Bringing years of experience to bear on one of the great challenges of our time.
Sparrow Detect is dedicated to becoming the innovation and market leader in IoT products focused on safe and secure, environmentally responsible natural gas management, in our homes, schools and places of work.
Eric Crosson, CTO
Eric is a founder and Sparrow Detect’s chief technologist, leading the effort to develop new technologies to help the public’s everyday participation in climate action. He’s a veteran of start-up companies in the field of laser detection of small molecules, including methane. As the Vice President of R&D and CTO of Picarro, Eric led the research, development and engineering teams that pioneered the commercialization of Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy (CRDS), one of the first, and most successful, cavity spectroscopy products. He has authored 24 publications and 14 patents in the field of methane sensors and associated technologies.
David Fisher, CEO
As Chief Executive Officer, David leads Sparrow Detect’s commercial efforts. He provides over 30 years of senior executive management experience from technology start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. David has worked in industries ranging from semiconductors, to RF, wireless, mobile communications and networking and brought numerous products to market. His notable tenures include President and CEO of Radia Communications Inc., acquired by Texas Instruments, and President and CEO of R2 Semiconductor Inc. An engineer by training, David has over 25 issued patents and 10 patents pending.