Vital Metrix

Vital Metrix

Pending FDA Clearance

Vital Metrix Team

Alton Reich, MS, PE

Alton Reich, MS, PE

Founder / CEO
J. Thomas Heywood, MD

J. Thomas Heywood, MD

Chief Medical Officer
Sami Bayyuk, PhD

Sami Bayyuk, PhD

Chief Technologist
Michael P. Drake

Michael P. Drake

Quality & Regulatory
J. Peter McBride

J. Peter McBride

Advisory Board Director

Alton Reich, MS, PE

Founder / CEO

  • Developed the core Vital Metrix technology for the Air Force
  • Inventor on more than 12 patents
  • 25 years of experience in leading engineering and technology companies
  • Author of more than 35 publiciations
  • BS in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • MS in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

J. Thomas Heywood, MD

Chief Medical Officer

  • Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure & Mechanical Circulatory Support Program, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA
  • Director, Heart Failure Research and Recovery Program, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA
  • Co-Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA
  • More than 30 years of focus on heart failure treatment and management
  • Internationally recognized expert in heart failure and has authored more than 80 publications

Sami Bayyuk, PhD

Chief Technologist

  • Developed the Vital Metrix algorithms and models
  • Computational algorithm design and development
  • More than 25 years of commercial software and model development experience
  • Co-author of more then 20 publications on model development and applications
  • PhD in Aerospace Engineering specializing in Computation Fluid Dynamics from the University of Michigan

Michael P. Drake

Quality & Regulatory

  • Over 40 years of experience in Quality Management
  • Specializes in FDA and International Regulatory Authorization for medical and dental devices
  • Lecturer and trainer on Risk Management, Statistical Process Control and 6 Sigma, and Advanced Design of Experiments
  • Experience working for Philips, ADFlex, and Flextronics

J. Peter McBride

Advisory Board Director

  • More than 40 years of healthcare industry experience
  • Founder and CEO of Cardiovascular Resource Solutions
  • Healthcare Business Analyst for GE Healthcare
  • Founder and Faculty Professor Electrophysiology School of Medicine at Loma Linda University
  • Degrees in Cardiovascular Medicine and Finance