Roseanne Varner
President and Chief Executive Officer
Prior to joining Aragon Surgical, Inc., Ms. Varner served as President and CEO of Aspire Medical where she continued the product development and clinical trials for the Advance system, a new treatment for sleep apnea. Prior to Aspire Medical she served as Founder/CEO of Atherotech, where she transformed the company into the leader in the expanded cholesterol testing market. Prior to joining Atherotech, she was president and CEO of Gynecare, Inc., where she spearheaded the company's growth and subsequent acquisition by Johnson & Johnson. Earlier, she served as CEO of Luxar Corporation, a privately held manufacturer of laser surgery tools for cosmetic, medical and dental applications, where she positioned the company for an acquisition by ESC Medical. Her prior experience also includes several senior management positions with Medtronic, I-Flow Corporation, Applied Plastics and American Hospital Supply. Ms. Varner holds a B.S. degree from Ohio State University and an M.S. degree in systems management from the University of Southern California.
Alan Cremers
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Cremers has more than 25 years of broad business experience, initially as a practicing CPA with Ernst and Whinney and then followed by commercial and LBO banking with First Interstate, ScotiaBank and GE Capital. Mr. Cremers then gained startup high-tech experience in communications, networking, software and life science companies. Mr. Cremers focused on raising more than $500 million in venture equity and debt financing, completing IPO's and secondary public financings, completing multiple M&A transactions on both the buy and sell side, cost rationalization to reduce burn rates, and establishing business interests in Europe and China.
As CFO for Aragon Surgical, Mr. Cremers manages all financial, planning, legal, and IT functions. Prior to joining Aragon Surgical, Mr. Cremers held CFO positions for venture-backed startups Corticon Technologies, Luminous Networks, AtMotion, Inc. and Deltagen, Inc. Mr. Cremers also held senior financial positions with Covad and Leasing Solutions during their IPOs.
Mr. Cremers has a BBA in Accounting from the University of Iowa, an MBA from Haas at the University of California, Berkeley and is a licensed certified public accountant. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of CPAs.
Miriam Taimisto 
Sr. Vice President, Research and Development/Operations
Miriam Taimisto holds over twenty seven US patents, four publications, and brings a world of experience related to diagnostic and therapeutic devices. Prior to joining Aragon Surgical, Inc., Miriam served as Vice President, R&D at BÂRRX.
In previous roles, Miriam was Vice President, R&D at Cierra, Inc. Cierra was an early stage medical device company focused on minimally invasive treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) using radiofrequency (RF) energy delivery for cardiac tissue welding. While at Cierra, Miriam successfully lead engineering efforts to achieve CE Mark approval for the company's PFX™ Closure System, contributed to and supported her team’s efforts for device iterations during clinical trials in Europe.
Miriam joined Cierra after seven years as Director of R&D at Boston Scientific, Electrophysiology. While at Boston Scientific, she successfully introduced six new products to US and OUS markets. Miriam has more than 25 years of experience in the medical device industry, and has worked in both small and large organizations such as Baxter, Guidant, CardioGenesis, and Boston Scientific. Her industry experience includes: electrophysiology, RF ablation, ultrasound imaging and ablation, cryo ablation, laser ablation, transmyocardial revascularization, thermodilution diagnostics, plasmapheresis, and dialysis. She is well versed in pre-clinical studies.
Miriam has a BS in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the University of Wisconsin.
Brad Snow
Vice President, Sales
In November 2008, Aragon Surgical hired Brad A. Snow as Vice President of Sales. Brad brings to Aragon Surgical strong start-up and large company experience and a successful track record as a medical device commercial leader. Previous to joining Aragon Surgical, Inc., Brad served as Head of Sales and Marketing at Medlogics, a DES Cardiology device company. Prior to Medlogics, Brad served at Rubicor Medical a novel breast device company as Head of Sales and Business Development. Earlier, Brad served at the ground floor in several Sales/Sales Leadership positions at Fox Hollow Technologies, which became one of the most successful device commercializations. Brad’s prior experience also includes several Sales/Sales Leadership positions with RITA Medical, Oracle, Nugenesis Technologies and GE Medical.
