Our Team
John Heinrich, Ph.D. – Managing Partner
John is responsible for the business management of Revolution NMR. He has bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in metallurgical engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He has held senior management positions in a wide range of companies in diagnostic imaging, medical diagnostics, and scientific equipment and served as CEO of Otsuka Electronics from 1994 to 1997 during its most significant growth period. He currently serves as the CEO of PhoenixNMR, the managing partner of Kansas Analytical Services, and as a board member of Sensus Healthcare Inc., a developer and manufacturer of skin cancer treatment equipment. He can be contacted at johnh@revolutionnmr.com.
David Lewis – General Manager
David is responsible for all mechanical design and manufacturing activities at Revolution NMR. He has a broad and diverse background in mechanical engineering and manufacturing. He began his career in NMR at Chemagnetics in 1981 and was responsible for the development of the first reliable solid state NMR spinning systems. Over the course of his 39-year career at Chemagnetics, Otsuka Electronics, Varian and Revolution NMR he has been responsible for a wide range of innovations including DOR probes, DAS probes, high temperature and cryogenic temperature spinning systems, and high speed spinning systems. He can be contacted at davidl@revolutionnmr.com .
Ed Twehous – Senior Electrical Engineer
Ed is responsible for all electrical design efforts at Revolution NMR and also for probe fabrication, testing and repair. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Colorado State University. Over the course of a more than 25 year career at Otsuka Electronics and Varian he has been responsible for a wide range of innovative probe projects. During his 12-year tenure at Revolution NMR he has been responsible for the design and fabrication of more than 25 probes and has completed nearly 200 probe repairs, more than 200 spinning module repairs and replacements, and more than 30 probe upgrades. He can be contacted at edt@revolutionnmr.com .
Taylor Weisshaar – Senior Machinist
Taylor joined Revolution NMR in May of 2019.
Sarah Vlach – Machinist
Sarah joined Revolution NMR in October of 2018.
Meg DeClement – Office Manager
Meg is responsible for a wide range of administrative functions at Revolution NMR including purchasing, quotes, invoicing and personnel management. She has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Sacred Heart University. She spent 9 years at Fiberlok, a manufacturer of promotional materials, where she was responsible for manufacturing planning, purchasing and inventory management, and shipping and receiving. She can be reached at megd@revolutionnmr.com.
Our Facilities
Revolution NMR is housed in a modern 2700 sf facility in Fort Collins, CO, a city with a long and rich history of innovation in solid state NMR (as well as the largest number of craft breweries per capita in the world). We operate a state-of-the-art CNC machining facility that includes the following fully tooled equipment:
- Haas TL-1 CNC lathe
- Two – Haas VM-2 CNC mill
- Hardinge semi-automatic high accuracy lathe
- S-T Industries 200X video inspection system
- Wilton cut-off saw
- Haas ST15Y
Design Capabilities
We make use of a variety of state-of-the-art CAD/CAM tools to facilitate precision manufacturing. We have the capability to hold tolerances of ~.0003 – .0005” in a wide range of engineered plastics and non-ferrous metals.