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Ruedger Rubbert has more than 20 years of experience in inventing new technologies and managing technology delivery and manufacturing organizations. He is a principal and founder of Lingualcare. Prior to Lingualcare, Mr. Rubbert founded OraMetrix, an orthodontic technology company, where he served as CTO and General Manager. He was a primary inventor of many of OraMetrix' key technologies and served as principal leader of the company's research and development efforts. Mr. Rubbert has authored more than 20 technology patents. Mr. Rubbert spun-off a project that was the foundation for the OraMetrix platform technology from Geyer Medizin-und Fertigungsctchnik GmbH in 1996. Mr. Rubbert served as President of OraMetrix, Inc. for the first 18 months of the company's existence, managing day-to-day operations and participated in raising approximately $50M in equity financing. The intra-oral 3D-Scanner Mr. Rubbert invented while leading the R&D efforts with OraMetrix won the technology award (Innovationspreis) of the German States Berlin and Brandenburg in 1998. Prior to founding OraMetrix, Mr. Rubbert was a founding member of a tool engineering and robotics company, Krueger and Rubbert GbR. Geyer Umformtechnik KG purchased the company in 1989; and Ruedger Rubbert served as CEO of the subsidiary Geyer Medizin-und Fertigungstechnik GmbH. Mr. Rubbert began his career as an engineer with Siemens AG and Vacuumschmelze GmbH. He holds a degree in tool making and a Master's degree in mechanical engineering from Technische Universität Berlin. Both degrees were received with distinction. | 