

Company
We are driven by academic partnerships and user-focused policies, and we continuously assess the needs of both users and carepartners.
We are grateful to our academic advisors and to the many hearing aid users, carepartners for sharing real-world experiences and preferences related to hearing healthcare.
The support from Project Olympus and the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Carnegie Mellon University, has been invaluable.
Meet The Team

Shayan Gupta
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Shayan leads the product roadmap strategy, development, innovations to meet user needs. His interest in the OTC legislation led to founding the company in 2018, as a freshman at Carnegie Mellon University. His BS/MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering, with specialized signal processing research, and his BS in Biomedical Engineering provide expertise for hardware and software engineering and product quality. His involvement with the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship informs his business strategy role and external partnerships.

Elora Gupta
Regulatory & Safety Officer
Elora is responsible for alignment with FDA regulations and has led several FDA meetings on the ATLAS OTC program. As the Safety Officer, her focus is on Hearing Conservation and overall safety. Elora is the primary author for all instructional and educational content. Elora has spent several decades in the drug and medical device industries. She has a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Ohio State University and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Chicago, School of Medicine. She has certifications in Occupational Hearing Conservation and Advanced Safety from OSHA Training Institutes.

Jeff Boyatt
Advisor, Occupational Safety
Jeff advises the occupational hearing conservation program and products. He also assists in developing occupational safety training and education. He has over 40 years in construction, mining, and manufacturing industries developing safety and environmental programs and cultures that are based on (zero) “0” incidents, (zero) “0” violations, and audit ready. Jeff was an authorized OSHA trainer and has several certifications including lean manufacturing, continuous Improvement, predictive and preventive maintenance. Jeff has a degree in Environmental Health Sciences with a Waste Management emphasis from Roane State Community College.

Nicole Rucker
Chief Operating Officer
Nicole oversees timely and efficient management of projects. logistics and effective communication within the US and outside-US teams. She manages company communications with attention to promotion compliance. Nicole holds a BS in Accounting and Business from the University of Maryland and a PMP certification from the Project Management Institute. She brings over ten years of experience in Project Management in various for-profit and non-profit industries.

Sean Bukich
Lead Mobile App Developer
Sean leads App development to enable safe listening and self-care. He is an experienced iOS engineer specializing in building Apps for people with disabilities. He has extensive knowledge of Bluetooth and networking technologies, allowing him to create user-centric applications that are both accessible and inclusive. Sean has a BS from Arizona State University with certification from California Institute for Applied Technology.

Elry Cramer
Advisor, Manufacturing
Elry advises on sourcing prototypes to production as well as providing manufacturing advice and acting as a local contact for the manufacturer. Elry is a Certified Professional Manufacturers Representative (CPMR) and assists the growth of startups by recommending the best manufacturing processes, design for manufacturing that are scalable and value engineering. Elry graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, has worked in the US Navy.

Jon Hodgkins
Principal Hardware Engineer
Jon leads the external and internal hardware designs with attention to user needs, durability and manufacturability. Jon also designs innovative solutions to support activities of daily living of specific user populations. Jon has BS in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University and is adjunct faculty at Illinois Institute of Technology. His expertise is in full service product design across a wide range of consumer and medical products.

Nisha Nadkarni
User Interface & Graphics Lead
Nisha works on graphic design with the objective to optimize the user experience and learning. Nisha has worked several years as a graphics designer for several companies and holds a BS in Visualization, with a minor in Communications, from Texas A&M University.