Leadership
Wally McCloskey
Managing Director
Wally has extensive experience in R&D, operations management, and navigating highly regulated industries. He was hired as the President of Norac Inc., a specialty chemical and pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer after the company suffered a devastating fire. He managed the turnaround, successful growth of the business, and subsequently negotiated the sale of Norac’s divisions. In addition to aerFree LLC, Wally is the Managing Director of ISL LLC, a company that developed and is producing a patented skin-friendly material for wearable devices. Wally also serves on the Board of Directors for Sommetrics, Inc., a medical device company focused on products treating sleep apnea. He has a biochemistry degree from UC San Diego and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Kent Gandola
Director of Product & Business Development
Kent is a proven technology and product development leader with a strong Operations and Engineering background. Prior to aerFree LLC, he has enjoyed a diverse career holding various leadership positions in the development and commercialization of medical device and diagnostic products at Sommetrics, Nanogen, Accumetrics, and Somark Innovations. Concurrent with aerFree LLC, Kent is the Director of Product & Business Development for ISL LLC. Earlier in his career he held managerial and technical roles at Eastman Kodak, Applied Magnetics, and as a co-founder of San Diego Magnetics. Kent is the inventor or co-inventor on 20 U.S. Patents with other patents pending. He has an engineering degree from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and an MBA degree from the University of San Diego.