DIEGO MARTINEZ
CEO and Founder
Dr. Martinez’s Journey in science and technology began at a young age, tinkering with early home computers such as the Commodore Amiga, and taking part in his hometown’s Commodore Users Group that his father was president of. The interest in science and technology became a reality when as an undergraduate he became an assistant in the Neurospora Genomics Project in 1998, a cutting edge whole genome project. Here he grew to love bioinformatics, almost simultaneous with the term’s inception. This is a unique field combining data, biology, genetics, evolution, robotic technologies, and was the perfect fit for one who was interested in many diverse fields.
This led him to the California coast, and three years working in the Human Genome Project at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and three more years in biofuels research at Los Alamos National Laboratories. Throughout his career he has published more than 20 articles, numerous opinions and text book chapters, garnering more than 9000 citations and growing.
Now, he has turned his impressive breadth skill set toward merging digital and physical worlds, with the intent to bring data to life. This merger of realms will be used to create phone attachments to help people with disabilities, to improve health outcomes, and reduce accidents.
Anita martinez
Art Director
Anita Martinez is currently attending the University of New Mexico and working towards a degree in fine arts with an emphasis on sculpture. She loves integrating electronics, painting, drawing, woodworking, metal smithing, mold making and anything else into her art. She feels the best product designs are achieved when art, science and design work together and that's showcased in Aurama designs.
ryan bradely
Business Manager
Ryan Bradley is a recent MBA graduate at Endicott College with a B.S. in Biology/Biotechnology. Although he is only 23, he has had a well rounded experience in the workforce which has included curation work, business development, and most recently bioinformatics. He is ready to put all of his time and energy into Base12tech to produce the best possible product for the consumer.
bhanu gandham
Engineer/Media Person
Bhanu Gandham graduated from Georgia Tech with an M.S. in Bioinformatics and currently works as a bioinformatics scientist at Veritas Genetics. She has also worked as a Systems Engineer in the I.T. industry and as a Deputy Operations Manager at a Facilities Company. Bhanu demonstrates an impressive background and extensive experience. She is excited and determined to make Aurama the next big thing!