Halifax dental technology company BlueLight Analytics on Monday named local tech executive Brad Rodgers as its new CEO, replacing J.P. Furey.

Rodgers, who will begin his new role Sept. 26, was most recently the Vice-President of Product Management with Innovasea, a Halifax company that provides technology to the aquaculture sector.

“Brad’s proven successes in data analytics, leadership and business growth align perfectly with BlueLight’s vision to become a world leader in data-driven dentistry technology,” said Steve Nicolle, Chair of the Bluelight board and interim CEO. “We were fortunate to find someone of Brad’s high caliber in our own backyard.”

As well as a background in technical product management, Rodgers has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of New Brunswick and a Masters of Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University. He also has completed numerous courses in artificial intelligence, machine learning, neural networks and deep learning.

“BlueLight has really established itself in the dental industry,” said Rodgers in a statement. “The team is solid and the company has first-rate customers and investors. I am extremely pleased to take on this leadership role as we move BlueLight forward together into our next phase of growth on a global scale.”

Growing out of research at Dalhousie University, BlueLight began about nine years ago to solve the problem caused by the varying levels of energy released by the lights dentists use to cure resin. Each model has to be used for just the right amount of time to cure the resin properly. Too long a time can adversely affect the tooth and too little can leave the resin only partially cured.

BlueLight developed its checkMARC system, which can test and identify the efficacy of a dental office’s curing lights. The company has partnered with 3M to distribute checkMARC to dental equipment sellers so they can check the curing systems in the dental offices they visit.

The company, which closed a funding round of $3 million last autumn, announced in July the departure of Furey, who had been the CEO for four years.

Earlier this month, BlueLight launched its newest product, checkUP, at the American Dental Association/Fédération Dentaire Internationale World Congress in San Francisco, where the company received the prestigious Cellerant Best of Class Emerging Technology Award.

BlueLight said its checkUP is the world’s first smart device tailored for light measurement and dental materials management. Using artificial intelligence, this wireless, app-based device provides a compact, chair-side method for dentists to test curing lights, manage materials and generate precise curing times. The company said it gives clinicians the data they need to instantly increase restoration success and improve patient outcomes.