BioVigilant Systems is comprised of innovative leaders with medical, government, academic and industrial expertise. We have experience in a diverse set of industries including optics, semiconductors, consumer electronics and the military. Key team members include:
Chairman, President and CEO: Deward Manzer leads the BioVigilant management team. Mr. Manzer has over 25 years experience in the management of technology companies. He is the former President and CEO of Moltech Corporation, Chairman/President and CEO of Vanguard Automation, President and CEO of Breault Research, President and COO of GTECH Corporation, and President and CEO of Chemco Photoproducts. Mr. Manzer was also Vice President and General Manager of Honeywell’s Large Computer Products Division. He has a degree in Physics from Harvard University.
Chief Medical Officer: Robert Hamburger, M.D. is Professor of Pediatrics Emeritus and former Head of Immunology and Allergy at the University of California in San Diego. He was a founder of and a consultant to La Jolla Diagnostics Inc., and former Director of the Allergy Immunology Laboratory at UCSD. Dr. Hamburger is a past President of the UCSD Emeriti Association and was one of the Founders of the School of Medicine at UCSD. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and of the Yale University School of Medicine.
Chief Technology Officer: Jianping Jiang, Ph.D is responsible for BioVigilant’s detector technology, product development, and R&D activities. Dr. Jiang holds 6 U.S.patents in optics-based detectors. He has experience in the fields of optics, spectroscopy, biology and related sciences. Dr. Jiang has consulted for RNA Co., Sunbeam Corporation, Donnelly Corporation and Sharper Image. Dr. Jiang received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Southern California, and his B.S. from Peking University in Beijing China.
Vice President of Operations: Aric L. Meares has 20 years of experience in technologies ranging from precision measurement equipment to optical based systems. Mr. Meares is responsible for BioVigilant's product engineering, manufacturing, materials, and information systems. He began his career in the United States Air Force and subsequently worked in engineering and management capacities in both established and start-up companies including Corning Inc., Applied Materials, Zygo Corporation, and Ionatron. Meares holds a B.S. in Information Technology and an M.B.A. with specialization in Technology Management.
