Erik Shahoian

• Prior to joining Dr. Mayle to develop the VeloJect technology, Erik pioneered the world’s first continuous suture passer under his own design firm, iD8 Design Inc.
• At Apple, Erik served as senior architect in the Core PD Division, heading up a secret R&D team. He was also employee #16 at Tesla Motors in 2005, leading electric motor and chassis development.
• Erik holds over 75 issued patents spanning electronics, mechanisms, firmware, and control systems. Generating intellectual property for electro-magnetic systems and innovative haptic feedback devices has been his professional focus.