10 Waters engineering leaders
Senior director, head of R&D, sr. director engineering and director, instrument manufacturing engineering, sustaining are among the current titles held by these ten Waters engineering leaders, who also cover system engineering and clinical systems development. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Waters from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andrey Degtyaryov
LinkedInExperience: Director of System Engineering · Waters Corporation
Andrey Degtyaryov has been Director of System Engineering at Waters Corporation since February 2026, based in Campbell, California. Andrey Degtyaryov was Director of System Engineering at BD from 2023 to 2026, System Integration Manager at Oxford Instruments plc from 2014 to 2020 and Engineering Manager at LUTRONIC from 2010 to 2014.
Carl G. Chen
LinkedInExperience: Director, Singapore Engineering · Waters Corporation
Carl G. Chen has been Director, Singapore Engineering at Waters Corporation since April 2018, based in Singapore. The profile says Carl G. Chen did Ph.D. work in semiconductor lithography, including the design and construction of a UV laser lithography system, and moved into the field of medical devices while working for a start-up in Melbourne, Australia.
Daniel J. Kenny
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Clinical Systems Development · Waters Corporation
Daniel J. Kenny has been Senior Director, Clinical Systems Development at Waters Corporation since April 2022, based in Wilmslow, England. Daniel J. Kenny was Senior Director, MS Systems Development at Waters Corporation from 2017 to 2022, Director, MS Development at Waters Corporation from 2014 to 2017 and Principal Research Scientist at Waters Corporation from 2010 to 2014.
Edward Scott
LinkedInExperience: Director, Technology & Engineering - Discovery, Characterization & Imaging Portfolio · Waters Corporation
Edward Scott has been Director, Technology & Engineering - Discovery, Characterization & Imaging Portfolio at Waters Corporation since April 2025, based in Wilmslow, England. Edward Scott was Mechanical Design Team Manager - Discovery, Characterization & Imaging at Waters Corporation from 2023 to 2025 and Mechanical Design Team Leader at Waters Corporation from 2011 to 2021.
Gavin Hope
LinkedInExperience: Director of Technology & Engineering, Biologics · Waters Corporation
Gavin Hope has been Director of Technology & Engineering, Biologics at Waters Corporation since December 2022, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. Gavin Hope was Senior Engineering Manager, Informatics at Waters Corporation from 2020 to 2022, Engineering Manager, Informatics from 2017 to 2020 and Project Manager at Leica Biosystems from 2011 to 2015.
Jonathan Young
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Reagent MFG Technical Engineering · Waters Corporation
Jonathan Young has been Sr. Director, Reagent MFG Technical Engineering at Waters Corporation since June 2026, based in Suisun City, California, and has also held Director, Reagent MFG Technical Engineering at Waters Corporation since February 2026. Jonathan Young was Site Quality Lead at Zoetis from 2024 to 2025 and Director of Engineering at Zoetis from 2022 to 2024.
Kavitha Parvataneni
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Head of R&D · Waters Corporation
Kavitha Parvataneni has been Senior Director, Head of R&D at Waters Corporation since April 2020, based in Greater Philadelphia, and the profile headline lists hardware, software, AI and automation, and portfolio governance. Kavitha Parvataneni was Director of Product Development at TA Instruments from 2014 to 2019 and Sr.Manager Engineering at TA Instruments from 2011 to 2014.
Ken Voisine
LinkedInExperience: Director, Engineering, Process and Technology · Waters Corporation
Ken Voisine is a former Director, Engineering, Process and Technology at Waters Corporation, a role held from 2023 to 2025, and was Director, Engineering, Milford Machining Operations at Waters Corporation from 2019 to 2023 and Senior Engineering Manager, Machining Operations from 2018 to 2019. Ken Voisine has been Production Director at Commonwealth Fusion Systems since May 2025.
Ravi Saxena
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director Engineering · Waters Corporation
Ravi Saxena has been Sr. Director Engineering at Waters Corporation since February 2026, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the profile headline describes platforms that combine semiconductor systems, photonics, optics, fluidics and instrumentation. Ravi Saxena was Vice President Hardware Engineering at PacBio from 2024 to 2025 and Vice President, Chips Development at PacBio from 2021 to 2024.
Thomas Kress
LinkedInExperience: Director, Instrument Manufacturing Engineering, Sustaining · Waters Corporation
Thomas Kress has been Director, Instrument Manufacturing Engineering, Sustaining at Waters Corporation since February 2026, based in San Jose, California, and the profile headline describes finding design solutions that keep production lines running while saving cost. Thomas Kress was Staff System Engineer at Fresenius Medical Care from 2019 to 2021.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current engineering role, and why?
- 02How do you take an instrument from R&D into manufacturing and keep it supported once it ships?
- 03What has your own work taught you about running engineering teams that work across several countries?
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