Management

The Sionex management team is drawn from a wide range of disciplines in the fields of scientific instrumentation, biotechnology, manufacturing and entrepreneurial management. This team has the depth of experience to turn Sionex's vision of becoming a world leader in developing and manufacturing miniaturized chemical and biological detection devices into a reality.

Wes Davis, President & CEO

Wes joined Sionex in 2004 with 25 years of experience leading high technology companies, both public and privately held. Prior to Sionex, Wes was the CEO of Radiant Images, an early stage company with advanced microdisplay technology, where he successfully negotiated financing as well as a strategic partnership with the leader in their targeted market. While at MicroTouch, a leader in touchscreens, and Lasertron, the leader in lasers for the telecommunications market, Wes initiated the sale of both companies generating $275 million in shareholder value. Earlier in his career, he was with Autographix and General Scanning and was a partner with the strategy consulting firm, Braxton Associates. Wes holds a BSE in Engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard.

Raanan Miller, Founder, Vice President Technology & CTO
Raanan has over 12 years experience in MEMS technology development including sensor and actuator design, modeling and process design and fabrication. He has developed novel electromagnetic optical switches and beam steering systems incorporating magnetic thin-films. He has also worked on incorporating novel materials such as PZT thin films into MEMS acoustic sensors and actuators. For the past number of years his focus has been on the development of MEMS based chemical and biological sensors and detectors. Raanan is recognized as a leading expert in differential mobility spectrometry. He is responsible for the development of the MEMS microDMS™ sensor and much of the Sionex inellectual property. Raanan holds a B.S. from Boston University together with Ph.D. and MS degrees from the California Institute of Technology.

Eric Kirleis, Vice President Sales & Marketing

Eric has over 15 years experience in analytical instrumentation sales, marketing and service in both process control and regulatory applications. Before joining Sionex, Eric was responsible for the North American sales and marketing at Mettler-Toledo Ingold. Prior to that, he held the position of Director of Sales and Services at Thermo Electron, Environmental Instruments Division. Previous positions focused on account management, segment market share and service revenue growth. He also held at Thermo, product management and field sales positions. Eric holds a B.S. in International Business and Economics from the State University of New York – Plattsburgh , an A.L.M. from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Cornell University.

Kenneth A. Markoski, Vice President, Engineering & Product Development Ken has over twenty years experience in product design and development, multi-disciplined engineering management, and cross-functional program management in the automation, robotics, inspection, and semiconductor capital equipment industries. He brings a successful track record of developing revenue generating, innovative, industry-leading products. Prior to leading the Sionex product development effort, Ken was Sr. Director of Programs at KLA-Tencor, Corp., and Sr. Director of Business Systems Development and New Product Development with PRI Automation. He also held lead engineering design and development, and project management positions with PRI Automation and Black and Decker Dynapert Division. Ken holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A. from Boston University.

Erkinjon Nazarov, Chief Scientist Erkinjon is a pioneer in differential mobility spectrometry technology and was involved in the development of differential mobility spectrometers at Uzbek Academy of Sciences in the former Soviet Union and at New Mexico State University where he was an Associate Professor in Chemical & Biological Sciences. He has extensive experience in the design, fabrication and evaluation of differential mobility spectrometry-based sensors. Erkinjon has authored over 100 publications including technical papers, articles and a number of patents. He holds a Ph.D. from Ioffe Physical Technical Institute Polytechnic University in Leningrad and a Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences from St. Petersburg Polytechnic University in Russia.

Basil G. Pallone, Chief Financial Officer Basil has twenty years of financial management and operating experience in public, private and venture-backed companies. He brings a successful track record of raising capital, effecting mergers and acquisitions, and providing financial leadership to emerging growth companies. Before joining Sionex, Basil served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Essential.com and EnergyVision, LLC, two rapid-growth, start-up companies. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President of EUA Cogenex Corporation where he was responsible for finance and operations. He also held financial management, planning and business development positions with several public companies. Basil earned a B.A. in Economics from Boston College and an M.B.A. in Finance from Babson College.