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 and 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 Executive Officer: 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 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.

President, Life Sciences Business Unit: Louis Ruggiero brings in excess of 20 years of senior management experience in the life sciences markets. Most recently, Mr. Ruggiero was Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for DJO, a San Diego sports medicine company. Previously, he was President and CEO of Scan Technologies, a subsidiary of Titan Corporation in San Diego, and served 10 years with General Electric Medical Systems in senior management positions. Mr. Ruggiero earned his undergraduate degree in Interpersonal Communications/Political Science from St. John's University, New York, and achieved a Masters of Business Administration, graduating with honors, from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Vice President, Security Business Units: Scott McGill has over fifteen years in the early development of companies within the semiconductor, electronics and biotech markets. He was the former VP of Business Development for Robotic Vision Systems, Inc. (RVSI) and Vanguard Automation. Mr. McGill holds several patents related to microelectronics development. He has a BS in Engineering from the University of Arizona and an MS in Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

Chief Financial Officer: Anthony Grega has over twenty-five years experience in start up ventures, major acquisitions, international business management, financial reporting and management of accounting. As CFO of Moltech Corporation, Mr. Grega led the financing efforts raising $125 million in debt and equity over 7 years. He was the former Sr. VP and Business Manager Latin America of Burson-Marsteller and Assistant Secretary-Treasurer of Rowntree Mackintosh Canada Ltd. (now Nestle's), and Supervisor of General Accounting, for Canadian Gypsum. Mr. Grega is a current member of the Certified Management Accountants of Ontario, Canada.

Chief Engineer: John Babico has over twenty years of hands-on experience in product development of electronic & photonic technologies, instrumentation and sensors for automotive, biomedical and telecommunication industries. Extensive experience in designing, analysis and system integration of analog/digital electronics, opto-electronics and laser systems. Proven track record in managing engineering projects for a number of well established and start-up companies such as Motorola, AlliedSignal, Spectra Physics, Optex Biomedical, Chorum Technologies and NP Photonics. Has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree with honors.