David Heffelfinger joined AltaQ in December 2017. Prior to AltaQ he was Site Manager & Senior Director of Engineering for QIAGEN. As VP Engineering at PrimeraDx (acquired by QIAGEN), David contributed to a highly successful 501K submission and clearance by the FDA. In addition, he was an engineering executive at Beckman Coulter, BD Biosciences, and Bio-Rad Laboratories as well as at several startups and venture capital-backed companies including Biometric Imaging, Alpha Innotech Corp, and Luminys Systems. Dave was also a founder of his own company, Hyperspectra LLC. He has a B.S./M.S. in Physics from Wayne State University and an M.B.A. from Saint Mary’s College (Moraga CA).
CloseZain earned his BS in Bioengineering from Northeastern University in Boston. He also received the Designing and Building AI Products and Services certificate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Zain completed Engineering Co-Ops with EyeCool Therapeutics and Suono Bio where he supported clinical and product development.
Zain is pursuing his Master’s degree in Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago.
Fayyaz Memon has over 30 years of regulatory, quality and clinical experience in the IVD/LDT, medical device, and biotech industries. Fayyaz held progressive roles at a number of companies, including Natera, Biological Dynamics, Asuragen, Qiagen, PrimeraDx, ThermoFisher, Innovative Neurotronics, Digene, Pfizer, and J&J.
He has built a unique professional portfolio combining his QA/RA expertise with clinical, manufacturing, software, operations, and project management experience. He has a successful track record in guiding multiple companies to achieve regulatory approvals and successful commercialization.
Fayyaz has completed regulatory projects in the USA, Europe, and Asia. Fayyaz received his M.S. in Engineering and his M.B.A. from Drexel University.