Caliber I.D. - Board of Directors
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Caliber I.D. Board of Directors

L. Michael Hone

Director and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Hone was elected to the Board in 2002. He joined Caliber I.D. (then Lucid, Inc.) as executive vice president in 2011 and was charged with corporate strategic planning to support the adoption of Caliber I.D.’s technologies into the mainstream continuum of care. In December 2011, he became chief executive officer (CEO). From June 2008 through August 2010, Mr. Hone served as president, CEO, and director of American Aerogel. From 2006 through 2008, he was a consultant for Tempus Partners, a business-consulting firm of which he was the sole owner. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Hone served as president and chief operating officer of Conseco, Inc. during which time he helped guide this financial services firm through the bankruptcy and restructuring process. He also served as president and CEO of Centennial Technologies, a manufacturer of digital memory that has since been acquired by another entity, and president, CEO, and chairman of PSC, Inc., an Auto ID manufacturer of bar code laser scanning products. Both were public companies traded on Nasdaq. Mr. Hone is a named inventor or co-inventor on seven patents. He also currently serves as chairman of the board of trustees at the Killington Mountain School (Killington, VT).

William J. Fox

Vice President, Technology Operations

Chief Technology Officer

As chief technology officer, Mr. Fox is responsible for Caliber I.D.’s engineering, research, and development operations. He joined the company in 1999, serving as engineering manager until his promotion to his current position in 2005. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Fox held product-engineering positions at Mitsui-Pathtek, Burron Medical, and Fisher Price. He currently manages teams that specialize in technologies such as video-rate confocal scanning laser microscopy and design/development of optics and electronic instrumentation. He holds inventor or co-inventor patents in confocal imaging head design and optical examination of tissue, along with instrumentation design and methodology.

Paul Hemmer

Vice President, Software Development

Mr. Hemmer joined the company in 2004 and brings over 20 years of experience in software development. He served as Software Architect until his promotion to his current position in 2016. In his role, he manages a team of experts in software development and imaging sciences focused on the development and refinement of image capture and analysis modalities, Telepathology and related support services. He is responsible for bridging the gap between the international Sales and Marketing efforts and software engineering efforts.

Prior to joining the company, Mr. Hemmer held positions in product testing and software development at Navistream (now Tenet Partners), Sybase, ElementK (now Skillsoft) and Xerox.

Mr. Hemmer holds a BS from Rochester Institute of Technology. He holds inventor or co-inventor patents in systems and methods for imaging tissue.