About Us

SonoPlot designs and sells Microplotter® materials dispensing systems for drawing features as small as 10 to 20 microns. Our patented ultrasonic dispensing technology enables true contiguous lines for superior conductive traces and enables the deposition of a wide range of materials, including solutions containing graphene, carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles, and polymers. This technology allows the Microplotter® to print inks with viscosities up to 450 cP without the hassle of tuning them to the printer. Integrated digital video and precise positioning allow for accurate alignment and dispensing on substrates. The Microplotter® systems provide unparalleled price per capability in the market.

Management

Max Lagally, Ph.D., Co-founder & CEO
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.

Pete Johnson, President
Pete Johnson has over 20 years of sales, marketing and technical experience in rapid-growth technology companies. Pete is currently VP of Business Development at zSpace, a leading virtual reality company. 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.

Glen Donald, Director
Glen Donald has more than 30 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.