Kelly H. McClure

7199 Santa Susana Pass Road

Simi Valley, California, 93063-4910

Mobile: 805.657.1780

Office: 818.833.5083

Fax: 818.833.5067

Personal e-mail: kelly_mcclure@hughes.net

Business e-mail: kmcclure@2-sight.com

Summary

Talented and experienced team building leader that can develop new technologies in a controlled, repeatable way.  Powerful recruiter and motivator.  Strong strategic contributor.  Able to create and protect intellectual property. Interested in value-creating projects. Strongly committed to improving the lives of patients.

Experience

6/04-present	Senior Director of Engineering, Second Sight Medical Products
	Responsible for the visual processing system hardware and firmware, camera and glasses, and fitting software for a neurostimulating retinal prosthesis that can restore sight to patients with degenerative retinal diseases.    The system converts images from a camera to stimulation patterns in an electrode array attached to the retina. Also responsible for leading the patient testing and psychophysical research necessary to adapt the above to device to RP patients.
3/99-6/04	Director of Neurological Research and Development, Advanced Bionics Corporation, Valencia California
	The bion system was a key factor in the profitable sale of Advanced Bionics to Boston Scientific and demonstrates my ability to create shareholder value. Recruited and led a team of mechanical, electrical, and software engineers to build  the remote control and charging system for revolutionary rechargeable injectable neurostimulator system (bion™) that can be used for a variety of peripheral nerve stimulation applications.  Also created and lead the system engineering function for the bion program.  The system is now approved for sale in EU and in 3 clinical trials in the US, with other trials planned to start next year.  Worked with the senior management team to develop strategic business, new indications, and regulatory aspects portions of the program.  Developed and managed $2M / year research and development budget. Drove development of substantial IP portfolio.
	Principal Scientist, St. Jude Medical
1998	Using animal research and simulation, developed algorithms for automatic control of cardiac pacemaker sensing parameters as well as researching means for treating congestive heart failure.
1996-1997	Atrial Fibrillation Research, St. Jude Medical
	While studying signal processing and biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon, worked extensively with European physicians and researchers collecting data and researching means of detecting atrial fibrillation in humans. Collected data during cardiac ablation procedures and analyzed
1992-1995	Manager, Software Development, St. Jude Medical
	Led a team of software engineers creating implantable software for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.
1990-1992	Software Engineer, St. Jude Medical
	Researched and developed methods for ventricular arrhythmia detection and data compression using custom hardware and patented software algorithms.
1979-1982	Research Technician
	Seismic research technician building and deploying specialized earthquake detection systems in the arctic and sub-arctic.

Education

MS Computer Engineering-Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (1998)

Emphasis: Digital Signal processing, classification, analysis of intracardial electrograms.

Thesis: Fast Detection of Ventricular Fibrillation

BS Computer Engineering California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (1988)

AS Electronic Technology, University of Alaska (1985)

Other

Member IEEE, ARVO

Issued Patents

PAT. NO.		Title
	7,110,823		RF telemetry link for establishment and maintenance of communications with an implantable device
2	7,092,762		Low-power, high-modulation-index amplifier for use in battery-powered device
3	7,079,901		Low-power, high-modulation-index amplifier for use in battery-powered device
4	6,970,741		Monitoring, preventing, and treating rejection of transplanted organs
5	6,862,476		Implantable cardiac stimulation device having automatic sensitivity control and method
6	6,862,471		Method and apparatus for blanking T-waves from combipolar atrial cardiac signals based on expected T-wave locations
7	6,842,643		Method and apparatus for resetting programming parameters within an implantable medical device
8	6,766,195		Method and apparatus for detecting natural electrical coherence within the heart and for administering therapy based thereon
9	6,711,438		Method and apparatus for blanking T-waves from combipolar atrial cardiac signals based on expected T-wave locations
10	6,659,968		Activity monitor for pain management efficacy measurement
11	6,650,931		System and method of automatically determining the onsets and ends of cardiac events and far-field signals
12	6,625,490		System and method of automatically adjusting sensing parameters based on temporal measurement of cardiac events
13	6,591,139		Low-power, high-modulation-index amplifier for use in battery-powered device
14	6,539,259		System and method of automatically adjusting sensitivity in an implantable cardiac stimulation device
15	6,522,928		Physiologically based adjustment of stimulation parameters to an implantable electronic stimulator to reduce data transmission rate
16	6,275,734		Efficient generation of sensing signals in an implantable medical device such as a pacemaker or ICD
17	6,161,043		Implantable cardiac device having event recording capability with compression
18	6,009,349		System and method for deriving hemodynamic signals from a cardiac wall motion sensor
19	5,792,188		Capacitor reformation and measurement in an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator (ICD)
20	5,718,242		Cardiac arrhythmia detection system for an implantable stimulation device and method
21	5,685,315		Cardiac arrhythmia detection system for an implantable stimulation device
22	5,623,936		Implantable medical device having means for discriminating between true R-waves and ventricular fibrillation
23	5,560,369		Cardiac arrhythmia detection system for an implantable stimulation device and method
24	5,549,652		Cardiac wall motion-based automatic capture verification system and method
25	5,549,650		System and method for providing hemodynamically optimal pacing therapy
26	5,513,644		Cardiac arrhythmia detection system for an implantable stimulation device
27	5,480,412		System and method for deriving hemodynamic signals from a cardiac wall motion sensor