Who We Are

Mike Cameron is a lifetime entrepreneur. Mr. Cameron, while serving as President and CEO and a major shareholder in Zephyrhills Water, was primarily responsible for developing it from the once small, local company into the largest bottled water company in the Southeastern US. He negotiated the successful sale of Zephyrhills to Perrier/Nestle.

Mr. Cameron is currently co-founder of the Association of Angel Investor Clubs (AAIC). AAIC creates high-growth-potential, reduced-risk companies from intellectual property developed by it technology partners, universities and government-sponsored research entities. Mr. Cameron is a graduate of Georgetown University and holds an M.B.A. from The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. In addition to his business ventures, Mr. Cameron was a member in the Young Presidents Organization, served on the Board of Overseers for Georgetown University, and was the President of the Wharton School Club of Central and North Florida.

Dan got his start early when he first discovered computers at 10 years old. An internship at NASA during high school put him on a 20-year path in Information Technology. He registered his first domain name in 1998 and has been helping companies big and small build their web presence ever since. With his experience in the computer industry along with his passion for entrepreneurism, Dan's attitude and culture within the OmegaPoint Partners team is well-suited.

Andy is a highly effective professional who has experience as a banker, business owner, investor and entrepreneur. He has very successfully financed, purchased, grown, improved and sold businesses both for his own account and others. Andy can be a significant force multiplier for management and ownership of existing businesses. Able to help secure alternative debt and equity financing, grow sales, improve profitability, reduce inventory, optimize staffing levels and enhance management processes, he is also effective in crisis situations, where he is highly effective at stabilizing and improving financially challenged companies. As it relates to companies seeking growth capital, Andy is often able to facilitate communication and transaction process between the business operator and institutional lenders/investors in a way that makes everyone more effective in attaining their goals.

Andy’s educational background includes a BBA and MBA from Loyola University in Chicago. In addition, he completed Credit School at The First National Bank of Chicago and has completed many other professional training programs including Sandler President’s Club sales and sales management training programs.

He is a habitual learner who enjoys reading, music of all kinds, golf and Hapkido.

Matt is a 20-year Military Special Operations Veteran with a Master’s in Business Administration from Liberty University. His expertise is in Management, Leadership, Program/Project Management, Small Business Ownership and Entrepreneurship. Mr. McCord specialized in small to large group consulting managing Science & Technologies Programs during his 20 years as US Navy Special Operations. He is well versed in instructing, developing, and presenting solutions to problems with the confidence of a seasoned executive. He briefs CEOs, COOs, and high-level Military and Government Officials, as well as Doctorate Level Academia. This has earned Mr. McCord recognition as a Subject Matter Expert at the highest levels of the US Government and Academia.

Matt is the Owner and Managing Director of the McCord Coastal Group. A veteran owned business that assists with every aspect of home buying, selling, investing, and relocation process. His expertise in leading sizable teams or working solo results in the ability to maintain focus on the client’s best interest in a stressful and high-risk process. His strong work ethic and ability to be flexible in the workplace makes him a perfect fit for any company needing quick and decisive decisions or long term result and implementation of strategic solutions.

Mr. Koch has advised and co-founded a number of early stage companies, including JobPath Partners, a job posting and training site for military veterans, FabLab, a branded makerspace, and Energy Conversion Partners, a technology agnostic renewable energy center developer with a global presence. Paul is actively involved in the community through the Central Florida Foundation and volunteering as a mentor for the Young Entrepreneurs Academy at the Orlando Science Center. When Paul is not in the office he can be found playing ice hockey in a local league, or competing on the triathlon circuit. Paul is an Eagle Scout and a graduate of Rollins College.

Mr. McFarlin is a registered professional engineer, with several patents and technical publications. From July 1993 through July 1998, McFarlin was President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Angeion Corporation, a public medical device company developing products in the cardiac rhythm management field (implantable defibrillators and catheter ablation systems). Mr. McFarlin led the company through its development stage into an operating company, then retired in January 1999. He continued to serve as Chairman of the Board through January 2000. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. McFarlin was Co-Founder, President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of CLARUS Medical Systems, Inc., a private medical device company developing and manufacturing products for the orthopedic and neuro-endoscopy markets. Mr. McFarlin served on the Board of Directors of CLARUS Medical until the Company was acquired in February 2000. From 1985 to 1990, Mr. McFarlin was President and CEO of Everest and Jennings, International, Ltd., a $200 million manufacturer of durable medical equipment for the physically challenged. This Company was acquired in 1990. From 1977 to 1985, McFarlin held several positions at Medtronic, Inc., joining the company as Vice President of Research and Development for pacemakers, leads and cardiovascular instrumentation. He was later named Executive Vice President, responsible for Medtronic's US Cardiovascular business. Medtronic is the world leader in cardiac rhythm management. From 1964 to 1977, Mr. McFarlin served in a variety of engineering management capacities at Texas A&M University, TRACOR, Inc. (Texas), and Beckman Instruments (California). In 1963, McFarlin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Mathematics from Henderson University in Arkansas. His professional career began as Chief Engineer of Texas A&M Nuclear Particle Accelerator Program, while completing a Master of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering.

Mr. McFarlin has previously served on the Board of Directors of: Autonomous Technologies, a public laser eye surgery company (acquired by Summit Technologies), PSICOR, a public cardiovascular company (acquired by Baxter, Inc.); Zero Corporation, a public diversified electronic equipment company (merged with Applied Power, Inc.); FENA Design, Inc. a private durable medical equipment company (acquired by Dane Industries); and POSSIS Medical, a public cardiovascular company (acquired by Bayer Corporation). Mr. McFarlin has also served on the Technical Advisory Board of Med Source Technologies, Inc. (a $150 million public company serving the component manufacturing needs of the medical device industry), as well as serving as Audit Committee Chairman for several public companies and on numerous strategic and planning board committees.

Jose E. Silva, MD, MPH was born and raised in Puerto Rico. He received his undergrad degree from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He then completed a Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Universidad Central Del Caribe School of Medicine in Bayamon, PR. He completed his training in surgery and urology at the School of Medicine of the Medical Sciences Campus of the University of Puerto Rico, where he served as Chief Resident.

Dr. Silva has focused his training in the evaluation and surgery of enlarged prostate (BPH) and kidney stones with minimally invasive therapies such as Green Light Laser, stone laser, and lithotripsy. He is a delegate of the American Board of Urology and a member of the North American Society of Sexual Medicine. He has served as consultant in urology for insurance companies in Puerto Rico. In 2018, Dr. Silva joined the Urology Staff at Florida Hospital. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

A visionary entrepreneur and professional engineer with over 40 years of technical and senior management experience. In 1999, Don became President and CEO of Simpson Environmental Corporation (SEC) and has led the company's growth from a manufacturer and distributor of commercial air and water treatment equipment, to world-class facilities that convert a range of waste into sustainable energy. Don has created, led, and employed state-of-the-art energy solutions for environmental projects on a global basis. He has designed numerous solid waste management and wastewater treatment processes and currently oversees all aspects of environmental engineering projects globally. Don's distinguished career includes working for the Department of National Defence, Ericsson Communications, and IBM/Rolm and Ericatel, where he led a merger with Tie/communications, and later, a management buy-out. As President and CEO of Ericatel, he took the Company from start-up to the Globe & Mail's Report on Business List of Canada's Top 300 Private Companies. Don's charitable work includes serving as the President of the Juno Beach Centre Association, a Canadian non-profit charitable corporation that provides a tangible and fitting memorial to Canada's participation in the Second World War on the D-Day beaches of Normandy.

Since 2010 Dr. McBride has been Founder of Intellectual Property Matters LLC (North Carolina) and a Partner at ipCapital Licensing Company LLC. Dr. McBride has 38 years of professional experience, as both an individual contributor in a wide variety of technical assignments and as a manager at various levels. He joined Lenovo (United States), Inc. in 2005 as Director of Intellectual Property Licensing as part of IBM's divestiture of its Personal Computing Division. He was also appointed to the Lenovo Singapore Board of Directors. Dr. McBride's thirty-one year IBM career spanned several divisions, including Research, Microelectronics, Personal Computers and Mainframe Systems. As a Program Director of Licensing he was in charge of monetizing the IP portfolio. These comprised patent infringement assertions; business development of trademark and technology licensing; identifying, negotiating and executing new deals to grow IP income; and managing the annuity income stream. Dr. McBride worked with Finance, Accounting, IP Law, and Product Development while having overall program management responsibility for IP income. He was also responsible for IP Defense in areas such as non-infringement through prior art and other defenses, working in concert with IP Law and General Legal functions. Dr. McBride drove the Patent Portfolio Management process to evaluate invention disclosures, select the most valuable inventions for first country and foreign counterpart filings within budget, and evaluate patents when maintenance fees were due. Earlier career responsibilities included Research Staff Member and management roles at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY, technology strategy development, and hardware and software product development. He is an inventor with several patents. Dr. McBride has a Ph.D. (EE) from Polytechnic Institute of NY and M.S.(EE), B.S.(EE) degrees, combined honors curriculum, from Purdue University.

Eric has been an owner of a home building company for almost 20 years since graduating from the University of Florida with a degree in Business Administration. Has built houses for economically challenged families and veterans through Habitat for Humanity, Art in Architecture and Heroes Commons. Volunteered at the coalition for the homeless serving homeless families. He has been searching for ways to create efficiencies in housing to solve the homelessness and has been issued that he has had a passion for since starting his career.

A business executive with over twenty five years of industrial and academic experience identifying, creating, and commercializing technologies, products, and services into markets. A consistent record of building revenue through the use of leadership and management skills in engineering, business development, sales and marketing, intellectual property, contracting, and new company formation. Recent responsibilities include intellectual property portfolio management with P&L responsibilities for Mayo Clinic in the fields of Radiology, Medical Device, Semiconductors and Information Technology. A strong team leader/player with demonstrated business acumen whose clients include, but are not limited to, doctors, administrator, and C-level leaders focused on revenue growth.