Congratulations to one of our long-standing (and ongoing) clients, Ron Murayama, for receiving a 2002 “Entrepreneur of the Year” award from Ernst & Young. The founder of Amden Corporation was honored in the category of Manufacturing/Consumer products.

Years ago the former dentist hired us as his primary design and engineering resource for development of Soniplak, an ultrasonic toothbrush and flossing system. Eventually re-named Cyberssonic®, the system went through a number of iterations until it reached its current form. It is now marketed as a complete oral care system consisting of a rechargeable sonic toothbrush body coupled with interchangeable brush, tongue cleaner, and flossing heads. Also included in the system are tubes of a proprietary whitening gel. Marketing is accomplished through major chain stores and a series of celebrity-featured infomercials.

Omnica Corporation ( www.omnica.com ) performs all of the design and engineering of his products. Still, Ron’s success is in large part due to hard work, mental perseverance, and an eagerness to work closely with our designers and engineers. He is a frequent visitor to the Omnica facility where we continue to confer, develop, and revise new accessories for his oral care line.

Even with Omnica as an asset, however, Ron continues to be on–the-move. Last year he elected to accept the personal challenge of improving his business and managerial expertise by successfully completing Wharton Business School’s West Coast Executive MBA program. He is applying his newly refined skills to an already growing business.

Click here to visit the Cybersonic web site.