michael T. Kovalchik

Connors & Associates, Inc. provides general management consulting services. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Canada.

GISH Biomedical, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets innovative disposable medical devices for cardiovascular surgery, with a focus on the Perfusionist. The GISH product portfolio also includes targeted solutions for vascular access and orthopedics. All GISH products are single use disposable products or have a disposable component. The company's principal products include oxygenators and oxygenator systems, blood reservoirs, cardioplegia delivery systems, custom cardiovascular tubing systems, central venous access catheters and ports, and blood recovery devices for post-operative use in orthopedic surgeries. With a manufacturing facility and offices in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, GISH markets its products worldwide through a combination of direct sales representatives and specialty medical distributors. GISH has been at the forefront of the design and manufacturing of hospital based and operating room medical devices for over 25 years. From simple sets to complex circuits for open heart surgery, precision and quality in manufacturing is what you can rely on from GISH.

Tangent Medical Technologies, Inc. develops and commercializes IV therapy products. It offers NovaCath, a peripheral intravenous catheter system that integrates catheter stabilization, tubing management, closed system blood control, and passive needle encapsulation on IV start. The company was founded by Adrienne Harris, Elyse Kemmerer, Merrell Sami, and Steven White in 2009 and is headquartered in Columbus, MI.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Part of Microchip Technology, Inc., Datum, Inc. manufactures precision time and frequency products. The company is based in Irvine, CA. Datum was acquired by Symmetricom, Inc., part of Microchip Technology, Inc. from November 27, 2013 on October 29, 2002 for $45.03 million.

Part of General Electric Co., GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. provides software and technologies to hospitals and health care systems. The company is based in Hermosa Beach, CA.

Part of Telifonda (Cayman) Ltd., Bolsa Resources, Inc. mines for copper and zinc. The company is based in Long Beach, CA. Bolsa Resources was acquired by Telifonda (Cayman) Ltd. from Aurelio Resource Corp. on March 02, 2009 for $2.50 million.

Part of Pearson Plc, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc. engages in publishing and printing services. The company is based in Reading, MA.

Delta Education LLC publishes science manipulative and other curricular materials. It manufactures curriculum based elementary school science kits. The firm offers science education by providing hands-on science programs and materials that are correlated to National Science Education Standards (NSES) and state standards. The company was founded by Tom Richardson in 1974 and is headquartered in Nashua, NH.

Welch Allyn, Inc. develops and manufactures medical diagnostic and therapeutic devices. Its products include physical exam, patient monitoring, blood pressure measurement, thermometry, cardiopulmonary, medical lighting, animal health, and population health management technologies. It also offers batteries, lamps, cables and sensors, power supplies, cords and chargers, connectors and tubing, and probe covers and thermometry. The company was founded by Francis Welch and William Noah Allyn in 1915 and is headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, NY.