Craig Serio – Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Craig Serio is an experienced healthcare industry executive with expertise in healthcare technology. He is the founder of several healthcare technology startups with successful exits. Each of these enterprises share a common theme of enhanced performance using innovative technology.
Mr. Serio co-founded RAIR Technologies with Henry Goldberg, M.D. RAIR’s Managed Athletic Testing Services (MATS) division developed technology for detecting illegal substance abuse and the presence of banned substances in professional and amateur athletics. RAIR’s software was deployed across several vertical markets including healthcare, sports, air and ground transportation and logistics. RAIR was sold to LYTX.
Following RAIR Technologies Mr. Serio formed the healthcare technology company CBPO with two partners. Under their leadership the company grew from startup to 425 employees.
CBPO was acquired by WNS, a portfolio company of private equity firm Warburg Pincus. The CBPO team transitioned to form WNS Healthcare Technologies. Mr. Serio was appointed President and CEO. Under his leadership the growth of the company continued to1800 FTE’s and a post acquisition revenue increase of 7X and 9X increase in EBITDA. Mr. Serio was Chairman of WNS Healthcare Technologies and a member of the Board of Directors of WNS North America. WNS completed a successful IPO and was listed on the NYSE in 2006. WNS was acquired in 2025 by Capgemini in an all cash transaction for $3.3 billion.
Mr. Serio was a managing director and entrepreneur in residence at The Resource Group (TRG), a private equity firm in Washington D.C. TRG Healthcare Inc. was launched as a healthcare investment venture with Mr. Serio as CEO and member of the Board of Directors. Additionally, he was CEO of Administrative Enterprises Inc. (AEI) in Glendale, Arizona and a member of AEI Board of Directors. TRG Healthcare was sold to Aetna Insurance.
Mr. Serio studied for a B.S. in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University, H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business & Entrepreneurship. He is a member of the American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE), Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA), Florida Medical Manufacturers Consortium (FMMC), Life Sciences of Pennsylvania (LSPA) & Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
Joseph V. DiTrolio, M.D. – Chief Medical Officer
Joseph V. DiTrolio, M.D. brings more than 35 years of experience in the practice of Urology to Thread Bioscience.
Dr. DiTrolio is on the faculty of New Jersey Medical School, where he holds a full professorship in the Department of Surgery, is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, and the past Chairman of the Department of Urology at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Hackensack UMC/Mountainside Hospital and the former St. Mary’s Hospital in Orange, New Jersey.
He has been working with the East Orange Veterans Administration for many years and continues to support and assist veterans. His current position involves compensation and dispensation for nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare, as it relates to the urological system.
He personally holds numerous patents and has provided consulting services for medical device research and development efforts for some of the largest companies in the urological field including Olympus, Beckton Dickenson, Stryker, and Johnson and Johnson.
Dr. DiTrolio was a pioneer in the early development of endoscopic medical devices. He worked for Vitreous State Laboratories in Washington, DC, under a NASA grant for the development and utilization of fiber optics. His groundbreaking work in fiber optic technology led to the developments on which all current endoscopic equipment is currently based.
He is a holder of both American and Italian passports and is a senior member of the European Urological Association, as well as the American Urological Association and American Board of Urology Diplomate. He has presented over one-hundred papers and published numerous domestic and international articles.
Dr. DiTrolio graduated from University of Richmond with a B. Sci. in Biology and attended the Universite’ de Paris, Sorbonne where he received an A. B. in French. He received his M.D. from New Jersey Medical School and completed his Urology training at New Jersey Medical School. Since graduating medical school, he has been a member of the Alumni Association of New Jersey Medical School, where he served three terms as President and is currently the Chairman of the Board.
Brian Feldman- Chief Innovation Officer
Brian Feldman leads the engineering and development efforts at Thread Bioscience and has many years of practical engineering and design experience. He worked on several medical device projects prior to joining Thread Bioscience. Mr. Feldman graduated from Penn State University (Schreyer Honors College) with a BS in Mechanical Engineering with distinction and honors. He completed his Master’s Degree in Engineering and Technology Innovation Management at Carnegie Mellon University. While there he researched how knowledge was reused and transferred in innovative projects at companies.
Mr. Feldman has worked with many Fortune 500 companies, including General Electric, Goodyear, Progressive, Cummins, and Alcoa. Mr. Feldman holds US Patents 7,616,012 and 12,246,665 for innovations with an advanced capacitance paddle and powering vehicle accessories.
His work with other companies has involved the development of computer programs and databases to aid in the analysis of data and automation of difficult tasks. He is also one of the world’s leading consultants specializing in development of projects with the Arduino platform, having worked with clients in over 20 states and multiple countries. He was the developer of the controller for the Stony Brook Nitrogen Sensor, which won the EPA’s Advanced Septic System Nitrogen Sensor Challenge.
Mr. Feldman is also an adjunct instructor at the Northampton Community College Fab Lab, where he teaches classes in electronics and robotics. While working at the Fab Lab he was deeply involved in building and exhibiting TOBOR, a robotic dinosaur that won awards at multiple Maker Fairs.
In his free time, Mr. Feldman enjoys taking road trips, playing MS Flight Simulator and flying personal aircraft. He has a private pilot’s license and has achieved instrument-rated status.
Robin Fatzinger, RAC – Regulatory Compliance and Quality Management Systems
Robin Fatzinger is a highly skilled professional in clinical and regulatory affairs, FDA regulations, and medical devices. With expertise in quality assurance and design control, she has a strong background in clinical research and change control.
Ms. Fatzinger previously worked in Clinical and Regulatory Affairs at Orasure in Bethlehem, PA and Dune Medical Devices in Georgia as the VP of Clinical & Regulatory Affairs, where she played a crucial role in the company’s success. She has worked in regulatory compliance and clinical management with many other companies including B. Braun, Teleflex, and Aesculap and has submitted more than 150 applications for regulatory approval with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). She is known for her proficiency in FDA regulations and her ability to expedite regulatory submissions.
Ms. Fatzinger holds a M.Ed. in Science Education from Lehigh University, a B.S. in Biology from Muhlenberg College and is Regulatory Affairs Certified (RAC) for more than twenty years as a certified Regulatory Affair Professional with the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society.
Boyd Lenich – Director of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Boyd Lenich is currently responsible for Thread’s efforts in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning. He came to Thread with medical device development experience through his work with St. Luke’s Medical in medical device and mobile app design and development.
Mr. Lenich has experience in working with mobile app development, LLM’s, Neural Networks, algorithm design and development and large database management. He has skills in using a variety of AI tools. Mr. Lenich has extensive experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and is responsible for Thread’s AWS server and database management. & Enterprise Resource Program (ERP).
Mr. Lenich was an active member of the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He continued to participate as a youth leader within the troop after becoming an Eagle.
Mr. Lenich completed his BS in Software Engineering from Kutztown University.
Austin Cory – Director of Hardware Development
Austin Cory leads the manufacturing hardware design efforts at Thread Bioscience and has several years of managerial experience. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with BS from Kutztown University. While there he was a member of the Track and Field Team. He wrote his undergrad thesis on his philosophy of education based on a teacher’s duty to serve as a leader who prepares their students for success inside and outside of the school environment with a focus on their future in the workforce as adults.
Before his time at Kutztown Mr. Cory was involved in Scouting and became the youngest Eagle Scout in the history of his troop. After he reached this rank he continued to serve as a mentor for 2 years for younger scouts pursuing their own Eagle Rank.
Mr. Cory completed his Master’s Degree at Kutztown University. While studying for his Masters he focused on political science specifically related to managerial leadership.
Connor Morgandale – Director of Software Engineering
Connor Morgandale is Director of internal software systems and is a member of the software development and regulatory compliance team at Thread Bioscience. He has experience working with and developing software applications, Computer Aided Design (CAD), database development, drafting SOP’s & Operational Guidelines, Mobile app development and management, & managing Thread’s QMS, GMP systems.
Mr. Morgandale was member of the Boy Scouts of America and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.
Mr. Morgandale graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Computer Science, and received his Masters of Software Development from Kutztown University.
Tim Pasquel – Information Technology and Cybersecurity
Mr. Pasquel graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S in Information Technology, minor in Computer Science, certificate in Cybersecurity, and certificate in Data Manipulation and Scripting from Kutztown University. While at school, he was also in the Kutztown University Honors program where he wrote his capstone project, Setting Digital Snares with QR codes, with Professor Thiep Pham. This project went over the complete software life cycle of a basic malware program embedded in a QR program that impacted Android Systems, then evaluated the impacts and possible safeguards against such attack.