About Us

SonoPlot, Inc. is a privately funded company headquartered in Middleton, WI. SonoPlot has patented and patent-pending technologies in the picoliter fluid deposition and chemical surface treatment fields that have the potential to revolutionize the microarray and printable electronics industries.

The requirement for smaller, more consistent and well-shaped spots, lines and arcs have pushed beyond the limit of existing quill-pen and ink-jet based technologies. Our products were specifically designed to print a wide range of biomolecules and polymers to address these needs.

Our Team

Glen Donald, CEO

Glen has more than 20 years of sales, marketing, business development and management experience in technology-based companies. Previously, Glen was Vice President of Third Wave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWTI) and General Manager of Third Wave's Agbio business. Prior to that Glen was Vice President of Marketing and member of the North American Management Team for Hoechst Agriculture Division. Glen earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from the University of Saskatchewan.

Brad Larson, Ph.D., Co-founder & CTO

Brad has several years of experience in engineering, materials science and software development. Brad holds two patents in the area of fluid deposition and cold plasma treatment and developed the technology that SonoPlot is based upon.

Brad earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology and a master's and doctoral degrees in Materials Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Pete Johnson, Director

Pete Johnson has over 12 years of sales, marketing and technical experience in rapid-growth technology companies. Previously, Pete was Director of Worldwide Marketing and Strategy for Xpedion Design Systems, acquired by Agilent Technologies. Before Xpedion, Pete held various sales and marketing roles with Escalade, acquired by Mentor Graphics. Before that, Pete held several positions at LSI Logic. Pete has also served as a business strategy consultant for several companies.

Pete earned a bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Kirk Hogan, M.D., Co-founder

Kirk is a co-founder of SonoPlot and an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Wisconsin Medical School. Dr. Hogan has received the following awards: the B.B. Sankey Anesthesia Advancement Award (International Anesthesia Research Society), the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) Award, the Carl F. Koller Research Award (American Society of Regional Anesthesia), the Doris Duke Innovation in Clinical Research Award, and the American Bar Association Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in Intellectual Property. He has more than 100 research publications. He received a B.S. in Biology from UW-Madison, and both an M.D. and J.D. from UW-Madison. Dr. Hogan has been certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology.

Max Lagally, Ph.D., Co-founder

Max is a co-founder of SonoPlot and a co-inventor of the Company's fluid dispensing and plasma treatment technologies. He is also the Erwin W. Mueller Professor of Materials Science and Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1997 Max co-founded nPoint, Inc. (formerly PIEZOMAX Technologies, Inc.), a company that designs and manufactures high-precision nanopositioning devices and nanoprobes sold to the semiconductor, defense and research markets. Dr. Lagally is a fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Vacuum Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the Australian Institute of Physics and a member of the German National Academy of Science Leopoldina and the National Academy of Engineering. The awards and honors he has received include the Medard W. Welch Award (American Vacuum Society), the David Adler Lectureship Award (American Physical Society), the Davisson-Germer Prize (American Physical Society), the MRS Medal (Materials Research Society), the Tibbetts Award, (SBA), the Humboldt Senior Research Fellowship (Forschungszentrum, Germany), and the Outstanding Science Alumnus Award, (Pennsylvania State University). He has more than 300 research publications, 3 patents, 6 patents pending or provisional patent applications, 8 disclosures, and is the editor or coeditor of 4 books. He has graduated 40 Ph.D. or M.S. students and currently advises 10 graduate students. Dr. Lagally received a B.S. in Physics from Pennsylvania State University and a Ph.D. in Solid-State Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Mike Treble, Co-founder

Mike is a co-founder of SonoPlot and President of the Ibis division of Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Ibis is engaged in building biosensors for Biowarfare and Infectious Disease analysis. He served as President, CEO and Director of NimbleGen Systems, Inc., from September 2000 to March 2003. NimbleGen is a genomics-based company that produces high-density, custom DNA arrays for academic, Bio-Pharm, and Ag-bio applications. From July 1995 to July 2000, Mr. Treble was the Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Director of Third Wave Technologies, Inc. (NASDQ: TWTI), a clinical genomics company. Mr. Treble was Chairman of the Board and a principal shareholder of Genetic Models, Inc., a supplier of genetically derived lab animals exhibiting human traits of hypertension and diabetes, which Mr. Treble co-founded in 1991. Genetic Models was sold to Charles River Laboratories, Inc. in 2001. Prior to Mr. Treble's involvement in Genetic Models, Inc., he was an executive with A.M. Diagnostics, Inc (1987-1991), a publicly traded international analytical and clinical chemistry systems manufacturer, where he served as CEO (1990-1991). His prior positions include Director of Marketing and Field Services for Roche Diagnostics and Marketing Manager for Abbott Diagnostics. Mr. Treble holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Canisius College and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Buffalo.

David Sneider, Director

David has more than 20 years experience in financial management and is a Certified Public Accountant and Attorney. David is currently serving as Vice-President and Chief Business Officer for Stem Cell Products, Inc. and Cellular Dynamics International, Inc., two Madison-based firms which are commercializing products/services from human embryonic stem cell research. David has formerly served as the Chief Financial Officer for NimbleGen Systems, Inc., a company aquired in 2007 by Roche Diagnostics for $272.5 million, and for Third Wave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWTI) David earned his Bachelor of Business Administration and Juris Doctor degrees from Loyola University of Chicago.