Lee Gerdes
Educated at Doane College, Crete, Nebraska;
Columbia University, NY;
Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa;
JFK University, Orinda, CA;

Lee achieved a BA with Math and Physics majors and advanced studies in Math and Physics; a Masters Degree in Divinity with advanced studies in Psychology.

Lee has a background that includes Systems Analyst, Pastoral Counselor, Management Consultant, and in computer software his most recent position was as Vice President of Solutions for NetPerceptions. Lee was featured on ABC News Nightline for his work at NetPerceptions and their creation of computer software to help individuals find specific items which they would most probably like when there were a large number of items from which to choose.

The eclectic mix of Lee's education and his personal need to experience more happiness and less stress while being highly functional, led Lee in 2003, to begin research of the options to cause an individual brain state to be conditioned for health and happiness. In 2004, Lee started KudoZone, a brain state conditioning business, which now furnishes Brain State Conditioning™ capability to thousands of people. In 2005 KudoZone became Brain State Technologies™, with affiliate offices throughout the world.

Peter Gerdes
B.S. Management Information Systems, Iowa State University

Peter's work experience lies in the technical aspects of information system and software development. His experience includes developing a dynamic real-time web-based information system to obtain and view company resources for an insurance company. He was also a teacher’s assistant and taught three recitation sections at Iowa State University on Object Oriented Programming using Microsoft Visual Basic and Microsoft Visual Basic .Net.

Peter was coerced into BST by his father, Lee, following some life changes. It allowed him to finish school, graduating on the Dean's List, after being an average student for many years. The brain conditioning also increased focus and memory, while enheightening awareness on various plains of consciousness.

Golf, hiking, running, weight-training, camping, and various outdoor activities are some of Peters hobbies

D. Alexa Bolles
B.A. Communications / Business, Alverno College, Milwaukee Wisconsin
Keller Graduate School
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Alexa's experience is numerous and varied, with 18 years spent working in corporate environments in NY - mostly in industrial manufacturing - including a commerical playground manufacturer where the work week often included building playgrounds and parks for children in underprivledged areas.

In 2001, after losing neighbors and business associates to the events of 9/11, Alexa left the corporate world for the jungles of Costa Rica. She spent four years building a business, and living a simpler life. Becoming aware of Brain State Technologies quite by chance, Alexa became convinced that the technology offered people a way to connect to a more meaningful existance. Still in Costa Rica, she worked to help BST develop a new image; and then became the first licensee. She joined the Brain State corporate family in mid 2005.

Alexa has traveled extensively in Europe, Central America and the Caribbean, and enjoys horseback riding, yoga and the study of ancient civilizations.
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Vijendra Singh Ph.D.

Vijendra Singh, a university professor of neuroscience, has recently joined Brain State Technology as the Director of Research.  In addition to brain research, his expertise also extends into holistic and alternative approaches, including nutraceuticals, vitamins and natural supplements.

Vijendra is a graduate of Lucknow University in India and received his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada. He is an active member of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) and member of the International Who’s Who of Intellectuals (UK) and the American Men and Women in Science (USA). He has also served on the Scientific Advisory Board of non-profit organizations. He has devoted his entire career to researching brain diseases and mental illnesses, including Alzheimer’s disease, autism, multiple sclerosis, brain trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and related mental health issues.

He has a track-record of more than 200 publications and presentations.  For his neuroscience research, Vijendra has been recognized with a Humanitarian Award from the Psychiatric Association of Philadelphia and the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine (NFAM) in Washington, DC.

Jennica Mills
MSW
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

Jennica began her work in the trauma healing field in 2001 as a rape crisis center coordinator. She graduated with her Masters in Social Work in 2005 and continued her work as a trauma healing therapist and youth outreach specialist at a non-profit agency serving survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. Jennica is also a founding member of the Community Yoga Outreach Project developed by Social Workers dedicated to bringing the healing benefits of yoga to underserved and underprivileged populations. Jennica's interest in the connection between mind, body and spirit brought her to work at Brain State Technologies. She enjoys live music, yoga, dancing, the outdoors, and meeting new people.

Christy Schmidt
MC, Master of Counseling
Christy earned her Masters Degree in Counseling in 2004. While pursuing the degree, she worked as a crisis specialist, assessing suicide/homicide risk in adults and children who were in crisis. She completed her graduate internship with a non-profit agency, providing counseling for adults with various life challenges including substance abuse, depression and bipolar disorder. Upon graduation, Christy took a position as a Child & Family Therapist, providing outpatient services to children and families.

She specialized in positive approaches in parenting and behavior management. Prior to her graduate work, Christy graduated in 1991 from Arizona State University with a B.S. in Marketing. She then worked for 10 years in public relations, sales and management. She met Lee in late 2006. Brain State Technologies has provided her with an opportunity to help people in a new and fascinating way.

Sara Livingston
Mount Royal College
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Sara graduated from the Broadcast Journalism program at Mount Royal College in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 2003. Upon graduating she took a position as a television news reporter, but finding that too stressful she left for a position with the City of Calgary Recreation department as Bookings Coordinator.

Sara moved from Canada to Phoenix, Arizona after meeting her husband Dustin in California, a year after which they decided to get married.

Upon moving to the United States Sara took a job as administrative assistant with her husband’s real estate appraising company. With the economic downturn she found herself looking for other opportunities and happened upon Brain State Technologies, which peaked her interest due to a family history of depression.

Sara lives in North Phoenix with her husband Dustin, son Conor, daughter Ashley, and their dog, and in her spare time she enjoys hiking, running, watching hockey, and meeting new people.

Lacey Conte

Lacey came to Brain State in early 2008 from a successful career in the hospitality industry. Additionally, she has been a licensed massage therapist in Phoenix since 2002. Her interest in Brain State Technologies began when she was in nursing school learning human anatomy and psychology. Coming to Brain State allowed her to take those interests even further. Her strong desire to help people has been answered since becoming a trainer at Brain State Technologies.

Laura Atwood
M.F.A - Arizona State University
B.A. - James Madison University

Laura was born and raised in Virginia. She relocated to Arizona to pursue a master’s degree from Arizona State University where she studied dance with an integration of technology.  Her performance work has been shown throughout the Southwest and has worked with several performance companies. She has also taught dance and technology courses at Scottsdale Community College.

While she has always been interested in design, after graduate school she quickly realized that graphic and web design were to play a stronger role in her life then just a hobby.  She is grateful she has found a way to mix being artistic and creating while being a part of a company she strongly stands behind.
She has an extensive freelance portfolio in both print and web design. She is also a video artist whose work has been shown around the country as well as in a film festival in Portugal in 2009.

When not in front of a computer, you will find Laura enjoying the outdoors, dancing or rugby.

Julie Vialpando

Julie joins the Brain State Technologies Team as Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant to the CEO. After a bout with depression and an overwhelming life style she decided to relocate to the Valley in October of 2006 to pursue new career opportunities, make a change and simplify her life style. Her interest in how the company worked to help people to better their lives through balance and harmonizing the brain is what brought her to be a part of the team. She has extensive knowledge in Accounting and Business Communications which helped her build her own Bookkeeping Business in Colorado for the last 5 years. For 6 years prior, she was Operations Manager for several Motorcycle Shops in the Denver area. Her belief in being organized in life and helping people brought her a broad range of clientele that included being a Personal Assistant to several of them.

She was born into a large family of seven children and was raised in Denver, Colorado all of her life. She has two beloved four-legged companions that she enjoys walking to the local bark park. Julie is an avid Broncos fan and in her time off she enjoys, skiing, swimming, boating, camping, theatre and art, and meeting new friends.

Aaron Werner

Aaron possesses a diverse educational background and has co-founded several successful companies, including a non-emergency transportation company and a retail/wholesale home improvement chain. He was first introduced to Brain State Technologies in 2006 when his brother-in-law became the network administrator for the company. Having always been interested in personal growth and the creative power of human thought, Aaron felt compelled to join the Brain State family. When not working at the Brain State headquarters, this Arizona native enjoys the outdoors and motor sports.

Jenny Steil
B.S. Supply Chain Management,
Arizona State University

Before joining Brainstate, Jenny was involved in various careers related to business including operations management, real estate, and audit. She quickly realized that she wanted a career that would provide more opportunities to develop personal connections with people and she feels blessed that she was invited to join the Brainstate family.

In addition to brain training, Jenny believes that good nutrition is a vital part of a healthy life. She loves to try out new raw food recipes and hopes to educate all those around her about the benefits of raw whole food living.

On weekends, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two dogs. She also volunteers at a Scottsdale hospital as a patient visitor for the cancer center and is involved with activities at her church.

Ron Schmidt
BS in Accounting – University of Nebraska Lincoln

Ron earned his bachelors degree in accounting at the University of Nebraska in 1986. He served as controller for a nationwide trucking company prior to moving to Arizona. When he moved to Arizona in 1993, he took a job as a Network Engineer for a local computer firm.

Ron has over 14 years of practical experience in all phases of computer network design, implementation, deployment and management. He has held such positions as Regional IS Director, Lead Project Manager, and Chief Technology Officer for various large companies and consulting firms.

He was born and raised in O’Neill, a small town in Nebraska. He currently lives in North Phoenix with his wife and step son. Ron also has an older daughter and a son who has benefited from Brain State Conditioning™.

Jayson Franklin
CCNP, Sec+

Jayson brings a solid background in Information Systems to our team. He has managed global enterprise networks in the industries of aerospace, banking, credit cards, and retail.  In recent years, working as a systems analyst in the healthcare industry, Jayson worked with the latest technologies implemented on healthcare campuses today. He also gained extensive knowledge about HIPAA security laws\regulations and record management. Jayson holds certifications in the areas of network design, communications and infrastructure security as well as cryptography.

He was born in a small town called Picayune, Mississippi. He moved to Phoenix four years ago and met his wife here. Jayson was drawn to Brain State Technologies because of his interest in the quantum side of consciousness and the ability to optimize his life through Brainwave Optimization with RTB™.

Donna O'Mara

Donna joined the BST team in May of 2009 as a trainer.  She has a 20 year background in the medical field as a medical assistant.   She is a believer in the healing power of touch and therefore likes the one-on-one close interaction of working with clients at Brain State Technologies.
 
Born and raised in the Midwest, she lived for 10 years in the south, 3 years in California and 6 years in Germany.  She was able to travel throughout Europe and hopes to one day live there again.  Meanwhile, she loves living in Arizona and appreciates the climate and beautiful colors of the desert.  She is a volunteer caregiver with Sojourn Hospice and will teach quilting to anyone who is interested.

Her free time is spent quilting, cooking, talking/texting with her 22 year old daughter who is attending Art School in Savannah, GA and spending time with her fiancé and her family and friends.

 

 

 

 

 

Brandon Jansen
B.S. Biology, East Carolina University

Brandon graduated from East Carolina University with a B.S. in Biology in 2000.  Changing directions from optometry school to the hospitality industry, he began to appreciate some of the social networking  aspects of society.  From there, Brandon helped start and build a successful bass fishing lure company.  After a short stay in Alabama, due to a company decision to move, he decided to return to warm and sunny Arizona.  This led to a short career as a Mortgage Consultant, followed by a fairly successful residential and commercial real estate career in the slumping real estate market.  However, when opportunity knocked, Brandon excitingly jumped at the opportunity to work at BST.

Previous to becoming a BST employee, Brandon saw great improvements in motivation and sports performance after his sessions.  Upon seeing this technology affect so many people in a positive way, it was a no brainer decision to apply for a position in sales with the company.  Brandon looks forward to a long and rewarding career of exposing the world to the benefits and rewards of becoming a BST client and/or affiliate partner.

Brandon’s hobbies include soccer, weight lifting, snowboarding, wakeboarding, golf, baseball, hiking, traveling, reading, going to sports games, and anything outdoors.

 

Robert Rice

Robert brings to Brain State Technologies a diverse background, which includes the US military as well as Sales and Marketing. Always searching to understand himself and others from a scientific standpoint, he have had the privilege to hear Mr. Gerdes speak. Mr. Gerdes lecture merged science and discovery and helped Robert to understand more about himself, his God and science.

Client Testimonial
B.T., IT RECRUITER
Help with Cognition

“When I first started Brain Training I noticed an immediate calming of my mind. I referred to it as a decrease in my overall irascibility factor. Some might describe this as an irritating white noise that is playing (always) in the back of my brain.

I noticed just how much the Brain Training was helping me when I stopped for a month and then came back to it. The results were immediate and even more dramatic. Where there had been disharmony and discord there was now some very welcome serenity. If pressed, I would describe this serenity as a radically reduced level of brain white noise resulting in an ability to better see the normal trials, tribulations, and challenges of life in any given day for what they really are.”