About Us
The Management Team consists of the following individuals:
Blair Poetschke Mr. Blair Poetschke is the founder, President and CEO of Scisense, Inc.. Graduating with an MBA in 1989, he has started a number of companies in the past including two medical device companies. Surrounding himself with a team of experienced engineers and other experts, he has led Scisense to introduce the world’s smallest pressure sensor in 2005 and has built the company to a point where today it is recognized as a worldwide source of expertise in the study of pressure-volume loops and cardiac function assessment. Martin Hess Martin graduated with a Physiology degree from the University of Western Ontario and has over 13 years of industry experience working with cardiovascular research labs. Martin spent 11 years working with Sonometrics Corporation in London, Ontario where he gained extensive hands-on experience with a broad range of products used to study cardiac function in both large and small animal models including ultrasound imaging systems, transit time and electromagnetic flow meters, a variety of pressure sensors, ECG monitoring equipment and conductance-volume catheters. He has worked with almost every commercially available data acquisition and analysis system on the market and can provide expert advice on compatibility issues and system integration. Martin has been promoting the pressure-volume (PV) loop as the most accurate way to study cardiac function for over 13 years and has a strong theoretical and practical understanding of its application to research. Peter Plouf Peter has been the Director of Engineering at Scisense for the last four years. With 20 years of experience as an Electrical Engineer he brings a wealth of knowledge about test and measurement systems to our team. His extensive background in sensor development combined with his strong knowledge of the cardiovascular system keeps Scisense at the leading edge of product development and innovation. |