United through Distance

"Tomas Kapler knew nothing about ventilators — he’s an online business consultant, not an engineer or a medical technician. But when he saw that shortages of the vital machines had imperiled critically ill COVID-19 patients in northern Italy, he was moved to action.(...) A crowd-funding campaign ensured the necessary finances in just hours. (...)They had a working prototype in five days, something that would normally take a year."
“I had to quit my job and I have been without pay for several months,” he [Kapler] said. “But otherwise, it was mostly positive for me. I’ve met many fantastic people who are willing to help.”

Czech volunteers develop functioning ventilator in days PRAGUE — Tomas Kapler knew nothing about ventilators — he’s an online business consultant, not an engineer or a medical technician. But when he saw that shortages of the vital machines had imperile…