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The Team

Andy (Andiappan) Bala, MTech, MBA

Andy (Andiappan) Bala, MTech, MBA

Chief Executive Officer

Strategic Technology Leader with expertise building high-performance global teams.
Demonstrated capabilities to identify and manage outcomes that impact customer centricity. Expertise in delivering on large outcome and complex projects.
Added significant value to a major Healthcare giant and startup firms. Held Leadership positions in Pharmaceutical, Technology and non-profit firms to lead strategic initiatives.

Education:

  • M. Tech (Computer Science and Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
  • MBA (Technology Management) – Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey
  • BE (Honors), Electronics and Communication Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India
Alfred W. D’Iorio

Alfred W. D’Iorio

Executive Consultant / CFO

Al has served as Executive Consultant / Chief Financial Officer for Delphine Diagnostics Inc. since November 2021.Prior to Delphine Diagnostics Al held senior level positions in operating divisions of large public companies and portfolio companies held by private equity. These industries ranged from business services to retail and drug manufacturing.

Al served as CFO at MRI Network where he established a culture of financial accountability through improved business planning, budgeting, financial analysis and management of legal matters. Al also improved the financial and non-financial information needed to prepare the company for sale. First as part of a division of a public company being sold to a private equity group and then as a carve-out from the private equity company to a standalone buyer.

At Swiss Farms, a private equity portfolio company, Al served as President and CEO where he identified a compelling brand position to retain traditional customers while extending its relevance to attract new customers resulting in a double digit growth in new product sales while also delivering a 40% increase in average spending for loyalty customers. Prior to the President and CEO role Al served as CFO at Swiss Farms where he built the financial and business infrastructure to support the growth required to become a large regional business.

Al also served in broad range of positions during a 20 year period in the pharmaceutical division with Johnson & Johnson. During this period Al served as Financial Manager, Tax Manager and Controller. In these roles, Al enabled the growth of the business through development of strategies and business plans aligned with the needs of the customer and deployed into the organization with clear metrics and management systems used to drive the performance of the business.

During this time Al also served as a pharmaceutical division General Manager. In this role Al was responsible for the leadership required to plan, execute, and manage complex pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing operations. Al successfully led the business through the process of adding new high tech facilities, introducing new products, reducing cycle time, increasing capacity and driving down costs. Under Al’s leadership the business doubled in size by focusing on the customer and flawless execution in all aspects of the business.

Al is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University with a B.S. in Accounting is also skilled in the use of Quality Management systems and 6 Sigma methodologies to improve business performance.

 

Mary Stack, PhD

Mary Stack, PhD

R&D and Commercialization Scientist

Dr. Mary Stack joined Delphine Diagnostics Inc as an R&D and Commercialization Scientist in Fall 2022. Dr. Stack is a recent doctoral graduate of the Stevens Institute of Technology and a recipient of the 2022 Young Innovator Award in Tissue Regeneration and Limb Preservation presented by OneGuild. Her dissertation research focused on developing synthetic skin grafts for the treatment of chronic ulcers, and related work has been presented by herself and her collaborators at conferences such as the Wound Healing Science and Industry Summit, Biomedical Engineering Society National Meeting, and American Chemical Society Conference as well as published in Biomaterials and Advanced Healthcare Materials. In her free time, Mary enjoys playing violin, indoor gardening, and baking. 

Asli Cebe, SSM

Asli Cebe, SSM

Agile Scrum Master, IT Specialist

Asli is a certified Agile Scrum Master and IT and Digital Marketing Specialist based in Princeton, NJ.

She utilizes her multidimensional experience in a fusion of agile project management. Asli is committed to serving and guiding so the team becomes high-performing and continuously improving. She provides essential tips, technics, and strategies to establish, execute, and accomplish the team’s goals.

Her ethos is driven by bringing change, showing new ways of working on projects, and sustaining meaningful collaborations.

She finds joy in connecting forces with the people to discover what their combined capabilities can yield. She has worked with a wide array of global teams and brands throughout her career.

Education:

  • Organizational Communication Courses, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
  • M.D. (Communication Sciences), Kocaeli University, Turkey
  • B.A. (Communication Sciences), Selcuk University, Turkey
Iram Contractor, MS

Iram Contractor, MS

Strategic Operations Intern
Iram has multifaceted experience within the healthcare industry, both on the clinical and managerial sides. She helps add a clinical perspective to the developments made by Delphine, as well as contributes to the commercialization strategy for these products.
Iram has received a regional NSF grant for customer discovery and is proactively engaged in research activities. She is putting the skills developed in graduate school to good use by playing a part in writing grant applications for Delphine’s many projects.
She loves to paint, read, and try new cuisines in her free time.
Education: 
  • M.S. (Healthcare Analytics and Intelligence), Rutgers Business School, NJ, USA
  • B.D.S. (Bachelor of Dental Surgery), Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India
Dr. Vidhya Gopalakrishnan

Dr. Vidhya Gopalakrishnan

Board Member

Delphine Team is excited to communicate that Dr. Vidhya Gopalakrishnan has agreed to come on board as a member – Board of Advisors, with a focus on Scientific Initiatives to help the growth of Delphine Diagnostics Inc. Vidhya Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D., is currently Chief Development Officer at Retrotope Inc. She has over 25 years of experience in pharmaceutical research and development and operations, having led various product development programs from preclinical through Phase 3 development and new drug application (NDA) submission. She has broad experience spanning various delivery platforms and therapeutic areas, including the central nervous system, kidney, and ophthalmology indications. Dr. Gopalakrishnan was most recently senior vice president, pharmaceutical development, at Quark Pharmaceuticals, a late clinical-stage company developing siRNA therapeutics. In this role, she built a CMC department and led drug development and manufacturing activities ranging from pre-IND and IND stages to NDA submissions. She also oversaw process validations in anticipation of product registration, as well as supply chain activities. Prior to Quark, she held various positions including SVP, R&D operations, at Neuraltus Pharmaceuticals, where she was responsible for the strategy and development of Neuraltus’s clinical drug candidates for neurodegenerative diseases. In addition, she has previously held other leadership positions at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Aerogen, ALZA, and Cygnus. Dr. Gopalakrishnan received her Ph.D. in oligoribonucleotide synthesis and structural studies from National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India, and her master’s degree in chemistry from IIT, Madras. She has held post-doctoral positions at Penn State University and Stanford University School of Medicine. Outside of her profession, Vidhya is a passionate yoga practitioner and is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in yoga therapy offered by the Maryland University of Integrative Health.

Naren Nayak, MTech, BTech

Naren Nayak, MTech, BTech

Senior Strategic Advisor

Naren Nayak is a strategic technology executive and leader with 35+ years of experience across a wide range of products and technologies. As a business owner he has provided services to several corporations in the U.S.A. including Hewlett-Packard, Intel, DirecTV, Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, Adobe, Marvell, Granite Construction, Reflektion, and Sabre. His international clients include ALS (Israel), Banamex (Mexico), Conavi Bank (Colombia), and Medmera (Sweden). Naren’s current interests are in technology areas related to education and healthcare.

Education:

  • M.Tech. (Computer Science), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
  • B.Tech. (Electronics), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India

Isis Gonzalez

Student Scientist
Isis Gonzalez has joined Delphine Diagnostics as a Student Scientist in hopes of gaining experience in a professional environment and widening her lab experience as an assistant scientist for the company. As an aspiring pathologist, she knew Delphine’s vision would offer her perspective in the field and provide her with valuable professional skills.
She is currently a rising junior in a five-year track at the STEM program of Kean University. With a major in Molecular Biology (B.S.) and Biotechnology (M.A.),  She plans on pursuing a Ph.D. in pathology after completing her time at Kean. Isis’ background has allowed her to perform in different aspects of Delphine, and she hopes to be able to assist in any future challenges that could help the company grow.
Himanshu Bhatia MD, MBA

Himanshu Bhatia MD, MBA

Chief Medical Advisor

Over twenty years of experience in Research, Development, and Commercialization of medical devices.

Education:

  • MBA, University of Rochester, NY
  • MS (Biochemistry), University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
  • MD, BJ Medical College, Pune, India
Raja Duraisamy, ME

Raja Duraisamy, ME

Chief Data Officer

Accomplished Technology Leadership specialization in IoT/Data Analytics and Telecommunication domains with expertise building Centers of Excellence and leading next-generation product development for global markets.

Commercialized remote monitoring and management of plant health for large farms, and deploying solutions across Asia, Europe, and North America.

Delivered commercial roll-out of large telecom network projects in the APAC region, with commercial success stories.

Education:

  • M.E. (Computer Science), Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India