Leadership and Staff

A lifelong obsession with technology drove Andrew to a career in the laboratory. With experience spanning from assay development to technical support, Andrew is all too familiar with the challenges faced by researchers. As a Field Application Scientist, he works closely with clients to develop/optimize laboratory workflows, interpret data, and resolve technical issues.  

August has been a software developer and entrepreneur for 30+ years. He graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. August has extensive experience testing mainframe computers and developing data acquisition systems.  

Benjamin has been a tradesman and designer for over fifteen years and has extensive experience transforming ideas into realities. Being a part of BennuBio since near its beginning, he is dedicated to advancing the technology and providing the very best in design and fabrication to the Company.  

Bruce is an inventor and developer of novel high throughput flow cytometry technologies that support biopharmaceutical research and drug discovery programs at the University of New Mexico Center for Molecular Discovery. He co-founded IntelliCyt which was acquired by Sartorius, a multinational biopharmaceutical company. His more than 30-year experience in cell biology, immunology and cancer research is also supports biological application development.

Danielle Pacheco brings over 15 years of administrative experience to the company with a focus on Logistics. She worked for tech giant Apple Inc., in both retail and corporate levels and managed 5 retail locations with over 600+ employees as a Store Preservation and Operations Specialist.  

Danielle has associate’s degrees in accounting, business administration and applied science. An interest in biology and anatomy lead to a career as a surgical technologist with a specialization in neurological surgery.

Dante has an undergraduate degree in astrophysics and is a former high school science teacher. He works with all members of the engineering team, assisting with designs and manufacturing.  

Gian specializes in mechanical design and fabrication, including high performance medical instrumentation. As an undergrad he assisted in the design and fabrication of acoustic flow cells. This work ultimately led to two publications in the American Chemical Society Journal Analytical Chemistry. Gian has been with BennuBio since it was founded.  

Jason graduated from the University of New Mexico with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He is currently focused on the development of the control systems for BennuBio devices, designing custom boards and assisting in the software development for implementing functionality.  

Jose completed a Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of New Mexico in May 2020. His current focus is the production and tuning of the Velocyt fluidics system. He has been working with BennuBio since it was founded.

Matt has a background in fluorescence and cytometry-based assay development, earning a Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico, working with the National Flow Cytometry Resource at LANL. His post-doctoral work at the Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center at Carnegie Mellon University focused on application development of fluorescent-based systems. Afterward he was with the start-up company Lectenz Bio, and commercialized glycosylation characterization and detection product lines. He returned to New Mexico to join BennuBio in June 2021.  

Najeeb hails from Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan and has an undergraduate and a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering. He’s currently working on design and fabrication of acoustic flow cells. He is experienced in computational modeling and simulations for engineering applications.  

Sergio graduated with a BS in Chemical Engineering and a minor in Chemistry from the University of New Mexico. He has managed and worked on different STEM educational programs from public and private grants on behalf the UNM School of Engineering.  

Susan has decades of experience as a technical writer and scientific video developer. As a freelancer her clients have included Sandia National Laboratories, the FDA, Cray, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as well as multiple tech start-ups. Videos she developed have won multiple national and international awards.  

Tram received her Bachelor of Science in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Psychology from the University of New Mexico. She researched neuroinflammation associated with Alzheimer’s disease for 2+ years at UNM with several multidisciplinary teams. Tram is also interested in computer science and adding to her skill sets/hobbies of programming as a median of advanced technology and the fundamentals of basic science.  

Valerie graduated with a BS in Forensics from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, a BS in Biology from UNM, and an Associate’s degree in Biotechnology. Valerie comes to BennuBio after having worked at TriCore Reference Laboratories in the infectious disease department for seven years. She also has experience in performing extractions, PCR, cell culture and sequencing. 

Bill was born in Honolulu and moved to Houston, TX as a child. Having missed the mountains, a move to New Mexico was a great fit for him. With a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Applied Statistics, Bill has over 20 years’ experience in software development and has worked in several domains such as government and Information Security. At BennuBio, Bill works on the team developing the software for the Velocyt.