David Novo, President
and Founder
David received his PhD in Biophysics from UCLA. His research
concentrated on developing novel optical and mathematical techniques
for measurements and analysis of localized fluorescent Calcium
transients from a microdomain within a muscle cell. David also built
several confocal microscopes, as well as writing the data acquisition
and data analysis systems. Prior to commencing his PhD, David worked
with Dr. Howard Shapiro, one of the leaders in the field of flow
cytometry, performing research on membrane potential determination in
bacteria using flow cytometry. During the course of this research they
built several flow cytometers custom made for bacterial measurements.
Two papers were published on the subject. David still maintains close
ties to the flow cytometry community through his appointment to the
Data Standards Committee of the International Society of Analytical
Cytometry. This committee maintains the flow cytometry data file
standard and deals with issues standardizing all sorts of flow
cytometry related data storage and analysis issues. David frequently
consults on data analysis issues related to flow cytometry and
collaborates in many projects involving novel data analysis
requirements.
Tanya Tolmachoff, Director of Sales and Marketing
Tanya brings many years of cytometry based experience with her to De Novo Software.
She learned flow cytometry at
Daniel Zimmerman, Chief Technical Officer
Daniel worked at IBM for four years as a developer and test leader in
the VisualAge for Java IDE project. He has extensive experience
developing in Java and Delphi throughout his career. He performed
research at Simon Fraser University in computational linguistics,
employing machine learning techniques such as transformation-based
error-driven learning, and has several years experience designing and
writing flow cytometry data analysis software with De Novo Software. In
addition, he has spent time volunteering and training with Netcorps, a
volunteer coalition dedicated to enhancing technological infrastructure
and skills throughout the developing world.
Vlad Kryvokobylsky, Systems Analyst
Vlad has over 9 years of experience in software development. He
obtained his Masters degree in Computer Science from Dnipropetrovsk
State University in Ukraine and began his career as a systems analyst
for one of the largest financial institutions in Ukraine (Privatbank).
He was helped design Privatbank's credit card processing system which
issued the first credit cards in Ukraine.
Since coming to the United States he has worked as a software consultant on different projects mostly in the Financial, Telecomunication and Healthcare industries. He is specializes in the Microsoft Windows platform and has a wide range of experience developing different types of applications: Windows GUI applications, Client/Server Mult-tier systems, Web Applications. Among the products and technologies he used for software development are Delphi, C#, ASP.NET, COM+, SQL Server, Oracle, etc.
Mike Dixon, Systems Analyst
Mike adds to the international flavour of De Novo Software, bringing an
English accent to the office whenever he wants to yell at someone and
not be understood. He has studied Computer Science for several years at
CalTech and is an expert in the fields of designing software plug-ins
and user-friendly interfaces.
Mirela Martin, Systems Analyst
Mirela has a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from
Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj Napoca. She has experience teaching
math and programming in Delphi all over Europe, and has worked as a
programmer for many years.
Sean Burke, Product Manager
Sean received his M.S. degree in Biology from New York University. At
NYU he utilized flow cytometry to study interactions between multiple
HIV-1 viruses within single cells and acted as operator of the College
of Dentistry Flow Cytometry Core facility. Prior to NYU he worked at
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer center developing methods for automated
microscopic analysis of tissue sections at the single cell level.
Over the years he has acquired vast experience with image analysis and
flow cytometry techniques.
Kaya Ghosh, Technical Applications Specialist
Kaya completed her PhD and postdoctoral work at the prestigious Albert Einstein College in New York and Rutgers University in New Jersey. Kaya has a wealth of experience with flow cytometry and will be providing technical support and training to our many customers.
Juan Vazquez, Clinical Applications Specialist
After receiving his ASCP certification, Juan worked at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston. He then joined BD Biosciences as a Technical Applications Specialist, helping clinical customers with all their flow cytometry related needs. We are thrilled that his experience and enthusiasm will be here to benefit FCS Express customers.
Scott Mills, Scientific Programmer
Scott recently received a degree in Mathematics and Physics from UCLA.
Before joining De Novo Software, he worked for a research group specializing in computational plasma physics.
Dann Daggett II, Systems Analyst
Dann has been developing desktop and web software for over 10 years. His background includes speech recognition development, 3D graphics rendering, general GUI design & development, and financial & statistical analysis. From his previous experience in the publishing industry, he applies a keen eye for detail to help the team maximize product quality. Dann’s primary development languages include Delphi, C# and PHP, and his secondary languages include Flash/ActionScript, JavaScript, and HTML.
Ted Kapustin, Systems Analyst
Ted Kapustin has worked as a software developer since 1991 in Russia, Canada and the USA. He wrote software that is used in banking, finance, science, medicine, telecommunications and other domains/fields.