About DigiBeat
At DigiBeat, we are a medical and biotechnology manufacturer that is passionate about improving patient outcomes and revolutionizing healthcare. Our innovative digital stethoscope and medical exam system combines traditional medical practice methods with current technologies in machine learning and augmented reality to bring auscultation examinations into the home. We are dedicated to providing high-quality, cutting-edge medical devices that empower healthcare professionals and patients alike.
Executive Team
Winston T. Richards, M.D.
CMO
Winston is a practicing surgeon located in North Central Florida with a background in medicine, applied mathematics, and electrical engineering from Penn State University and Princeton University. Winston continued on to be a key investigator in 37 research trials raising over $600k in sponsored notices of awards(NOA). He has over 20 years experience as a practicing ER surgeon. 21 medical publications, experience as an assistant dean at University of Florida, and a vast network of key medical decision makers and practitioners. Winston’s credentials not only allowed him to see a better future for the medical industry; but he was able to conceptualize the first DigiBeat stethoscope and continues its development to surpass current medical standards.
Clifford Steele
CEO
Clifford earned his aerospace engineering degree from Embry Riddle aeronautical university while working in the skydiving industry developing and testing parachute equipment. He co-founded a product development firm that provided clients: design, engineering, and manufacturing/assembly services to bring their ideas to market. Through this experience he raised capital, built teams, and developed internal IP, on over 30 products that are currently sold through various e-commerce and big box stores. Cliff gained two years experience in the medical device design and manufacturing field from his contract work at Philips healthcare. There he launched new MRI coils from design through production and validation.
Karl Dockendorf
CTO
Karl earned both electrical and computer engineering degrees before following up with his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering (neural engineering) from the University of Florida. Karl has broad computer vision, machine learning, cloud, embedded device, and IP protection experience with a long history of funding, executing, and achieving goals in self-directed projects like, DARPA programs, and at startups. As part of Paracosm over $5M was raised and he was also Principal Investigator for winning a $17M DARPA ML proposal. Otherwise he has 5 patents, 7 publications, and continues his own projects to advance technology. Karl’s extensive knowledge, especially with training data, allows him to guide DigiBeat to be able to bring a traditional stethoscope into our modern age.
