Our Innovation Teams
Az-Tec LLC
Team: Steve Azzaro (Owner) - sazzaro@okstate.edu
Mission statement: We empower athletes at every level with affordable, performance-enhancing grips that build consistency, strength, and confidence — one swing at a time.
Product: Az-Tec Grip: A tapered insert that is wrapped below the grip tape of sporting and tactical equipment that works with the natural anatomy and physiology of the user to create a natural brace within the hands, wrist, and arms to align and raise the knocking knuckles. This not only increases the accuracy and power of the swing but promotes technique and improves muscle memory.
Az-Tec has finalized its first patent-pending sports grip and is working with manufacturers, OSU-CEAT's Zink Center for Competitve Innovation, local businesses and contract manufacturers for a first production run in preparation for product launch and marketing.
Horizon LLC
Team: Olivia McKeever (Owner) - olivia.mckeever@okstate.edu
Mission statement: To develop innovative products that reduce casualties in the evolving landscape of modern terrorism.
Horizon focuses on safety and security and takes a different approach to school security, one that emphasizes prevention and precision. Our systems are designed to help one of our most vulnerable communities, children. Horizon is currently developing a security solution to assist first responders in responding to active threats in primary and secondary schools.
Jotero LLC
Team: Trevor Fogleman (CEO), Joel Quarnstrom (CTO), Thomas Kidd
Trevor.fogleman@okstate.edu joel.quarnstrom@okstate.edu
Mission statement: To provide customers with robotic and other technology-based solutions for their lives and businesses.
Product: Robotic Toenail-Care System for podiatry offices.
The team has rapidly prototyped this patent-pending medical device since January to create precision mechanical arms and a computer vision model. The team has contracted with an FDA consulting firm to create a regulatory pathway for bringing this medical technology to market.
Quanstructs
Team: Joel Quarnstrom (CEO), Matthew McCool (CTO), Trevor Fogleman (CFO), Adrian Toquothty, Owen Barragan, Jack Seiler
Mission statement: To develop automation products for the construction and manufacturing industries.
Quanstructs is designing a system to automate erosion barrier installation in the construction industry.