William F. Nelson, Retired - Mr. Nelson has over 30 years of experience in the design and development of air bearings. During the 1960's, while working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on a NASA project, he performed some of the original research and development that led to the practical application of air bearings to a variety of problems. After his work at MIT, Mr. Nelson became one of the founding members of Dover Instrument Corporation, a leading manufacturer of air bearings. He founded Nelson Air Corp. in 1984 and retired in January 2002. He remains in an advisory position for the company.

Bradley B. Engel, President - A graduate of Cornell University with a B.S. and M.Eng., Mr. Engel has extensive experience in the design, analysis and control of precision systems and mechanisms. In his previous employment at OPTRA Inc, a developer of sub-nanometer resolution optical metrology products, he worked on a number of sub-micron and sub-nanometer positioning systems. He has experience with linear motors, stepper motors, servo motors, voice coil motors, piezos, optical encoders, precision leadscrews, air bearings, crossroller bearings, and flexures. He is also skilled in software development for data acquisition and control, including C, Visual C++, Visual Basic, and LabView.

John Michaud, Plant Manager - Mr. Michaud is responsible for coordinating plant operations and production. He also is responsible for facility maintenance, the "Health and Safety Program," computer management, inventory tracking, quality control, and shipping. He also does surface grinding, bearing assembly and testing.

Brian Rawlinson, Lead Machinist - Mr. Rawlinson has 40+ years of general machining experience and is expert in fixture and tool making. He was trained in Great Britain where he worked in the aerospace industry.