Chandler joined Blink Device Company in 2023, bringing a wealth of experience in medical device product management, including R&D, manufacturing, and quality systems. He has worked with industry leaders like Medtronic and Boston Scientific, as well as innovative startups, on products such as HF electrosurgery, catheters, and spinal navigation. 

Niklas was Managing Director of Finance at Seattle based engineering & design group Pensar Development prior to joining Blink in 2023.  He oversaw the smooth transfer of assets to Apple when Pensar was acquired in 2022.  

Taking a road less traveled into finance and accounting, Niklas graduated from University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.  Niklas got his CPA in 2018 and previously had accounting roles in manufacturing, performance art and in healthcare.

Austin is a dynamic sales leader with proven expertise in strategic sales and management. Austin joined Blink in 2021 to lead the Midwest region, where he has driven multiple years of record setting growth for the company. Prior to Blink, he spent three years at Baxter, consistently ranking as a top sales representative. At Blink, Austin continues to manage the Midwest region while also shaping national sales strategies and expanding market presence.

Austin received a BS in Entrepreneurial Management from the University of Iowa in 2017.

Leslie brings over 25 years of experience advising in the areas of corporate, intellectual property, and general business law within the biotech, pharma, and life sciences industries. Before joining Blink Device Company, she served as General Counsel at Cajal Neuroscience and, prior to Cajal, she served as VP of Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs at Neoleukin Therapeutics. She has also held legal counsel and intellectual property roles at the Infectious Disease Research Institute and Seattle Genetics. Leslie serves as a volunteer mediator with the Dispute Resolution Center of King County.

Leslie received a BS in Chemistry from Brown University and her JD from Columbia Law School.

Justin has built his career at the intersection of medicine and engineering, co-founding two companies to bring his inventions into clinical practice. His first venture, Mirador Biomedical, was acquired by Centurion Medical Products in 2014. Earlier in his career, he served as Director of Research at Northstar Neuroscience, which went public in 2006 and was later acquired by St. Jude Medical.

Justin earned his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, after studying Engineering (B.S.) at the University of Virginia.

Tom was formerly the President and CEO of Centurion Medical Products. Under Tom’s tenure as CEO, Centurion’s annual revenues doubled to $230 million. Tom sold Centurion to Medline Industries in 2017, and subsequently founded Blink to focus on developing and commercializing innovative medical devices.

Tom holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a BA in Economics from Denison University.