Meet Our Leadership Team

Dr. Monde Qhobosheane was born to South African parents and raised in Syracuse, New York. His academic journey began at Blue Mountain Academy in Hamburg, PA, followed by earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Qhobosheane then pursued a Ph.D. in Bio-Analytical Chemistry from the University of Florida, where he pioneered biochemical modification of nanoparticles with enzymes and DNA to explore biological processes.

Dr. Qhobosheane’s professional career started as Operational Director at Life Sciences Inc. (LSI), where he managed the development of test kits for HIV and SARS, leveraging a proprietary enzyme-based “cocktail.” Driven by his passion for sales, he transitioned to Ocean Optics Inc. (now Ocean Insight). There, he quickly advanced, establishing a new global business unit in Science Education and leading the Chemical Sensors unit, with a strong focus on Life Sciences, IVD, and diagnostics. While at Ocean Insight, he completed executive leadership training at the University of Reading’s Henley Business School.

After his tenure at Ocean Insight, Dr. Qhobosheane took on the role of Sales Director for the Americas at Spectro, Inc. Through creating a Channel Network Partnership with Emerson Process, he helped pivot the company’s focus from government contracts to commercial and industrial markets, specifically addressing Power Generation, Water & Wastewater (WW), Oil & Gas, Metals & Mining, Automotive, and Chemicals industries. This experience further honed his understanding of how analytical instrumentation plays a critical role in ensuring operational efficiencies within these industries, particularly in utilities.

Following his success, Dr. Qhobosheane joined Spectro Analytical Instruments (a subsidiary of Ametek) to lead its North American subsidiary. Here, he refined his approach to sustained growth, coining the phrase “keeping our customers’ business in business.”

In 2018, Dr. Qhobosheane became President and CEO of Analytik Jena US LLC, the North American entity of a German company specializing in Life Science, Liquid Handling/Automation, and Chemical Analysis products, including UV/Vis spectrophotometers, Mass-Spec, XRF, ICP, and high-throughput liquid handling robotics. During his tenure, he realigned business units, grew market share, and developed a successful sales strategy for the Life Sciences and diagnostics sectors. Under his leadership, Analytik Jena US saw significant revenue growth, key partnerships with industry giants, and a turnaround in financial performance.

In January 2024, Dr. Qhobosheane took on a new challenge as Director of Channel Partner Sales – Americas at DwyerOmega, a global leader in industrial and analytical instrumentation. In this role, Dr. Qhobosheane leads the commercial strategy for the Americas, focusing on the utilities market, particularly in HVAC, BAS, Hydronics, and other process-related sectors. By streamlining the channel partner network across 62 U.S. trade areas, 22 in Canada, and 32 in Latin America, he has implemented a targeted approach to market penetration and partner engagement.

Dr. Qhobosheane’s leadership has resulted in integrating multiple sales teams across acquired brands and forming a dedicated inside sales team that supports a network of partners. His strategic vision of “intimacy over saturation” has driven a substantial sales increase—from $32M in 2023 to a projected $39M for the current year. On track to achieve a $75M sales target by 2027, he continues to steer the organization towards greater market share and expansion, particularly within utilities, where analytical instrumentation plays a pivotal role in improving operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and environmental sustainability.

Dr. Nathan Stebbins is a proactive manager with over 10 years of experience in laboratory functions. As the Associate Director of Chemistry at Tyson Foods, he excelled in developing advanced analytical methods for extracting veterinary drug residues and other components crucial to Tyson’s business units. With a performance-based leadership style, Dr. Stebbins ensured data quality for regulatory, food safety, and nutritional projects. His history includes serving as a Food Science Research Assistant at the University of Arkansas, where he conducted impactful research on natural pigments and their fermentation products. Holding a Ph.D. in Food Science, Dr. Stebbins is a skilled project manager, problem solver, and team builder. Affiliated with ACS, AOAC, and AOCS, he contributes significantly to the advancement of analytical methods.

Jude has been part of the tec5USA team since 2015 and has grown with the company. With about 20 years of spectroscopy experience, he leads the Application Science team applying the principles of spectroscopy to novel applications ranging from pharmaceutical and food to oil, gas and chemistry. He has experience with bringing together the right technology for interfacing with various demanding industrial applications for successful installations. Jude received his PhD from Boston University where he concentrated on applying various spectroscopic techniques to novel semiconducting materials.

Kalpesh has been with tec5USA for over 13 years’ and have an experience in optics, electronics and mechanical with prior experience in the computer and networking. He is responsible for all tec5USA product design and development and introducing new products in the market. Kalpesh has a master’s degree from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ and has studied Engineering Physics focus on Electronics and Photonics.

Dileep has over 15 years of experience in the manufacturing sector in the spectroscopy technology. At tec5USA, he is responsible for the manufacturing of OEM units and systems for different industries including semiconductor, environmental, pharmaceutical and others in process control. He manages the production planning for the manufacturing department. Dileep has a Master’s Degree from the New York Institute of Technology in Electrical engineering field.

Responsible for all aspects of finance at the company including preparation of financial statements, budgeting, treasury, and tax, Ben has over 20 years of wide-ranging, hands-on experience in both financial analysis and accounting. “I pride myself in building collaborative relationships with all of those I work alongside in order to achieve the synergies to push the department, and ultimately the business, forward.” Prior to joining tec5USA Ben gained 5+ years in public accounting and 10+ years working for a FTSE 250

company in the telecommunications industry. Ben is proudly a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.