Thomas F. Collura, ph.d.

Born Cleveland, Ohio, January 5, 1952

Exchange Student, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, American Field Service, 1968

Graduated Euclid High School, Euclid Ohio, 1969

Brown University, A.B. Philosophy of Science, 1973, Concentration: Biological Foundations of Mind,

Sc.B. Biology, 1973, Concentration: Cellular Neurobiology, Human Information Processing

United States Peace Corps, Tuberculosis Control Worker, Suwon, Korea, 1973

Application Engineer, Eaton Corporation, Industrial Drives Division, Airflex Plant, Cleveland, Ohio, 1973-1974: Design and application of clutches and brakes for stamping presses, oil wells, winches, paper machines, and grinding mills. Published technical reports and application notes, developed computer simulation methods.

Case Western Reserve University, M.S. 1977, Ph.D. 1978, Biomedical Engineering. 

M.S. Thesis: "Application of Analog Spectrum Analysis to the Human EEG Photic Driving Response";

 Ph.D. Dissertation: "Synchronous Brain Evoked Potential Correlates of Directed Attention in Humans"

Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Allentown, PA, 1978-1980: Development of 5-micron and 3.5-micron silicon-gate MOS-LSI integrated circuit technology, and design of process diagnostic hardware and software, including experimental silicon structures.

Supervisor, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Skokie, IL, 1980-1986: Led 5-member group chartered with design of 3.5-micron and 2.5-micron silicon-gate process technology for custom-logic integrated circuits. Designed a UNIX-based system for LSI IC process monitoring, diagnostics, and simulation. Developed systems engineering group from 3 to 14 technical staff. Technical requirements and plans for next-generation data, voice, and graphics terminals. Developed Data Systems Terminals product-line strategy, product architecture, and software integration plans.

Consultant, Department of Behavioral Toxicology, University of Illinois Chicago 1984-1986

Member of Staff / Neurological Computing Scientist, Section of Neurological Computing, Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1986-1995:  Research and engineering for long-term EEG monitoring, digital EEG, integrated laboratory systems, signal processing & control. Contributed to commercialization effort for Vangard product line, software and user-interfaces, design specification and control. Obtained FDA 510(K) clearance, set up GMP processes, ISO9000 compliance. Development of computer-based clinical neurophysiological computing systems for detection and analysis of epileptiform EEG activity. Design of man/machine interfaces and interactive graphic software for long-term EEG monitoring.

Clinical Instructor in Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1995-2000:  Trained medical staff in technical foundations of EEG, EEG electrophysiology, and principles and applications of neurological computing.

Senior Associate and Project Director, Plexar Associates, Inc., / Picker X-Ray Corporation 1995-2000: Research and development of medical imaging systems; software and systems engineering. Design of detector acquisition and processing software for X-ray Computerized Tomography, and infrared laser-imaging CT. Embedded and DSP software specification, development, testing. Analysis, simulation, and development of algorithms. MR, Nuclear medicine, and surgical applications. Image processing, format conversion, control of digital cameras; FDA compliance, GMP, ISO standards development and compliance.

Consultant, InVision Technologies, 1999-2000: Development of remote diagnostic and reporting systems for automated CT-based inspections systems.

Founder and President, BrainMaster Technologies, Inc., 1995-present: Developer, Manufacturer, and Provider of EEG monitoring and biofeedback systems. Development of hardware and software, received US patents (5,899,867; 6,574,513; 6,931275) and FDA clearance (K990538). Currently providing systems and software for clinical and nonclinical use.

Instructor, Stress Therapy Solutions, Inc., 2000-present

 

RESEARCH GRANTS:

Epilepsy Foundation of America, "Phase-Space Classification of Epileptiform EEG Abnormalities," T.F. Collura and T.M. Bottegal; May 15, 1989 - April 30, 1990: $23,460.

CONFERENCES LED:

Member, Technical Steering Committee, New Technology Seminars, and Session Chairman: "Personal Computers, Intelligent Terminals, and Communications," National Electronics Conference / National Communications Forum, Chicago, Oct., 1983.

REVIEWER OF ARTICLES & GRANT PROPOSALS:

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
Sleep
Veterans Administration Medical Research Service

AWARDS & HONORS:

Listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the Midwest, and Who's Who in Science and Technology.
Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award and Hall of Fame Inductee, Euclid Senior High School, Euclid, Ohio, April, 1995.
Exceptional Contribution Award, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Computer Systems Division, January, 1987.
First Place, Annual Biomedical Engineering Research Competition,  Ph.D. Category, Case Western Reserve University, August, 1978.
First Place, Annual Biomedical Engineering Research Competition,  M.S. Category, Case Western Reserve University, August, 1977.
Sigma Xi Student Research Grant Award, 1976.
NIH Training Grant Recipient, National Institutes of Health, Academic Years 1974-1978.
American Field Service Int'l. Scholar to Shiga, Japan, 1968.

DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMS, TOOLS, OPERATING SYSTEMS USED:

PC, Mainframe, and Workstation Processors:
Intel 808x, 80x86, Pentium: C, Assembler, Sun SPARC: C, C++, Motorola 68000, 68020, 68040: C,, Assembler, AT&T MAC32: C, Motorola 6800: C, Assembler, 6502, 6511: C, Basic, Assembler, Zilog Z80:,, Basic, Assembler, DEC VAX: C, Fortran, DEC PDP8, PDP11: C, Focal, Fortran (tape), HP9830: Basic (tape), IBM 1130: Fortran (punch cards), Honeywell TSO: Fortran (punch cards)

PC, Mainframe, and Workstation Operating Systems:
UNIX, Xenix, HP-UX, SunOS, Linux, VAX-VMS, RT-11, RSX-11 , MS-DOS, PC-DOS, CP/M, MP/M, Apple II, Commodore OS, ZX-81

PC, Mainframe, and Workstation Tools:
UNIX C, C++, Perl, Awk, Sed, S, Bourne Shell, GNU C and C++, X-Windows, XT tools, Motif, Tcl/Tk, Java, Microsoft Assembler, Fortran, C, Visual C++, Microsoft Windows SDK, MFC classes, Microsoft xdb, Symantec C++, Blue Sky Visual Editor, CI86 and Lattice C compilers w/ assembler, Borland Pascal, Delphi,, Turbo C, C++, Microsoft Visual Basic. Fox Base Pro, IDL (Interactive Data Language), MATLAB

Embedded processors, OS, & tools:
Motorola Power PC PPC603: C, C++, SpOTLIGHT Debug Server, ESP Timing Analyzer for pSOS, Intel, 8051: C, Assembly, Motorola 68HC11: C, Assembly, Zilog Z8, Z80, Z8000: C, Basic, Assembler, AT&T, MAC-8: Assembler, pSOS, VXWorks, proprietary dedicated OS's, DSP processors, OS, & tools:, Analog ,Devices SHARC 21060: C, Assembler (ADC GNU g21k), SHARC Windows and UNIX based in, circuit emulator and simulator, SPOX OS, proprietary DSP control/communication framework, AT&T 32000, DSP: C, Assembler, HP 1650A, 16500 Logic Analyzers, HP 54100D, Tek 784A Digitizing Oscilloscopes

Special Purpose:
Fairchild Sentry IC Test System: proprietary language, Keithley LPT Parametric Test System: PDP-11, RT, 11, Fortran, HPIB, Hewlett-Packard HPIB-based test system, 9830, 9825 processors

LICENSES:

Ohio Professional Engineer: E-52161
Illinois Professional Engineer: 062-044034

MEMBERSHIPS:

International Society for Neuronal Regulation (ISNR)

Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB)

OFFICES HELD:

Sargeant at Arms (2003), International Society for Neuronal Regulation (ISNR)

President, Neurofeedback Division (2004-5), Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB)