Summary
Hendrick Melo is a software engineering leader with 9 years of experience delivering high-impact hardware-software products in medical and scientific domains. Based in Lexington, MA, he currently leads CytoTronics as Head of Software, guiding a talented team to accelerate drug discovery. He previously built and led teams at Gentuity, driving device software and achieving a successful 510(k) submission, with deep embedded software experience across defense, medical, and scientific instrumentation. Earlier in his career, he contributed to the software behind the M908 handheld mass spectrometer at 908 Devices, blending C++, Qt, embedded systems, and GUI development. His career spans senior embedded software consulting to leading cross-functional teams delivering turnkey hardware-software systems, including Thermo Fisher's TruNarc handheld narcotics analyzer and intravascular ultrasound integrations. He is a persistent learner and builder of high-impact systems, thriving at the intersection of science, engineering, and product delivery.
9 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer