Wetboard

Chris is our founder and has served as our President, CEO, Treasurer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since our inception (2015). He brings a diverse leadership history to Team Wetboard, with prior business ventures including the founding of manufacturing, wholesale distribution and nanotechnology start-ups, as well as a global record label that released music by multiplatinum-selling artists. In his 20 years of experience, Chris has overseen manufacturing, distribution, financing, marketing, advertising and operations. Since May of 2014, he has served as the Managing Director of DORY LLC, which holds shares in Demaray LLC, a Silicon Valley nanotechnology company. Since December 2013, he has also served as founder and CEO of Weight Loss Clubs Worldwide, Inc., a start-up company that aims to provide support networks for people who want to lose weight and live healthy lives. Chris has also served intermittently as an artist for Pacific Studio, Inc., a museum exhibits fabrication company, since May 2009. He has an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania.

John has served as CTO for Ecocruise Electric Transportation, a manufacturer of electric vehicles; a R&D scientist for GreenTech StarScan, where he developed an HD television system now known as Direct TV; and a Design Engineer for American Calcar, developing in-car navigation systems for BMW, Jaguar, Ford and Mercedes. John has successfully delivered on military contracts to Boeing, Martin Marietta and General Dynamics.

Mark’s business ventures include over 30 years of sales in manufacturing and packaging. He is currently the owner of Mobius, a 3D rapid prototyping company. An avid water sports enthusiast for over 17 years, he is a kiteboarding team rider and has most recently been involved in kite foil design and development. Mark also served as former Columbia Gorge Kiteboard Association President, promoting kiteboarding throughout the Columbia Gorge.

Chad was introduced to wakeboarding at the age of 14 and has competed at a professional level for many years. When not wakeboarding, he works as an engineering manager at the Boeing Company. Chad has a background in complex and integrated system design, aircraft certification, test operations and product development. He has a BS in Aeronautical Science and an MS in Technical Management from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

Dennis is currently a Spaceship Propulsion Test Engineer with Virgin Galactic/The Spaceship Company, where he is responsible for the design and manufacturing of electrical hardware and software for qualification testing of RocketMotorTwo, the largest hybrid rocket motor ever produced. His experience includes the design, analysis and manufacturing of rocket ignition and oxidizer injection systems with the UCLA Rocket Project. Dennis received his BS degree in Aerospace Engineering from UCLA.

Hilary has served as our secretary since August 2017 and as Communications Manager since November 2016. Since Fall 2015, she has been an independent contractor doing freelance art for various companies including Funko and Amazon, as well as stagehand work for IATSE Local 15. From May 2014 to September 2015, she worked as an artist at Pacific Studio, Inc., a museum exhibits fabrication company. She holds a Certificate in Editing from the University of Washington and a BFA from the University of Wyoming.

Jon is president of ModelWerks and has over 30 years of experience designing water skis and wakeboards. Jon’s company, ModelWerks, is a specialty tool and custom manufacturing house. They will be involved with Wetboard from concept to production, helping with prototype and production model design, designing and creating molds, tools and manufacturing processes and possibly early-stage parts manufacturing.

Mike has over 16 years of wakeboarding experience, four of which were professional. Over the course of ten years, he rode competitively and was sponsored by Ronix Wakeboards. He has a vast technical knowledge of wakeboarding and the accompanying equipment. Mike continues to compete in local competitions and gives R&D feedback for Ronix Wakeboards. He is a graduate of the University of Washington, where he focused on Naval Architecture and Sociology.