Technically-savvy and results-driven leader with proven success in driving innovations and advancements in medical devices, healthcare, and biotech by designing and developing innovative, scalable, and manufacture-able technologies.Extensive experience in medical device developments from inception to market, hardware engineering, software and firmware, bioconjugate chemistry, microfluidics, biosensors, optics, biomedical and electrical engineering, analytical chemistry, and materials science. Track record of creating medical device platforms and consumables, for effectively monitoring/diagnosing cardiometabolic diseases, epidemics, and autoimmune disorders as well as electrochemical sensors. Well-versed in planning, coordinating, and managing all aspects of R&D product development in liaison with global vendors and the U.S. Skilled in leading product development teams, including engineering, program management, manufacturing, operations, marketing, strategy, business, clinical, and regulatory. Known for accomplishing multiple concurrent projects within strict timelines and budgetary constraints.As the Director of Next Generation Platforms at QuidelOrtho, I lead a multidisciplinary group of senior engineers and scientists in developing innovative and high-sensitivity immunoassay platforms and consumables for cardiometabolic diseases. With over 10 years of experience in medical device industry, bioconjugate chemistry, biosensors, microfluidics, and optics, I have a proven track record of delivering cutting-edge solutions from idea to market, with high clinical sensitivity and accuracy.My mission is to advance the medical device platforms by creating scalable and manufacture-able technologies that can provide rapid, sensitive, and reliable results. I also leverage my expertise in biomedical and electrical engineering, materials science and engineering, and analytical chemistry plus my experience and academic training in leadership and management. I am also passionate about fostering external partnerships and managing national and international vendors to ensure timely and quality project execution.
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Core Team LeadBdSan Diego, Ca, Us -
DirectorQuidelortho Apr 2022 - PresentSan Diego, California, United Stateso Led a multi-disciplinary group of senior engineers and scientists in a fast-paced environment with aggressive timelines for the development of a very complex high-sensitivity platform [current project in the domain of cardiometabolic].o Led the design, prototype development (managed vendors), testing in house, providing feedback, and summarizing observations on issues, potential solution of new and existed platforms.o Led instrument, optics, fluidics, consumable in the platform development domains working parallel internally and externally with stake holders.o Created external partnerships and managed national/international vendors weekly through meetings and providing immediate next steps and actions item for the project.o Led the design, development, and final manufacturing of SofiaQ instruments from idea to EUA approval.o Created ideas for new product development, assessed innovative technologies, and conducted competitive evaluations.o Led the troubleshooting investigations and resolved the product development issues.o Ensured that processes and methods are robust, scalable, well characterized, economical and validate-able in compliance with regulatory and license requirements. -
Senior ManagerQuidel Mar 2022 - Oct 2023San Diego, California, United States -
Manager, R&DQuidel Aug 2021 - Apr 2022San Diego, California, United States- Leading a team of senior engineers and engineers with diverse backgrounds in biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and materials engineering towards developing cutting edge high sensitivity diagnostics platforms for cardiac diseases.- Over 10 years of experience in developing cutting edge immunoassay platforms/instruments and consumables with high clinical sensitivity and accuracy from idea to market.- Leading efforts in microfluidics and optics.- Developing scalable and manufacture-able surface chemistries for high throughput multilayer sandwich assays.
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Senior Bioengineer - Platform DevelopmentQuidel Feb 2019 - Aug 2021Greater San Diego Area- R&D instrument lead- Interacted across all levels and functions of the organization and coached external collaborators and partners for steady and fast-paced progress of product development from idea to market release. - Participated in corporate development of methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria. Worked with all technical functions (Engineering, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, QC, Regulatory) on a continual basis presenting technical expertise and support as needed. Worked with Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and EHS to carry out duties.- Participated in the creation of the company’s technology road-map and future product/platform planning.- Tackled "class problems" that affect multiple products.- Worked on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles. - Exercised independent judgment in methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. - Created formal networks involving coordination among multiple cross disciplinary groups.- Defined new or special assignments to better product performance.- In-depth understanding of device components or processes and overall usage intent.- Generated new IP and/or processes to improve function. Understood marketing/regulatory needs and knew technology landscape.- Used knowledge of landscape to drive new technology. Addressed future concepts, products or technologies in the context of today’s issues.- Carried out duties in compliance with established business policies and best practices in the industry.- Performed other duties & projects as assigned.
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Senior ScientistGenalyte, Inc. Feb 2017 - Feb 2019Greater San Diego Area• Initiated, led, and completed the development in Antinuclear Antibody Highly Multiplex Assay of 15 Bio-markers with No Crosstalk and Carryover, on a silicon-photonic-microring-resonator chip• Worked with a cross-functional teams to perform comparison and implement statistical analysis for continuously improving the process of MFG and quality of the product i.e. multiplex immunoassays developed on a diagnostic silicon photonic microring resonator-waveguide chip platform• Performed materials characterization and analyzed large sets of data to fully comprehend critical parameters contributing to process robustness• Developed project plans, proposals, timeline, risk mitigation, and wrote technical reports • Improved the performance of product based on process improvement and design new processes – system performance and chemistry improvement • Provided in-depth input on the early stages of product development from perspectives of process, manufacturing, as well as bio-conjugation approaches and discussed possible risks and mitigation strategies• Wrote many comprehensive reports which helps optimizing manufacturing processes• Communicated the status and progress of the project(s) to different teams on daily basis• Provided a fundamental understanding of surface/interface chemistry at molecular level (XPS, Fluorescence Mic, Raman, TOF, AFM, Ellipsometry, SEM) to support functional results and demonstrate how it affects product performance• Developed various bioconjugation processes of various blood biomarkers: antigens, Peptides, oligonucleotides, and antibodies while controlling clinical relevance• Identified the process variability and alleviated MFG and operation issues• Hands on the process from early stages of DOE, and analytical chemistry of various interfaces, developing immunoassays, data analysis on large sets of data, troubleshooting, and tuning or modifying the process to improve the quality -
Postdoctoral Analytical Chemistry And Immunology ScholarUc Irvine Sep 2015 - Feb 2017Irvine, Ca• The 2016 Tom Angell Postdoctoral Fellowship Award for Excellence in Mentoring -
Research ScientistTrash To Cash Energy - A Start-Up Formed From Megawatt Ventures Clean Energy Business Competition Feb 2015 - Aug 2015Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area• Catalytic production of renewable feedstock to energy via developing a tri-reforming/FTS system and novel functionalized materials.• Contributing in developing company’s business strategy. • Performing in-depth materials and system analysis to determine bottlenecks and failures and proposing practical solutions to alleviate issues and improve system performance.
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InstructorUniversity Of South Florida Aug 2012 - Feb 2015Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area1- Foundations of Engineering (EGN 3000)• Group design projects • Brainstorming sessions for new inventions • Reverse engineering sessions • Engineering issues • Written and oral communication2- Compound Semiconductor Materials (EEE6355.001F14), co-instructor• Crystal structures, defects, quantum mechanics, energy structure, materials growth and characterization, devices (develop a thorough understanding of the operation of p-n junctions, bipolar transistors etc. To provide the foundation necessary for understanding/studying new semiconductor devices and applications. -
Doctoral ResearcherUniversity Of South Florida Aug 2010 - Feb 2015University Of South FloridaProject 1) Bio-Hybrid Cells Incorporating Reaction Center Protein Complexes • Integrating bio-materials in electronic devices while the bio-molecule component kept its integrity and functionality (an interdisciplinary research at the interface of chemistry, biology, materials science, physics, and electrical engineering).• Developing bio-hybrid devices using profound knowledge in bio-conjugation chemistry, and functionalization of substrates with oligomers and bio-molecules (such as proteins) for applications in bio-electronics industry. • Developing a method to immobilize a target protein using molecular wires (US patents).• Electrode fabrication using various deposition techniques such as ALD, e-beam, sputtering, spin coating, spray coating.• Cell assembly, device fabrication, and characterization.• Communicating the results in form of technical reports, patents, journal articles, and presentations. • Design, synthesis, and characterization (AFM, SEM, TEM, EDX, XRD, XRF, XPS\UPS\IPES, DRS, FTIR, ICP-MS, and UV-Vis.) Project 2) Electrochemical Supercapacitors with Long Energy Storage Time• Developing electrochemical supercapacitors with longer storage time.• Electrodeposition of poly (p-phenylene oxide) as a blocking layer to reduce the leakage current.• Materials development, electrode and cell fabrication, design and execution of experiments, device characterization, analyze and interpretation of results, proposing operation mechanism and device physics, failure analysis, and optimization.Project 3) CO2 Conversion• Photo-converting carbon dioxide using visible light photocatalysts. • Design, synthesis, and characterization (crystallographic and microscopic analysis, advanced materials characterization of novel semiconductor with visible light absorption.• Quantitative electronic analysis of the surface and midgap states of semiconductors. • Wrote several internal grant proposal and awarded more than 80K to pursue this work.
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Summer Fellow (I'Camp 2012)University Of Colorado Boulder Jul 2012 - Aug 2012ColoradoSpecial training and hands on experience on: • Science and technology of Solar Energy Conversion, Scale Challenges • Economic, Institutional, Legal, and Policy Challenges for Renewable Energy • Next Generation Strategies to Maximize Photon Harvesting in Organic Photovoltaic Devices • Solar Fuel Materials, Catalysts, and Systems Design • Artificial Photosynthesis • Biological Systems • Enzymatic and Bacterial Production of Biofuels • Nanoscale Photovoltaics • Chemical, Macromolecular, and Nanostructure Synthesis • Hybrid and Nanocomposites Materials • Morphology Control and Characterization • Charge Transport and Recombination Kinetics • Ultrafast Photophysics • Thermodynamics of Photovoltaic Devices • Plasmonics • Light Trapping and Optical Control • Nanoscale Characterization • Device Physics and Architecture • Silicon and Thin-Film Solar Cells • Batteries and Energy Storage • Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting • Fuel CellsInstructors: Carl Koval, University of Colorado at Boulder (USA)Garry Rumbles, University of Colorado at Boulder and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (USA)Sean Shaheen, University of Denver (USA)Ivan Smalyukh, University of Colorado at Boulder (USA)Jao van de Lagemaat, Center Director in National Renewable Energy Laboratory (USA) -
Graduate Research AssistantSharif University Of Technology Sep 2007 - Jun 2010Tehran, Iran• Conducting interdisciplinary research in the area of nanomaterials synthesis, in-depth physical, chemical, physicochemical, surface science, and nanomechanical characterization.• Communicating the results in form of journal articles, conference proceedings, and presentation.• Hand on experience with UV-Vis, AFM, Nanoindentation System, and DLS, DRS, PXRD, AFM, SEM, EDX, DSC, TGA, TEM, and Contact Angle measurement. -
Undergraduate Research AssistantAmirkabir University Of Technology Aug 2002 - Jun 2007Tehran, IranConducting research on: • Composite gypsum panels reinforced with Kevlar fibers, fabrication, developing know-how, feasibility study, and help in designing production line. Conduction research on structure-property relationship of different materials.- Writing technical research papers and reports.
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Research AssociateSbdc 2004 - 2007Tehran, Iran• Designing the production line for a company manufacturing composite gypsum panels reinforced with Kevlar fibers.• Technology and know-how development.• Feasibility study and budget planning.
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InternLuleh Gostar Esfarayen Co. (Lgeco) May 2006 - Aug 2006• Learning about metallurgy processes e.g. alloy forming, forging, casting, welding, and heat treatment. • Structure-property relationships of materials.• Writing comprehensive reports on daily basis about the observations in each section.
Houman Y. Education Details
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Renewable Energy - Electrochemical Devices
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Sustainable Energy - Solar Energy
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Materials And Energy Research Center (Merc) - Sharif University Of TechnologyMaterials Science And Engineering -
Materials Science And Engineering
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Houman Y. attended University Of South Florida, Uc Irvine, University Of Colorado Boulder, Materials And Energy Research Center (Merc) - Sharif University Of Technology, Amirkabir University Of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic, University Of South Florida.
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