MIMIR’S WELL-NESS

Meet The Team

Dr Bridget Martinez, MD PhD, CEO

Dr. Martinez, MD PHD PHD FAWM, is a towering figure in modern medicine, renowned for an unparalleled academic pedigree that includes three doctoral degrees and board certification in FM. With nearly 100 peer-reviewed publications to her name, Dr. Martinez has shaped clinical practice and advanced scientific understanding across multiple disciplines.A Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM), Dr. Martinez brings elite expertise in remote, expeditionary, and austere care — blending academic rigor with real-world resilience. Her clinical insights have guided protocols in extreme environments from high-altitude expeditions to disaster zones. Fueled by a passion for adventure and precision, Dr. Martinez channels her wilderness medicine knowledge into mastering the art of medical readiness—delivering expert care in the world’s most remote, unpredictable, and exhilarating environments, having now travelled to over 50 countries covering all continents!Dr. Martinez is also a prestigious previous Directors’ Fellow of the National Los Alamos Laboratory. With a career defined by intellectual depth, clinical excellence, and relentless curiosity, Dr. Martinez stands among the most decorated and impactful physician-scientists of her generation.

David Pringle, CPA
Chief Financial Advisor

David A Pringle is a licensed CPA, with over 30 years’ experience. He received his accounting degree from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1989. He is an integral member of Mimir’s Well-ness and currently serves are as our CFO.

Tony Le, Director of Product Design and Development

Tony has over 15 years of experience in the medical device industry, creating innovative device designs for both large corporations and startup companies. He has worked on Class 3 devices for various neurovascular and cardiovascular applications. Tony’s expertise is in early stage R&D, product design, competitive analysis, and IP generation. His hands-on approach prioritizes rapid design-build-test cycles while always keeping patient safety and risk management top of mind. Since 2021, Tony has run his own design business, partnering with early stage medical device startups to bring new devices to market.

Jeff Pielemeier, Director of Quality and Regulatory Measures

Jeff Pielemeier has worked in the Quality and Regulatory arena in various medical devices for 20 years. His experience includes quality and regulatory management for numerous device startups, marketing Class IIa respiratory and intravascular catheter products for U.S., European and worldwide markets. He has been instrumental in achieving 510(k) clearance for three Class II product lines and CE Mark for two Class IIa product lines.

Jeffrey Sheldon, JD Intellectual Property and Licensing Agreement Director

Jeffrey Sheldon has been litigating patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets and prosecuting patent applications, trademarks, and copyrights since 1975. He has been adjunct professor in intellectual property law and patent law at Southwestern University Law School and advanced patent law at Loyola University, both in Los Angeles, and is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. Mr. Sheldon was chairman of the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association. Also, he was chairman of the Intellectual Property Law section of the State Bar of California
Mr. Sheldon is a frequent author, including the treatise “How to Write a Patent Application” and the “Manager’s Guide to Intellectual Property” (both available at Amazon.com). He was identified by California Lawyer magazine as one of the top patent lawyers in the state of California. Mr. Sheldon has been responsible for the training of many patent practitioners and has been requested by many in-house patent counsel to prepare and prosecute their more challenging patent applications.

He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Carnegie Institute of Technology, and a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. His studies in Scotland resulted from receiving the Marshall Scholarship from the United Kingdom government. He received his JD in 1975.

He is a partner of Cislo & Thomas with a principal office in Los Angeles, CA.

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