Jim Skarie
Founder & President
Formed BRB Technologies to further his interest in the
active safety sector of the auto industry. Retired
construction superintendant. He is applying his
extraordinary mechanical and construction talents to
finding new solutions for everyday problems.
Charles Durant
Chief Executive Officer
An accomplished senior executive with contributions to
organizations ranging from green-field startups to
complex multinational organizations such as General
Electric and Honeywell. He brings to the table strong
operational management skills combined with both
financial and legal acumen.
Laura Nelson
Chief Technology Officer
Device Engineer with extensive experience developing
successful, high quality, safety critical, highly regulated
products. Electrical Engineering, B.S. from the
University of Minnesota. Firmware Engineer at
Medtronic.
Jack Smith
Intellectual Property Specialist
With nearly five decades of experience working on about 4000 product development projects.
Jack’s levelheaded expertise, creative design and intellectual talents have contributed to
the success of a multitude of independently invented and Fortune 100 commercial products.