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Matt WrightSoftware EngineerAberdeen, Washington 6 years, embedded software development and mobile applications
BS, Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma
MS, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle (2012)
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Jingyu LiSr. Software EngineerBeijing, China 20 years, software development of medical and consumer electronic products
MS, Computer Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Beijing University
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Allan StephanChief Executive Officer, Stratos GroupAnn Arbor, Michigan Allan (Al) Stephan has over 25 years of business and technology development experience and founded Stratos Product Development in 1987.
Stephan expanded his commitment to emerging technologies with the Stratos Group, LLC, a company dedicated to the conversion of science and technology into commercial products for the advancement of mankind and the protection of the environment. Stratos Group has incubated companies in several markets including life science, medical devices and computing, providing leadership, funding, facilities combined with Stratos’ scientific, design and engineering resources.
In 2007, Stratos Group co-founded Stratos Genomics, Inc. with Mark Kokoris and Stratos’ CTO Bob McRuer to pursue extremely low-cost nucleic acid sequencing with a technology called “Sequencing by Expansion.” Stephan is CEO.
In 2002, Stratos partnered with Micronics’ President Karen Hedine in the recapitalization and reformulating the microfluidics and molecular diagnostics provider. From 2002-2008, Stephan was chairman of the board. Sony acquired Micronics in 2011.
In 1999, Stratos co-founded Amnis, Inc. with the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) and David Basiji, a life science tools company, focused on innovative advancements in the imaging of biological cells in flow. Millipore acquired Amnis in 2011.
In 1997, Stratos founded Inroad, Inc. a wearable thin client computer for industrial applications. Voxware acquired Inroad in 2000.
Prior to forming Stratos, Stephan was a Program Manager and Sr. Mechanical Engineer developing high volume hand-held instrumentation at the Fluke Corporation. Stephan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington. Stephan is an avid bicyclist, skier and squash player.
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Brian ScallySr. Electrical EngineerLondon, England 22 years, high and low volume markets covering consumer, industrial, military and medical devices
BENG, Electronic Engineering Honors, Southampton University, United Kingdom
BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Washington
Statistical Process Control and Design of Experiments, Eldec Corporation
Project Management, Cadence Management Corporation
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Wallace WhiteDirector, Mechanical EngineeringNashville, Tennessee In his 14 years in product development, Wallace has developed expertise in the mechanical and system design of diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices as well as consumer electronics, using strengths in system architecture, complex surfacing, mechatronics, and design for domestic and overseas manufacturing. He has also served as a project manager.
During Wallace’s six years with Stratos, his clients have included Response Biomedical, Atlas Genetics, OpGen, and Confirma (medical diagnostics); two confidential body-worn medical device companies; Philips and InFocus (consumer electronics); Intel and Copan (servers); and Cranium (toys). As a project manager, he has partnered with clients to develop successful, valuable projects on tight constraints. As an engineer, he has been responsible for requirements capture, system analyses, setup of CAD and file management tools, design of complex plastic and metal enclosures, prototype builds, and production vendor interaction. Prior to joining Stratos, Wallace designed folding keyboards at Think Outside and consulted to Medtronic Physio-Control, Apple, Flextronics Design, Stanford University Medical Center, Mattel, and Agilent Automation Solutions.
Wallace holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.
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Scott JarnaginMechanical and Biomedical EngineerColumbus, Ohio 7 years, medical device development and design
BS, Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
BS, Biological Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
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Nicolas HosteinSr. Mechanical EngineerDijon, France 15 years, medical device and consumer electronics development, MCAD software design and definition
ME, Institut Polytechnique de Sévenans, France
Exchange Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence
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John HavardVice President, EngineeringHarrison, New York John Havard has 24 years of experience in engineering and product design. He rejoined Stratos in 2007 after co-founding EnVision Instruments in 2003, where he led the development of two wireless optical instruments for the biotech industry as Director of Engineering. He also filled the roles of product architect and lead designer, and set up contract manufacturing and production testing.
He became Chief Engineer for Finesse Solutions after EnVision was acquired and merged into Finesse in 2005. During his previous 10-year tenure at Stratos, John was a Sr. Design Engineer and worked on products for clients ranging from Apple Computer and Hewlett Packard to startups including Therus and Sportbrain. His roles included electrical designer, technical lead, and project manager. Prior to joining Stratos initially, he worked as an engineer at Applied Microsystems and Loral Electronics Systems. John is an inventor on three US patents with another pending. He holds Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering degrees from Dartmouth College.
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Gordon LamSr. Mechanical EngineerAnchorage, Alaska 10 years, medical devices, consumer products, mechanism design, electronics packaging and thermal and structural finite element analysis
BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle
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Dave HerrinSr. Mechanical EngineerHuntsville, Alabama 28 years, mechanisms and product architecture for consumer, commercial, industrial and medical devices
BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle
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Doug BenschSr. Mechanical Engineer 20 years, medical packaging design for desktop, freestanding, handheld, portable and wearable devices
Columbia Basin Community College, Tri Cities, Washington
School of Visual Concepts, Seattle, Washington
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Tim RamseyMechanical EngineerSeattle, Washington 6 years, mechanical engineering design and product development of medical devices, injection molded parts, electromechanical devices and mechanisms
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California
MS, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Dave SewardSr. Mechanical EngineerSeattle, Washington 18 years, new product development, thermal and structural FE analysis, machine design and electronic packaging
BS, Medical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
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Adam StoreySr. Mechanical EngineerOrcas Island, Washington 11 years, systems engineering for medical, industrial and consumer products
BS, Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle
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Ian BlanchSr. Mechanical EngineerSeattle, Washington 7 years, multi-discipline system engineering and design ranging from early level R&D work to the optimization of well established products
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle (in progress)
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Sean MacLeodPresidentBoston, Massachusetts With more than 20 years of experience as a business manager and engineer, Sean MacLeod is a respected thought leader in innovative product development practices and an expert in systems engineering, product strategy, new product development and venture starts.
As President of Stratos Product Development, MacLeod manages company financial performance, establishes new client relationships and works with companies of all sizes to set new product to market strategies. MacLeod maintains corporate business relationships with a wide variety of clients from small unknown venture-funded start-ups to large multi-national organizations including Abbott Laboratories, Agilent Technologies, Datascope, Microsoft, Novo Nordisk, Intel, Welch Allyn, Tektronix, Cardinal Healthcare and Medtronic.
MacLeod is a current board member of the Washington Technology Alliance. He lectures frequently at trade and business events and for educational institutions, including the Business and Engineering programs at the University of Washington, the University of Oregon and the Rochester Institute of Technology.
After holding positions in engineering, business development and marketing, MacLeod was appointed president of Stratos in 2004. He holds an MBA from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Prior to joining Stratos in 1994, he was a consultant in the aerospace industry and an engineer with United Technologies.
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Malinda ElienProject ManagerLa Palma, California 12 years, product development, project management and mechanical engineering
SM, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, Massachusetts
SB, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, Massachusetts
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Don BaumgartenProject ManagerLaramie, Wyoming 20 years, product development, project management and mechanical engineering
MSME, University of Washington, Seattle
BSME, University of Wyoming, Laramie
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George W StoneQuality Engineering LeadChicago, Illinois 24 years, product development in regulated medical devices and aerospace
BS, Electrical Engineering, Seattle University
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Karen BrentnallSr. Quality EngineerSeattle, Washington 15 years, medical device development, risk management, quality planning, and quality systems management
BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, San Diego
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer
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Joseph Kennelly UllmanSr. Industrial DesignerSeattle, Washington 9 years, user-centric design, concept development, UI simulation and photorealistic product visualization
BA, Industrial Design, University of Washington, Seattle
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Julian BiblIndustrial DesignerLos Altos, California Concept and form development through sketching, model making and 3D CAD
BA, Industrial Design, Academy of Art University, San Francisco
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Mike NelsonVice President, Industrial Design Michael Nelson has over 30 years of design experience and is the co-founder of Stratos Product Development.
Nelson has been granted numerous national and international design awards that span a wide range of markets from high-volume consumer to medical products. He has over 30 US Design and Utility patents and his most recent awards include 2008 Medical Design Excellence Award Winner, 2008 IDEA Winner and 2008 Good Design Winner.
He currently sits on the board of managers at Stratos and directs its Industrial Design Group. Passionate about understanding the user and creating meaningful, purpose-driven designs that connect, making what is designed more useful, useable and desirable.
During Nelson’s 23 years with Stratos, his clients have included Microsoft, Intel, Apple, Fluke, Hewlett-Packard, Tektronix, Cardinal Health, Abbott Laboratories, Philips Healthcare, Datascope, Medtronics, Sonosite, Tyco Healthcare and Nike.
Prior to forming Stratos, Nelson was responsible for the design of several industry leading handheld digital multimeters product lines at the Fluke Corporation. The meters are recognizable worldwide as the gold standard for the test and measurement industry. The trade dress is still the defining design language for Fluke’s brand today.
Nelson has a BFA from the University of Washington. He has been longstanding member of the University of Washington Industrial Design Advisory Board. He also has significant design experience in human factors, user experience design.
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Tom KadavyDirector, Medical TechnologyDavenport, Iowa 30 years, medical devices and life sciences
BS, Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California
Stanford Executive Institute , Stanford, California
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Rachel SchadAdministrative AssistantKirtland, Ohio BS, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
MA, Architecture, Kent State University, Cleveland, Ohio
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Jeff LydenDirector, Business DevelopmentTacoma, Washington Jeff Lyden was promoted to Director, Business Development after serving as Program Manager at Stratos for three years. He is a proven team leader and manager with diverse leadership and business experience. He brings strong knowledge of processes, product development and implementation, and has extensive engineering experience including consumer goods, aerospace, equipment, tooling and production operations. Prior to joining Stratos, Jeff worked at Cascade Designs managing the Product Development engineering and design staff, creating innovative, award-winning products for the outdoor enthusiast.
BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle
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Rebecca DawsonDirector, Marketing CommunicationsGulfport, Mississippi Rebecca Dawson was brought on board in a full-time capacity in February 2011 after consulting for Stratos since 2009. Rebecca is a tenured Marketing and Public Relations professional with 14 years of experience in the technology industry. She has provided her expertise to a variety of companies nationwide including Cisco Systems, T-Mobile, Microsoft, United Business Media, Shell Oil, Vertafore, the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute, Active Voice and Envision.
In addition to her corporate experience, Rebecca has acted as consultant and advisor to many businesses – large and small – providing insight into achieving successful business growth and a sustainable competitive advantage. Her forte is working with technology companies to increase awareness and expand their footprint through strategic thought leadership, marketing and public relations activities.
BA, Public Relations and Political Science, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Certified Business and Executive Coach
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Harold KawaguchiChairman, Stratos Group Harold Kawaguchi has over 30 years experience working with emerging growth companies. He is currently Chairman of Stratos Group LLC, the holding company of Stratos Product Development. He also sits on the board of Stratos Genomics, a development-stage gene sequencing company and Wildwest Technology, a company developing cloud-based small business applications. Kawaguchi is also a partner in Resolute, a commercial lighting company, specializing in lighting for the health care market.
Kawaguchi’s past experience includes co-founder and senior vice-president of Physio-Control Corporation, where he saw the company through its growth years to its merger with Eli Lilly and Company. He is past Chairman of the Washington Chapter of the American Electronics Association, past board member of Pacer Corporation, Wall Data, Red Hook Brewery, Ekos Corporation and Active Voice. With the exception of Ekos, all other companies had successful IPOs and were listed on the NASDAQ. Kawaguchi also was a general partner in Trinus Partners, a seed venture fund and formerly Associate Professor, Industrial Design at the University of Washington.
Kawaguchi has been an active member of the cultural community as a past board member of the Seattle Repertory Theatre, the Empty Space Theatre, the Henry Art Gallery, and KCTS, Public Television. He holds a BA in Industrial Design and a MFA from the University of Washington.
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Jessica UrbanDirector, Program Management Tucson, Arizona Jessica Urban was promoted to the management team as Director, Program Management after serving as a Senior Program Manager at Stratos for six years. In her 14 years in product development, project management and quality engineering, Jessica has developed expertise in class II and III medical device product development, GMP manufacturing, lab instrumentation development, regulatory and compliance engineering and medical quality system requirements. Her strengths include close collaboration with clients to achieve aggressive cost, schedule and performance goals, process validation, customization of the product management process to best meet market needs, and timely transition of a product to manufacturing. Prior to Joining Stratos, Jessica worked for Plexus as a Project Manager and Senior Quality Engineer and the Boeing Company as a Senior Test Engineer.
MS, Medical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington BS, Mechanical Engineering, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
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Mark FreemanPrincipal Electrical EngineerSeattle, Washington 33 years, Instrumentation, Signal Processing, Signal Integrity
MSEE, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
BSEE, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Henry BaronLead Software EngineerMichigan 27 years, medical device development
BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Medical Device Commercialization, University of Washington, Seattle
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Mehmood NurmohamedSr. Software EngineerCalgary, AB, Canada 15 years, embedded system design and development in the automotive, telecommunications and control system industries
BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Calgary
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Danius SilkaitisManufacturing EngineerSouth Bend, Indiana 5 years, manufacturing and process development for medical devices
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Michael CurneenVice President, Operations Michael Curneen has over 31 years experience in product development. He joined Stratos Product Development, LLC as one of the original founding members in 1988.
Curneen’s experience in the design industry includes work for companies involved in the manufacture of commercial and residential lighting, barcode technology, opto-electronics, commercial photo-processing systems, electronic test and measurement equipment, consumer products and medical devices.
In his 24 years at Stratos, Curneen has worked in all areas of the company encompassing engineering and design, project management and his current multiple operational duties. His expertise focuses on the client experience; from serving as an onsite project manager for Apple Computer in Cupertino, California – to his most recent focus of assisting in the creation of the Stratos Medical Device Group Quality System which was compliant to 21 CFR 820 at its inception in 2004. He has served as management representative for the Stratos Quality System and is currently involved with evolving the system to become ISO 13485 compliant.
Curneen has served on the board as Secretary of Stratos Group, LLC since its inception. He has held the position of Plan Trustee/Administrator for the Stratos Group LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan since its inception in 1990.
Prior to joining Stratos in 1988, he was mechanical engineering supervisor of the handheld equipment division at the Fluke Corporation. He attended the Burnley School of Professional Art and University of Washington in Seattle.
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Jenny AlarcoDocument Control Clerk, Stratos Quality SystemLima, Peru Implementation of documentation practices and data management
BFA, Visual Communication Design, University of Washington, Seattle (in progress)
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Katie ElliottSr. Software EngineerSeattle, Washington 12 years, software development of wireless, consumer and medical devices
BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle
MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle
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Bill KanzProject ManagerSalem, Oregon 20 years, product development, project management, manufacturing engineering and marketing
BS Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Medical Engineering Masters Certificate, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Dick BurgerChief Operating Officer & Quality System Manager Dick Burger has over 35 years of experience in the marketing, product development and manufacturing of electronic instrumentation and medical devices. His breadth of knowledge and experiences complements Stratos Product Development’s business strategies.
In 2008, Burger was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Stratos and is responsible for all quality and operation functions. He was instrumental in creating the Stratos Medical Device Group’s Quality Management System to support the needs of customers from the Life Science market. Prior to this role, Burger served as the Director of Project Management for Stratos and was instrumental in managing key programs that enabled the company to achieve record revenues.
Burger’s previous experience includes Director of Manufacturing Engineering at Inroad, Inc., a Stratos Group incubation company. He was also a Senior Manager at the Fluke Corporation and held several key positions - General Manager of the Fluke Microelectronics Organization, Engineering Manager, Manufacturing/Test Manager and Design Engineer.
Portland State College, Stanford Executive Institute for the Management of High Technology Companies and the Covey Leadership Center are among Dick’s academic achievements. He is currently an Advisory Board member for Central Washington University’s technical program. -
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Pamela RoperElectrical EngineerSeattle, Washington 18 years, LabVIEW development, microcontroller-based design and system integration
BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Washington Project Management, Cadence Management Corporation
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Brent LaPorteSr. Electrical EngineerChelan, Washington 31 years, high speed, portable, battery powered system design with an emphasis on audio and acoustics
BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle
Statistical Process Control and Design of Experiments, Eldec Corporation
Project Management, Cadence Management Corporation
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Jesse JohnstonSoftware EngineerHudson, Michigan 6 years, development of consumer, aerospace, and medical products
BS, Computer Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
MS, Computer Engineering, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Jason MachacekSoftware EngineerBoise, Idaho 8 years, embedded software development in the medical and aerospace industries
BS, Computer Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow
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Jason DoughertySr. Software EngineerSanta Barbara, California 16 years, embedded systems development in the medical, aerospace and automotive industries
BS, Computer Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle
BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle
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John HoskynSr. Software EngineerChristchurch, New Zealand 18 years, software development of consumer, medical, industrial and scientific products
NZCE, Telecommunications and Electronics/Computing, Central Institute of Technology, New Zealand
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Don BiszekProject ManagerCoopersburg, Pennsylvania 24 years, product engineering, project management and aerospace engineering
BS, Aerospace Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Certificate of Project Management, University of Washington, Seattle
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Brian ReadLead Electrical EngineerSeattle, Washington 38 years, embedded systems design and integration, sensors, opto-electronics, lasers and ultra low power design
BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle
MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle