BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$250.5K
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
VisiJet, Inc., ("VisiJet" or "the Company") formerly known as Ponte Nossa Acquisition Corp ("PNAC"), is a Delaware corporation engaged in the development and marketing of ophthalmic surgery products for use in the laser eye surgery and cataract surgery markets. The Company was originally incorporated in California on February 2, 1996 as a wholly owned subsidiary of SurgiJet, Inc ("SurgiJet"), a developer of waterjet technology for a variety of medical and dental applications. In May 1999, the Company was spun off from SurgiJet through a distribution of common stock to its shareholders, after which SurgiJet had no remaining ownership interest in the Company. In December 2002, VisiJet entered into a merger agreement with Ponte Nossa Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation ("the Merger") that had been incorporated as a blank check company in 1997. The agreement called for the merger of the two companies into a single company through the merger of an acquisition subsidiary, VisiJet Acquisition Corporation, into VisiJet.
CEO and President
Randal BaileyNumber of Employees 14
Contact Information
1062 Calle Negocio
Suite D
San Clemente, California 92673
949-940-1300
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing: 339112
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Randal Bailey | CEO and President |
| Larry Hood | Chief Engineer |
| Laurence Schreiber | Chief Operating Officer |
| Richard Lindstrom | Chief Ophthalmic Consultant |
| Norman Schwartz | General Counsel |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Richard Keates | Chairman of the Board |
| Eugene G Levin | Board of Directors |
| Irving J Bigio | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Refractive Technologies, Inc. | CEO and President | Current |
| Advanced Refractive Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Chiron Vision | Vice President of Sales and Marketing | Former |
| Chiron Vision | Co-Founder | Former |
Mr. Hood is the Company's Director in charge of research and development of Advanced Refractive's ophthalmic water jet product. Mr. Hood has over 35 years experience in designing and bringing systems to market in areas such as data acquisition, telemetry, orthopedic surgical, ophthalmic surgical, diagnostics, lasers and power ultrasonics. Mr. Hood has worked for Cavitron/Coopervision/Alcon, Biomet and Plesseys in the past, and is an inventor in a number of fields, with more than 50 U.S. patents issued or pending.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Refractive Technologies, Inc. | Chief Engineer | Current |
| Advanced Refractive Technologies, Inc. | Director of Research | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Refractive Technologies, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Advanced Refractive Technologies, Inc. | Secretary | Current |
| Advanced Refractive Technologies, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Learn-America | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Advanced Refractive Technologies, Inc. | Corporate Secretary and Treasurer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lindstrom Cleaning | CEO | Current |
| Advanced Refractive Technologies, Inc. | Chief Ophthalmic Consultant | Current |
| ReVision Optics | Founder and Managing Partner of Minnesota Eye Consultants | Current |
| The International Refractive Surgery Club | President | Former |
| Eyemdlink.Com | Founder and Attending Surgeon | Current |
| Minnesota Eye Consultants | Founder | Current |
| Viridax | Managing Partner, Minnesota Eye Consultants, Minneapolis, Mn | Current |
| Laser Vision Centers, Inc. | Medical Director | Current |
| TLC Vision Corporation | Medical Director | Current |
| Mss-Surgical Services | Medical Director | Current |
| Refractec, Inc. | Medical Director | Current |
| Veteranseyecare | Current | |
| Epi-Lasik News and Information | Current | |
| Sibley Medical Center | Current | |
| University of Minnesota | Adjunct Professor | Former |
| Minnesota Eye Consultants | Surgeon | Former |
| Refractec, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Occulogix, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Acufocus | Board of Directors | Current |
| Minnesota Lions Eye Bank | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ocusense, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Inner City Tennis | Board of Directors | Current |
| Advanced Refractive Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Media Mill, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Viridax | Board of Directors | Current |
| Laser Vision Centers, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| TLC Vision Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bausch & Lomb Surgical | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ophthalmology, Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Biosyntrx, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pixeloptics, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| President-Elect | President | Former |
| Minnesota Eye Consultants | Managing Partner | Former |
| Laser Vision Centers, Inc. | Leader | Former |
| University of Minnesota | Doctorate Degree In Medicine | Former |
| Vision Foundation, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
Mr. Schwartz has over 32 years experience in business and finance. He received a JD from the University of Arizona and LLM (Taxation) from New York University. Mr. Schwartz was formerly on the staff of the Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service in Washington D.C. Mr. Schwartz has served as CFO and CEO and a member of the Board of Directors for a number of both public and private companies.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Refractive Technologies, Inc. | General Counsel | Current |
| Advanced Refractive Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The University of Arizona | Jd | Former |
| New York University | Llm | Former |
| Arizona State University | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| New York Medical College | Professor | Current |
| Lasik Columbus Ohio | Current | |
| Columbus Eye | Current | |
| Advanced Refractive Technologies, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| The Ohio State University | Professor | Former |
| University of California, Irvine | Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology | Former |
| Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University | Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Refractive Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Refractive Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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