SmallTech Extended Team Profile

William H. McAllister, MSEE

Willy McAllister adds to SmallTech’s capabilities in circuit and system design, product integration, and medical device qualification strategy. He has 25 years of experience as a technology and research manager, with an extensive career in project management, electronics and computer design, integrated circuits, systems for biological and chemical measurement, and medical device design in a regulated environment. As a research manager at Hewlett Packard and Agilent Laboratories, Mr. McAllister led teams of engineers and scientists developing microfluidic-based systems for liquid chromatograph and biomolecular recognition arrays (DNA and Antibody arrays). At Pelikan Technologies, Inc., a medical device start-up company, he directed Laboratory and Sustaining Engineering teams developing and delivering to market a pain-free lancing device for diabetics. After introduction, he implemented continuous improvements for yield, cost and reliability. He also coordinated a worldwide team of suppliers, developers and contract manufacturers.

Willy is experienced in design verification, process validation, risk assessment, change control and manufacturing under a regulatory environment with rigorous documentation standards for Class-2 medical devices. He has a strong technical background in electrical engineering, complex systems, high-speed data acquisition and mixed-signal electronics, full- and semi-custom integrated circuit design.

Specialties:

Project management and planning

High-speed digital electronics

Low-noise mixed-signal electronics

Biological and chemical measurement systems

Medical device design

                Requirements and trace matrix

                Design verification

                Process validation and revalidation

                FMEA and Risk/Hazard analysis

                Protocol and Report preparation

                Equipment qualification (FAT/IQ/OQ/PQ)

                Vendor and Partner management

Work Experience:

Pelikan Technologies, Inc.

Agilent Laboratories

Hewlett Packard Laboratories

Hewlett Packard Computer Systems Division (CSY)

TRW

Education:

MSEE Stanford University

BSEE University of California, Santa Barbara

Patents:

9 U.S. patents