GAIN THE CLR ADVANTAGE
CLR Advantage™ empowers athletes to visualize and better understand the clear connections between brain and body. Comprehensive analytics provide actionable data athletes need to improve training, mitigate risk and focus rehabilitation.
OUR STORY
CLR Neurosthenics® was founded in 2020 by a team of sports psychologists, neurophysical trainers and application developers to overcome technical challenges facing elite athletic trainers and physical therapists. Unstructured testing procedures, disparate diagnostic systems, disintegrated data silos and incohesive analytics were just part of the problem.
After three years working in close partnership with the world’s leading developers of biometric data collection hardware and signal processing software, the company released its patent-pending CLR Advantage™ Neurophysical Assessment & Training Platform.
CLR Advantage™ combines interactive exercise, neurophysical data collection, and mass analytics to automate capability assessment, performance training, and rehabilitation protocols. The solution allows sports medicine professionals the freedom to design their own testing and training programs - complete with unique exercise segments, interactive prompts, real-time biometrics and a full suite of neurophysical analytics.
TEAM
Seasoned professionals from the sports, healthcare and technology sectors
Kevin Cox, JD, MBA
Chief executive officer
Kevin Cox is a transformational, technology-focused business leader with decades of success in transportation management, financial services and health science.
As CEO, he is charting the company’s strategic direction, and leading critical finance, acquisition and commercialization initiatives.
Prior to CLR, Kevin Cox served as CEO of therapeutic sound frequency solution provider SOAAK. He also served as founder and CEO of Logistyx, a global provider of transportation management solutions that was recently acquired by publicly-traded E2Open. Kevin Cox’s foundational experience began as General Manager of UPS ConnectShip, which he grew to become the world’s largest provider of supply chain execution services.
Kevin received his Bachelor of Science and MBA from Oral Roberts University, and earned his JD from the University of Tulsa.
Michael Mark, PsyD
Chief Science Officer
Dr. Michael Mark is a neurophysiologist with 30 years of experience designing, developing and implementing biofeedback training programs for some of the world’s largest sports teams.
As CSO, he is working to revolutionize human performance training with the patent-pending CLR Advantage™ neurophysiological assessment and training platform.
Prior to CLR, Dr. Michael Mark served a CTO of XPL – a nationwide sports performance biofeedback training company. He also served as founder and CEO of sports neurofeedback consulting firm, NeuroEdge, and earlier studied under psychophysiological training pioneer Dr. Bruno Demechelis. Throughout his career, he has worked with athletes in the MLB, MLS, NBA, NFL, NHL, PGA and the Premier League.
Dr. Michael Mark received his BA from the UCLA and PsyD in Neurophysiology from the American Behavioral Studies Institute.
Mark O'Bryan
Chief Solutions Officer
Mark O’Bryan is a seasoned technology executive with decades of experience in the financial services, healthcare and transportation industries.
At CLR, he works with CLR Advantage™ users, developers and technology partners to clarify clinical requirements, model solutions and oversee neuro-physiologic application development.
Prior to CLR, Mark O’Bryan cofounded enterprise shipping solution provider, ShipLink Global. His experience also includes the design and development of solutions for Avalere Health, California Department of Public Health, DHL, e2Open, Microsoft, Nike, Ryder, Sun Microsystems and UCSF Medical Center among other organizations.
Mark O’Bryan attended the Art Center College of Design and UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design.
Robb Higdon, MBA
Chief Revenue Officer
Robb Higdon is an experienced sales executive with experience growing revenue in the healthcare benefits and self-insurance markets.
As CRO, he is developing CLR’s customer acquisition strategy and leading insurance reimbursement and go-to-market initiatives.
Prior to CLR, Robb Higdon cofounded direct contract/self-insurance service provider Everyone Health, and served as partner to self-insurance care provider, Sano Surgery. Before both companies were acquired by $300M Nomi Health, he managed the West pharmacy benefits business for $226B Optum.
Robb Higdon received his BS from Oral Roberts University and MBA from the University of Washington Foster School of Business.
Audrey Hill Lindsay, PhD
Director of Clinical Operations
Dr. Audrey Hill-Lindsay is a clinical psychologist, with 20 years of experience focused on the assessment and rehabilitation of professional athletes with TBI and muscular-skeletal injuries.
As CPO, she is responsible for the design, development and clinical testing of CLR NPAX™ neurophysiological assessment and training programs.
Prior to CLR, Dr. Audrey Hill-Lindsay served as Director of Implementation for XPL, where she developed biofeedback programming for Zone training, concussion assessment and rehabilitation. She worked in a similar capacity with Dr. Michael Mark at NeuroEdge, and in direct engagement with major league organizations in Europe, the Middle East and North America.
Dr. Audrey Hill-Lindsay received her BS in Biopsychology from the University of Santa Barbara, and her MA and PhD in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology.
Patrick Hester
Chief Technology Officer
Patrick Hester is a full stack cloud application developer with decades of experience working with mobile device and streaming media technologies.
At CLR, he is responsible for managing development of the CLR Advantage™ neurophysiological assessment platform, including work with technology partners.
Prior to CLR, Patrick Hester served as CTO of TranSend TMS, where he oversaw development of a touch screen transportation management platform. His experience also includes work as a senior programmer on development initiatives for Avalere Health, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Ryder Corporation, Sun Microsystems, the PGA Tour and Teletrac.
Patrick Hester attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he studied computer science.
Scott Wilzbach
Director of Network Operations
Scott Wilzbach is a enterprise application developer with more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare provider industry.
At CLR, he is responsible for managing the Azure-based, CLR Advantage#% Cloud used to connect remote users and maintain HIPAA compliant neurophysiological assessment records.
Prior to CLR, Scott Wilzbach served as a Senior Systems Administrator for UCI Health – the University of California, Irvine medical center. In this position he was responsible for developing storage architecture and managing enterprise infrastructure. UCI Health is a 417-bed acute care facility that serves more than 824,000 patients each year.
Scott Wilzbach attended California State University, Long Beach, where he studied Management Information Systems.
Richard Oelberger, PhD
Director of Sports Psychology
Dr. Richard Oelberger is an accomplished sports psychologist, author and host of the innovation, wellness and treatment-focused podcast, Richard Listens.
At CLR, he is working to integrate psychological assessment protocols and psychometric data in the CLR Advantage™ neurophysiological assessment platform.
Prior to CLR, Dr. Richard Oelberger served on the EAP team at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Now in private practice, he continues his work with college and professional athletes – helping them overcome psychological challenges and improve performance.
Dr. Richard Oelberger studied Sports Psychology at the University of Western States and received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Saybrook University.
Iain Strickland, PhD
Director of Commercial Strategy
Dr. Iain Strickland is a neuroscientist and internationally recognized expert on neuro-stimulative pain management technology.
At CLR, he is responsible for UK & EU market analysis, messaging and go-to-market strategy. He also supports the company in developing commercial opportunities in the European football, cricket, and rugby communities.
Prior to CLR, Dr. Iain Strickland served as Senior Vice President of Global Sales & Strategy for ElectroCore – provider of a patient-controlled, hand-held vagus nerve stimulator designed to treat migraines and other headaches. He previously held a similar position at KWS BioTest – a contract research organization that works with pharmaceutical companies in drug discovery and clinical sample analyses.
Dr. Iain Strickland received his BSc in Pharmacology and PhD in Neuroscience & Pharmacology at the University of Edinburgh.
Steven Barouh
Director of Operations
Steven Barouh is a licensed attorney with executive experience in sales, distribution, operations, finance and law. He has successfully advised companies in setting and achieving goals, finding new markets and increasing sales, improving logistics and streamlining internal company workings.
At CLR, he works to oversee deployment of the company’s technology, distribution channels and marketing resources.
Prior to CLR, Steven Barouh served as owner and publisher of Kansas City Sports & Fitness, one of the largest sports publications in the US Midwest. Steven also works an independent film producer with two titles in current development.
Steven Barouh received his BS from UCLA and his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern School of Law.
TECHNICAL ADVISORS
Accomplished professionals from the world of Sports, Neuroscience & Biomechanics
Lorena Martin, PhD
PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL DATA SCIENCES AND OPERATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA