About - SENSAQ

The Team Behind Sensaq

SENSAQ LLC specializes in the development of innovative products for environmental data management. Our mission is to create solutions that span the entire monitoring process, from sensing an environmental state variable (front end) all the way to the necessary data management framework (backend), in an efficient and straightforward way.

Nelly Gedeon, EE, MBA

Nelly O. Gedeon holds a Bachelor degree in electrical engineering from the City College of New York (CCNY) and an MBA from Hofstra University. She has over 25 years of experience in business administration and electrical engineering. Over the last 18 years, Ms Gedeon has overseen the growth of Gedeon Engineering P.C. d/b/a Gedeon GRC Consulting a multidisciplinary engineering firm executing infrastructure project both in the public and private sectors.

Paul Celicourt, PhD

Dr. Celicourt holds a PhD degree in Hydroinformatics, a Master’s degree in Urban Sustainability from the City College of New York (CCNY), and a Bachelor’s degree in Electromechanical Engineering from the Faculté des Sciences of the National University of Haiti. He is experienced in the planning, deployment and management of environmental sensor networks. To ISDMS, he contributes the overall architecture of the system and his advanced software design, development and management skills to the system implementation.

Richard D. Sam, EIT

Mr. Sam holds a Bachelor’s Degree and is a graduate student in Electrical Engineering with specialty in Optics and Photonics at the City College of New York. He has experience designing sensors for leak detection in pipes and seismic activities monitoring by using vibration theories. To TranscodX, he contributes his advanced hands-on experience with electronic components design and assemblage, as well as 3D hardware-prototyping software skills.

Elius Etienne, PhD

Dr. Etienne holds a PhD degree in Water Resources Engineering, a Master’s degree in Urban Sustainability, and a Bachelor’s degree in Rural Engineering. His areas of expertise include hydro-climatic analyses, data mining, statistical modeling, water resources management, and agriculture. To Sensaq, he contributes in developing data-driven solutions in various fields of consumer needs. For instance, he is currently working on a system for irrigation water management. He is also developing analytics for TranscodX data.

Michael Piasecki, PhD

Dr. Piasecki holds a Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Hannover, Germany, and PhD degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan. He has been a full-time faculty since 1998 teaching courses on Fluid Mechanics, Hydrology, Hydraulics and GIS systems and their application to Hydrology at the City College of New York. His research interests focus on Hydroinformatics and finding sustainable solutions for water resources management in developing countries.