The eSensor® XT-8 is an FDA cleared in-vitro DNA diagnostics instrument currently produced by Osmetech Molecular Diagnostics.  Development of the XT-8 instrument was a multi-million dollar project involving a half-dozen contractors responsible for software, hardware, circuitry, firmware, graphic design, industrial design and manufacturing. I was directly involved in all aspects of the instrument development, project scheduling, costing, testing and validation.  I managed the external contractors, internal employees, ensured that design controls were followed and authored the software sections of the FDA 510(k) submission.