Massih Tayebi, Ph.D., is president and CEO of Rapid Bridge as well as chairman and CEO of Bridge West, LLC, an investment firm specializing in the development of emerging technology companies. Dr. Tayebi is a co-founder and former chairman and CEO of Wireless Facilities Inc. (WFI), a global leader in telecommunications outsourcing specializing in the planning, design, deployment and management of wireless telecommunications networks. Prior to founding WFI, Dr. Tayebi served on the senior faculty of the engineering department at the University of Paisley in the United Kingdom. Dr. Tayebi and his brother, Masood Tayebi, received the Ernst and Young 2000 Entrepreneur of the Year award in San Diego; the 2000 American Electronics Association High Technology Industry Recognition Award for telecommunications services; and the 1999 Venture Capital Success Story award by the San Diego Venture Group.
Dr. Tayebi holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. degree from the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom.
Michael Brunolli has over 25 years of digital and analog integrated circuit (IC) design experience and holds 18 patents. As a Division Fellow with Brooktree Corporation, he pioneered the development of high speed RAMDACs. For his BT458, he was given the "NCGA 1991 Award for Technical Excellence." Later with Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, he contributed various analog cores for video and modem products. As a result, in 1996 he was honored as Rockwell's "Engineer of the Year." In 1997, he co-founded NurLogic Design Inc., where he developed PLLs, high speed IOs, A/D and optical communication technology. For its 48 channel optical design, NurLogic won USCD CONNECT's Most Innovative New Product of the year Award in 2001. Nurlogic was acquired by Artisan Components in February of 2003.
Mr. Brunolli earned a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California, Davis.