Board

Doug Burke is the President of Cognitive Medical Systems.  Doug drives the strategic vision for the Company and manages the Company’s Sales, Marketing, and Business Development.  Mr. Burke has 21 years of enterprise software and technology startup experience.  Mr. Burke has participated in 8 startup companies in his career, 5 of which have had successful exits.  Prior to Cognitive Medical Systems, Mr. Burke held executive-level positions at DefenseWeb Technologies, Simile Software, Keylime Software, HNC Software, GlobeSet, and SAIC. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of California (1990) and an MS in Telecommunications from the University of Pittsburgh (1994). Doug has two sons, William and Ryan, and enjoys running, swimming, backpacking, camping, mountain biking, surfing, and spending time with his kids and his dog in the outdoors.

Eric is a Certified Financial Planner a practitioner at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.  He has over 14 years experience assessing and managing the needs of high net worth families.In 1996 he moved from Montana where he first found his passion for all things outdoors.  An accomplished adventure racer, he has competed in endurance races as long as 10 days all over North America; hiking, biking, orienteering and kayaking.  He now shares that same passion with his lovely wife Debbie and with their two children Haley and Tyler.  As a family, they enjoy backpacking, rock climbing, mountain-biking, and kayaking.

Olin is a seasoned business development executive and entrepreneur. Currently, he is starting a semantic web technology company while providing strategic marketing consulting services to several large clients in the consumer products, financial services and energy industries. His previous positions include: CEO and co-founder of www.VerifyFast.com (electronic employment and income verification service); founder and CEO of American Bankcard Capital (factoring merchant receivables); co-founder and director of National Facilities Group (real estate information systems acquired by Accurent.com). His employment experience includes leadership positions at Integrant Inc., Andersen Consulting, Koll Real Estate and self-employment as a project manager specializing in developing business requirements for enterprise software systems. Olin grew up in Latrobe, Pennsylvania where he was a white water river enthusiast, competitive downhill skier and mountain biker. He has a long-standing interest in helping kids gain self-esteem through outdoor adventures and was previously a volunteer with Trips-for-Kids in Marin County, CA. Olin has traveled to more than 40 countries around the world for work and pleasure. He holds a Bachelor’s of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies from Miami University (Ohio). Olin moved to San Diego in 2006 and lives with his fiance Lydia Rivera and their best friend Fuzz.

Sergio’s fondest memories as a child were riding his bicycle on BMX trails amid agricultural fields near the ocean in Oxnard, California, going deep sea fishing with his father, and camping at Kern River with dozens of his extended family members. He also remembers growing up in impoverished neighborhoods where gangs and drugs were rampant. Later in life, as a student at the University of California San Diego, a mountain bike became his main means of transportation and Rose Canyon became his daily nature retreat going to and from school. On a study abroad program in Brazil, a friend led him through a weeklong backpacking trek through Torres del Paine in the Chilean Patagonia. And when living in Guadalajara, Mexico a friend introduced him to rock climbing. There is something special that happens when he interacts with nature that helps keep him focused when he returns to work, school or his family. For the last 12 years, Sergio has been employed with Sony Electronics Inc. in San Diego where he is currently Director of International Trade responsible for all import / export issues in the Americas Region. He earned a high school degree at the American School in Guadalajara, Mexico, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California San Diego, an academic year abroad at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, and a Masters in Business Administration from the Monterey Institute of Technology in Mexico (ITESM). In his Outdoor Outreach future, he will be sharing his passion for the outdoors and showing others how it has helped him become a better person.

After spending one too many winters in Kansas, Nick moved west in February 2001 to bask in San Diego’s sun. He then spent the next few years in the wireless industry. In January 2004 Nick changed his focus on real estate and other investments. He founded Bombora Investments, Inc., whose current drive is real estate investment. As president of Bombora Investments, Nick is a successful realtor and real estate investor. Nick has made San Diego his home and enjoys all America’s Finest City has to offer. Initially, rock climbing and surfing drew Nick to Outdoor Outreach, but it’s the enthusiastic kids and dedicated volunteers that make it enriching.

David is the director of administration for Kaye, Rose & Maltzman, LLP, a prominent San Diego law firm. He has over 30 years of experience as a business manager, comptroller and administrator, and previously owned and operated his own financial consulting business. From 1987 to 1997, he served as business manager for Bodkin, McCarthy, Sargent & Smith, one of Los Angeles’ premier law firms. From 1981 to 1987, Mr. Rutgers was employed with McKittrick, Jackson, DeMarco & Peckenpaugh as well as Zobrist, Vienna & McCullough, both of which are prominent Los Angeles firms. He is responsible for administration of all four offices of Kaye, Rose & Maltzman, LLP as well as the firm’s long-term administrative and business planning. He also handles facilities, technology management and human resources.

Ricky is the Executive Vice President of Eagle Creek Travel Gear and has been with them since 1979. Eagle Creek was the pioneer of adventure travel gear category in the 1980′s in the outdoor and luggage specialty markets. In 1999 Ricky received the Outdoor Industry Leadership Excellence Award and in 2002 was awarded the annual Travel Goods Association “Man of the Year”. Ricky currently sits on the Executive Board of the Travel Goods Association as the Past Chairman and has led their strategic planning efforts. He was on the Advisory Board of Travel Goods magazine for 5 years. Ricky is active in his community and on the Board of Directors of the Vista Buddhist Temple, and a community leader in his local Friends of Leucadia. He has also spearheaded charitable efforts with Eagle Creek such as Children of Nepal and the North County Food Bank.

Shelby Stanger’s stories have been featured in Outside Magazine, Women’s Adventure, The San Diego Union Tribune, CNN.com, Laguna Beach Magazine, Shop-Eat-Surf.com (an industry trade site covering the multi-billion dollar action sports industry), Surfer Magazine, and South Africa’s Cape Argus Newspaper.

Constantly on the move, Shelby can be found chasing (or paddling) for stories focusing on unique personalities, innovative brands and uniquely designed products. She makes her home in La Jolla, CA, and in her free time, enjoys surfing, boxing, yoga and training for triathlons she never has time to enter.

Aaron Tankersley is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Pixon Imaging Inc., develops image-processing algorithms and implements them in hardware capable of processing video images in real time. Aaron was previously the president of an operating subsidiary for HSBC where he had direct responsibility for over $10B of assets generating several hundred million of revenue and profit. Prior to joining HSBC, he was a Principal with The Boston Consulting Group, where he led transformational engagements for Fortune 1000 companies in the U.S. and Asia Pacific.  Aaron holds an MBA from UCLA, BS from Columbia University and BA from Claremont McKenna College.  Currently, he lives in San Diego with his wife Jennifer and three children.  In his limited free time, Aaron loves spending time outdoors surfing, mountain biking, hiking and running.