ABOUT THE TEAM
The Empirical Team is your partner for success.
We employ the most skilled and knowledgeable mechanical testing experts, regulatory consultants, engineers, machinists, lab technicians, and project managers in the industry. Our combined knowledge is your knowledge! We are dedicated to providing the most efficient and accurate services possible to help your team’s project through the pipeline faster. All of our team members provide the best customer service and communication and are trained to find comprehensive solutions.
We have over 100 + years of combined expertise ready for you to harness as your own.
Empirical's Founders
Dawn Lissy, MS
Founder & PresidentChris Lissy
Vice President and FounderThe Empirical Team
Sales & Marketing
Colleen “Cappy” Prendergast
Administrative Assistant to the President & Vice PresidentChanda Chatham
Marketing and Communications ManagerKaren Nease
Program ManagerSusan Holmes
Program ManagerBonnie Winsett
Program ManagerTeresa Barnes
Solutions & Services SpecialistRegulatory, Quality, & Validation Services
Meredith May, RAC, CQA
Director of ConsultingNathan Wright
Engineer & Regulatory SpecialistOperations
Dan Istrate
Engineering Lab ManagerStacey Barber
Senior Test EngineerKeith Harper
Senior Technician/CalibrationMarcus Martinez
Test EngineerKeith Syrstad
Test EngineerKristine Happach
Test EngineerBrooke Levine
Test EngineerQuality
Dawn Lissy, MS
Founder & PresidentManufacturing
Matt Krafft
MachinistFinance
Lisa Clemons
ControllerLaura Murdock
Accounting SpecialistWhat People Think About Us
… the auditor was very impressed with our quality management system. He used the words “beautiful” and “robust” several times when commenting on our system. He found no major problems or “nonconformities”.
Thank you for getting this testing done so quickly for us and for continuing to make this a priority for us. We really appreciate your attention to this project.
I’m so happy to be working with ETC on our projects. Your team is highly professional and they communicate so well.
We received clearance yesterday on our device thanks in large part to your efforts on this project. Thank you very much for the hard work and attention to detail!
First and foremost I want to thank you and your team for turning around all the test fixture manufacturing, testing, and test reports so expeditiously on our most recent project. The hoops you jumped through resulted in getting 510(k) clearance. You continue to be a great resource for us and we are looking forward to…