Dr. Mel has been a lifelong fitness enthusiast and in 2004 he opened IntelliBED at RunTex in Austin Texas with the vision to make sleep wellness a vital component of health and fitness.  Selling the patented IntelliGel mattress, Dr. Mel developed an extensive professional doctor and therapist network to refer patients to IntelliBED for ultimate pressure relief and spinal alignment.  In 2009, Dr. Mel added the Brain Wave Fitness element to his focus for improving brain performance and recovery by opening the Sleep Recovery Store inside RunTex Riverside.  Integrating Brain Wave Fitness concepts into weight loss, sports performance, and sleep performance programs, helps adherence and efficacy for it's programs.

A graduate of The University of Texas, Dr. Mel earned his Masters and Ph.D. degree in Human Biology.  Completing research in sports medicine and human growth and development, Dr. Mel developed Body Logic software for athletic training and rehabilitation.  The software platform helped train more than 35,000 athletes annually, and more than 400 NCAA champions.