John P. Oconnor

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About John P. Oconnor

Dr. O’Connor has 30+ years of experience in the medical device, aviation security and semiconductor industries driving marketing, design/development, and program management of cost-effective, complex production equipment. He has led organizations during breakthrough technological/marketing changes and through overall product life cycles; has 15 U.S. patents issued, 25 pending, and is an invited presenter at technical conferences worldwide. As Chief Engineer at Viken Detection, Dr. O'Connor drives development of complex technological systems to enable law enforcement and security professions to detect and interdict contraband hidden in vehicles, planes, boats, furniture, walls. Provides technical leadership to engineering organization. As VP of Systems Engineering at CSA Medical Inc, Dr. O'Connor guided advanced engineering & product development for liquid nitrogen spray cryogenic treatments of the GI tract and airways. He brought program management rigor to the team and spurred significant innovation at the Company. Previously, Dr. O'Connor was CTO at Analogic Corp leading advanced technology development, IP generation & discovery of disruptive technologies. He brought a unique handheld ultrasound device and multi-modality surgical guidance systems to market & partnered with business development to complete due diligence of new opportunities. He guided 400+ engineering professionals w/w developing CT for medical/aviation security, MRI, ultrasound, mammography, DNA analysis and controls systems As General Manager of Endovations at Boston Scientific, led development of the industry’s first single-use endoscopic system. Provided leadership for marketing at Varian Semiconductor. At Genus, Inc, Dr. O’Connor guided both engineering and marketing. Dr. O’Connor holds an AB in Physics and Mathematics, Magna cum Laude, from the College of the Holy Cross (where he was a scholar/athlete) and a Ph.D. in Physics from Yale University