iSense Management Team

Richard G. Sass
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Sass, the founder of iSense, is a third generation product development and manufacturing entrepreneur, with over forty years in the wire and cable industry, primarily focused on medical electronics. Mr. Sass has a history of successful entrepreneurship, having founded two prior medical device/enabling technology companies, one of which he sold in 1991 to AMP, a Fortune 500 company, the largest connector manufacturer in the world. He was successful in taking the second company public in 2001.

Jane K. Conner, CPA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Conner has served as CFO of iSense 1995. She has served in various financial roles for emerging businesses over the past 28 years. Prior to a career in private industry, Ms. Conner was employed by Deloitte for six years. She has an MBA from the University of Portland.

Ken Ward, MD
Medical Director & Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Ward is a clinical diabetologist who has written over 40 articles on diabetes and over 20 years of experience in glucose sensor research. He joined iSense in 1998, and is highly respected in the diabetes research field, and a guest speaker/presenter at technical conferences throughout the world. Dr. Ward obtained his BA in Chemistry and Biology at Whittier College, his MD from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, completed his residency in 1981 at University of Colorado Affiliated Hospitals and completed his Fellowship in Diabetes and Endocrinology in 1984 at the University of Washington.

Bob Bruce, PhD
Director of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Bruce specializes in hands-on product development and is experienced in electronic, wireless/RF and embedded software design. Prior to joining iSense in 2005, Dr. Bruce's experience includes bringing a number of medical electronic devices from product definition through design, and into production. He has received several patents and has authored multiple publications. Dr. Bruce earned his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and received a B.S. in Chemistry and Physics from Carlton College.

Jody L. House, ScD
Director of Sensor Development
Dr. House received her doctorate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1998. Her specialty is electronic and photonic design for microsensor applications with a concentration on embedded sensors and microfluidics. Dr House has been with iSense since 2003. She specializes in biosensor optimization and characterization, and has been instrumental in the creation of a broad-ranging knowledge base specific to the iSense CGM.

Dennis Slomski
Vice President Manufacturing
Mr. Slomski has 23 years of experience in developing medical products and the high volume processes to manufacture those products. He was employed by a major diabetes management company for 13 years, ending as Director of Process Development. Most recently, he was a Senior Director in R&D for a discrete blood glucose meter manufacturer prior to joining iSense in 2007. Mr. Slomski has a BS Degree in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University and a B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering/Chemistry from Marquette University.

Gary Lichttenegger
Director of Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance
Mr. Lichttenegger has over 20 years of experience leading RA/QA & product development efforts in the medical device industry. He joined the iSense team in 2005 with a proven track record of achievements on invasive and implantable device technology at both development and commercial stage companies. Mr. Lichttenegger is an inventor on 6 patents, a former Certified Quality Auditor, and holds a BA in Natural Science and Business Management from Metro State University.

Ellen Anderson
Senior Scientist
For the past ten years, Ms. Anderson has been dedicated to the development, fabrication, and optimization of the iSense miniature biosensor. Having successfully achieved proof of concept, Ellen now focuses on process improvement. She holds a degree in Genetics from UC Davis.

In addition to the above management team, which has 50+ combined years at iSense, the company has over twenty other team members contributing to its success in the areas of research and development, engineering, manufacturing scale up, quality and regulatory, human resources, finance, sales & marketing, and administration.