Meet Preston Preston is one of the original developers of the VisuALS system. Recently, Preston rejoined the VisuALS team as the Chief Technology Officer, and helps manage our technical infrastructure. He has worked in a variety of roles, including public policy work in Washington D.C., as well as traditional engineering roles. Preston’s continued interest and …
Meet Steve Steve Snider has been an ALS patient for more than 4 years. His condition has deteriorated to where he cannot use his hands, arms, or legs. Steve wants to stay ahead of the next problem, which will be the loss of his ability to speak. Learning an eye gaze and text-to-speech system will …
Meet Steve Steve Maher has been actively involved with VisuALS longer than any other team member. Steve is an undergraduate and graduate level professor at Oklahoma Christian University and the chair of the graduate school of engineering and computer science. In December 2014 a masters student in engineering, Ash Srinivas, approached Steve with the idea of having …
Meet Carolyn Carolyn Heath is our newest beta customer. We’ve enjoyed getting to know Carolyn over the past several months through discussions at the Tulsa ALS Support Group meetings. Carolyn was diagnosed with ALS in 2013. Although she still has a strong voice, Carolyn was very interested in VisuALS from the first time she saw …
Meet Jevon When Jevon heard about the VisuALS project, it was an answer to prayer. While Jevon felt called to be an accountant, he struggled with how he could use accounting to love God and love his neighbor, beyond just making good money and being generous with his giving. A group of engineering students had …
Meet Judy Judy is our second and newly added beta customer. She was diagnosed in August of 2013 and lost the ability to speak about a year ago. Judy has been happily married to her husband, Rodger, for 44 years and together they rely on their faith in God to continue the fight. After Judy …
Meet Mckenna McKenna serves as one of our student developers. As a sophomore Computer Engineering student at OC, McKenna feels very blessed to have the opportunity to work with VisuALS. She hopes to pursue a career in Biomedical Engineering after graduating from OC in order to help people using the skills that God has blessed her …
Meet Austin Austin McRay is a co-founder and the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for VisuALS. Austin is a 2016 Marketing graduate from Oklahoma Christian with an emphasis on professional selling. He’s currently pursuing his MBA at OC and strongly believes in being a lifelong learner. Since graduating, Austin has been one of the managers …
