The primary individuals involved in developing and marketing MIR/Stress Guard™ are:

Primary Inventor: L.C. Levengood - biophysicist, ten years on faculty of Institute of Science and Technology at University of Michigan. Original inventor of the MIR process, he holds other U.S. patents, including the electronic seed analyzer. He has published over 50 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals including Science and Nature.
 

• John Burke - background in science and twenty years experience in U.S. and international businesses. Acts as Chief Executive Officer and is in charge of overall sales promotion of the technology. John is also an inventor and is named in the patent issued for the MIR system of seed enhancement.

• Ron Jacob - eighteen years experience in development and marketing of corn soybean, and wheat seed. Experience includes bringing other new seed technologies to market. Oversees field trials and home office operations.

• Jon Popp of Popp Engineering - an engineer with over twenty years experience in design and construction of seed handling equipment. Oversees design, construction, and on-site installation of MIR treatment units.