Quentin Davis

Experience

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  IGEN International

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2004

  Engineer & Engineering Manager

  IGEN was a diagnostics device company for pharmaceutical companies (e.g., drug discovery) that was purchased by Roche in 2004.Worked on many areas of the M-series products (commercial launch 1999, 2003) including fluid mechanics, liquid heating (heat transfer and controls), diffusion of ions and gasses, forces on magnetic particles, low-noise amplifiers, 10’s of Watts power circuits, electrostatic shielding, and data analysis. Project lead for M1R. Specified performance and did the high-level design for a flow cell and cartridge based spectrophotometer. Supervised as many as 13 engineers & technicians. Show less

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  HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL

  May 2001 - May 2001

  Consultant

  Hyperion manufactured multiwall carbon nanotubes, which have an unusual combination of mechanical and electrical properties. Brainstormed novel uses of the material to develop/patent before their composition of matter patents expired.

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  BioVeris Corporation

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

  Engineering Manager and Head of Intellectual Property

  BioVeris was a diagnostics device company for pharmaceutical companies (e.g., drug discovery) and the military (e.g., biological & chemical warfare detection) that was purchased by Roche in 2007.In charge of worldwide prosecution of all issued, pending, and new patent applications. Drafted 8 non-provisional patent applications. Edited responses to office actions. Provided patent marking instructions for products. Reviewed documents to be made public for IP issues. Presented arguments at an oral hearing and at an appeal board in the European Patent Office. Attended examiner interviews and an appeal hearing at the US Patent and Trademark Office.Mechanical lead for M1M instrument (commercial launch Sep 04). Designed an internal mechanical shaker. Ensured product could withstand 75 g shocks and other MIL-STD specifications. Specified electrical, software, and regulatory requirements for M1M. Chairman of the change board committee. Supervised 3 electrical and 2 mechanical engineers. Show less

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  Wellstat Diagnostics

  Jun 2007 - Sept 2010

  Engineering Manager

  Designed cubical and engineering lab layout for a 1600 ft2 area. Led brainstorming sessions on analyzer and disposable design. Led early risk assessment that drove feasibility studies. Drafted Product Requirements Documents. Wrote firmware requirements and performed code reviews on pump controls. Instrumental in the design of the microfluidic disposable, including its modeling in a 3D CAD system. Symbolic and/or finite element analysis, including structural, optical, thermal, and magnetic properties of critical instrument components. Drafted patent applications. Considered competitive patents for freedom to operate and design-around efforts. Supervised as many as 8 engineers & technicians. Show less

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  LKC Technologies

  Sept 2010 - now

  Increased LKC's total revenue by 706% over 12 years. Led a 3-person team in the development of a new hand-held ERG device that can detect vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy. Starting with the recruitment of exceptional software and mechanical engineers, we designed and built the handheld RETeval device, and obtained regulatory clearance from the FDA, Japan, Europe, Brazil, Canada, Australia, etc. Personally designed the electronics and the signal processing algorithms used by the device. Led the development of the manufacturing line and custom manufacturing software that reduced the build time 40x compared to our legacy products. Helped run multiple clinical trials. Published 5 peer reviewed articles with national and international collaborators. Reviewer for IEEE, TVST, and Documenta Ophthalmologica journals. Gave 30+ research presentations at the ISCEV and ARVO conferences as well as being an invited speaker in Australia, Korea, India, and Mexico. Won the 2019 ISCEV international innovation award (the Marmor award) for work on detecting vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy. Most downloaded publication in 2017 from Documenta Ophthalmologica. In charge of world-wide intellectual property for LKC. Wrote four patent applications covering the inventions made, which have issued in the US, EU, Japan, and China. Edited the quality management system and have been audited for compliance to quality standards such as ISO 13485, 21 CFR 820, Ordinance 169, MDSAP, and MDR. Led risk analysis for all products. Wrote annual management review report encompassing product quality, purchasing, manufacturing, training, engineering, and regulatory requirements. Supported LKC's legacy products with electrical, mechanical, software, and manufacturing improvements. Proposed annual R&D and quality budgets to the CEO.Supervised R&D, service, manufacturing, purchasing, quality and regulatory departments (9 people). Show less

  • Vice President of R&D

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Vice President of R&D, Quality

    Oct 2023 - Jun 2024

  • Vice President of Operations

    Sept 2010 - Oct 2023
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  Intersection Medical Inc

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Consultant

  IP strategy analysis and technical analysis of the company's medical product that detects heart failure in patients using electrical impedance.

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  Cerephex Corporation

  Oct 2013 - Nov 2013

  Consultant

  Scientific and technical analysis of the company to support a VC firm's due diligence. Their product performed non-invasive electrical brain stimulation.

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  Hilcrest Labs

  Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

  Consultant

  Physics, mechanical dynamics, and computational study to support a new pointing device in the consumer electronics space.