Susan H. Earley

Akustica, Inc. provides micro electro mechanical systems products. It designs, develops and markets proprietary silicon microphones, speakers, and complete acoustic system-on-chip solutions. Its products include digital microphones and analog microphones. The company was founded by Kaigham J. Gabriel and Jim Rock in 2001 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Optimum Power Technology is an American company with decades of experience in developing and delivering innovative and cost-effective automotive model-based simulation design tools, optimization software, and reciprocating compressor products and services. The private company has five diverse product lines, including design optimization software, virtual engines, virtual pumping station, engine cylinder pressure analysis, and engine management systems for recreational vehicles. Optimum Power Technology's mission is to provide its customers with substantial cost savings by shortening their product development cycles and giving them a significant competitive advantage. The company's patented model-based design optimization software products, such as OPT and Multi-Objective-OPT, optimize and calibrate Excel and MATLAB models, while the Design Optimizing Expert System (DOES) optimizes simulation models created with computer-aided engineering tools such as ANSYS, Fluent, and virtual engines.