TEAM

With over 60 years combined of water experience, AquiSense's team has the knowledge and experience to deliver world-class UV-LED product solutions.

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Oliver Lawal

President/CEO

Oliver Lawal has been involved with UV technology since the late 1990’s. As the founder of AquiSense Technologies, he is able to execute his passion for chemical-free water treatment using UV-C LEDs. He also currently serves as Past-President of the International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA).

Oliver holds two engineering degrees from Manchester University in the United Kingdom, has been widely published on UV topics, named in various global patents and is considered one of the thought leaders in the practical application of UV-LEDs for water treatment. Outside interests include family time, volunteer service work, playing music and riding bikes – with and without motors.

Stuart Bauman

Controller

Stu has close to 30 years of financial leadership and most recently worked with the Nikkiso corporate office. He received his CPA (Certified Public Accountant) certificate in the State of Ohio but has spent most of his career in corporate accounting/finance.

Stu is a proud graduate of Miami University and when not immersed in numbers he can be found on the local running trails.

Jackie Spjut

Office Manager

Molly McManus

Regional Sales Manager

North America

Molly holds a degree in chemical engineering and has experience in the nuclear safety and industrial chemical fields. She wanted to be part of the global water solution and joined AquiSense as of one of the company’s first Application Engineers. She has 5 years of UV-C LED system collaboration and integration experience.

Molly enjoys chocolate, Star Wars, and doing nothing with her amazing husband and their dog.

Thomas Arnold

Regional Sales Director

Europe

Thomas has been in the UV industry for more than 15 years. He has been working with and leading international sales teams at Heraeus Noblelight.

Recognizing the potential of semiconductor light sources, especially for UV disinfection, he joined Nikkiso in 2016 and oversees the sales of AquiSense systems in Europe in January 2017.

If not busy working with customers, he enjoys quality time with family and friends, hiking, biking, and traveling.

Jun Miyauchi

Regional Sales Director

Asia

Jun has been involved in the Semiconductor industry since 2003. He brings more than 10 years experience as a system engineer to the AquiSense team.

He recognized the potential of deep UV LEDs and joined Nikkiso in 2013 to develop this emerging market. In 2018 Jun became the Regional Sales Director for AquiSense to promote UV LED systems in Asia.

Jun enjoys quality time with family, reading, and soccer.

Mitch Hansen

Marketing Manager

Kayla Doerzbacher

Applications Engineer

Aaron Najfach

Applications Engineer

Saketh Thanneeru

Sales Manager

SE Asia

Helen Chen

Sales Manager

大中華區 Greater China Area

Jennifer Pagan, PhD

CTO

Jennifer brings 20 years of technology experience to the AquiSense team, with the bulk of that time spent in technology startups. She's a well-known force in the world of UV LED product development.

Aside from a love of all things technology, Jennifer’s favorite things include skiing and biking with her family, reading, and music.

Steven Pugh

Product Development Manager

Jack Krause

Electrical Design Engineer

Rich Simmons - Product Development Scientist

Rich Simons, PhD

Head of Application Science

Nick Maleki

Engineering Technician

Zeyanna Al-Saifi

Electrical Engineering Intern

Wes Morin

VP of Operations

Wes has been working in the water treatment industry for more than 10 years. His experience includes everything from project management, operations management, to sales. With his diversified experience, he has a holistic approach to process improvement and optimization for AquiSense products.

During his time away from work, Wes enjoys playing board games with family, fixing and repairing motorcycles, and sports.