VP, R&D
tags:
product development & commerc...
• technical due diligence
• product development
• patent & trademark
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Ken Pilcher, Co-Founder and VP of R&D
Ken Pilcher is the lead inventor of the Clarisonic Skin Care System. He has 28 years of product development experience including oral care products, medical electronics, and spaced-based data acquisition and avionics for the NASA Space Shuttle. Pilcher's most recent position was director of research and development for Optiva Corporation, managing a 32-person department with a budget of $4.5 million. His technical expertise includes microprocessor-based systems, RF transceivers, servo controls and precision signal conditioning. Pilcher holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington where he also studied graduate level topics in semiconductor physics and operating system design....