Transforming Chromatography

Ned Sheetz
Founder, Aphelion Capital
Board Member

Ned Scheetz founded Aphelion Capital, LLC in 2005. Prior to forming Aphelion, Mr. Scheetz was a partner and managing director with Piper Jaffray Ventures (PJV) for nearly eight years, focusing on investments in emerging medical technology companies. Mr. Scheetz joined PJV from Janus Capital, where he was a senior research analyst covering medical technology. Before beginning his investment career Mr. Scheetz worked in various product management roles with a subsidiary of Eastman Kodak and in sales with Kraft General Foods.

Mr. Scheetz is a graduate of Colby College, Duke University Fuqua School of Business, and was a post-graduate scholar at Oxford University. Ned holds the CFA designation, and is a board member of Curant, OrthAlign, OrthoScan, SurgiQuest, VasoNova, and the San Francisco YMCA. Mr. Scheetz is an advisory board member with the Center for Medical Device Innovation, and on the business advisory board of The Epilepsy Therapy Development Project.

Ms. Dorothy Pavloff
Managing Director, California Technology Ventures LLC
Chairman of the Board

Ms. Dorothy Pavloff is a Managing Director with California Technology Ventures, LLC (CTV) and brings operational experience from information technology and communications companies. She has been involved in venture capital since 2000 and has played key roles in deal sourcing, selection, and managing the fund's information technology investments.

Dorothy was previously a manager of business development at Conexant Systems Inc., a leading manufacturer of semiconductors focused on communications applications. Her responsibilities included business development and strategic planning for Conexant's largest product division. She was also part of the team that spun Conexant out from the Rockwell Corporation. Prior to Conexant, Dorothy held various positions at Hughes Electronics in it's New Ventures Organization, and at the MITRE Corporation, a research and development corporation focused on systems engineering for military applications.

Dorothy received her Master of Business Administration from the Boston University Graduate School of Business, and an undergraduate degree in Economics from Boston College.


TZ Chu
CEO, Aurora SFC Systems
Board Member

TZ Chu has served as CEO of Hoefer Scientific Instruments (biotech instruments and supplies) and Finnigan Instruments (mass spectrometers) and as General Manager of Varian Associates divisions, producing chromatography and atomic absorption spectrophotometer instruments. He has also served on the board of several private and public technology companies, trade associations and international scientific organizations, and as a special limited partner of H&Q venture group.

TZ is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, in Chemistry.

Nick Farwell
Managing Partner, Arbor Group
Board Member

Nick Farwell is currently an active investor in both the public and private equity markets. He began his career working for a local venture capital firm, TTA Associates. In 1972 he and his two partners started the Institutional Research Department for Davis Skaggs, a local San Francisco based brokerage firm, which was subsequently sold to Lehman in 1980. From 1980 until its sale in 1999, Mr. Farwell was a senior portfolio manager and partner at RCM Global Investors, a San Francisco-based investment-counseling firm.

Nick is a native of San Francisco and received his undergraduate and MBA degrees from Stanford University.

Katherine Glassey
Independent
Board Member

With over 20 years of entrepreneurial and management experience, Katherine Glassey brought a wealth of leadership ability to Aurora SFC Systems as its founding CEO. Widely recognized as one of the pioneers in the data warehousing and client/server-based decision support industry, Katherine led Brio Software from start-up through venture funding to successful IPO. A strategic visionary, she has continued to provide vision, strategy, and positioning toward the creation of leading edge products and companies.

Before establishing Aurora SFC Systems, Katherine was the vice president of marketing for Hewlett-Packard's global software business unit, executive in residence with Foundation Capital, and co-founder of Brio Software. Her core strengths include corporate strategy, product development, marketing and sales leadership.

Katherine holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in Engineering.

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