Jack Silberman Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

San Diego, CA, US

San Diego, California, United States

Alameda, California

• I am completing 10 years working at Abbott. So fast!For those that know me, you know I have been on the road a lot.Now that Free Style Libre has been launched on most of the international markets I work with, I can.
• New product introduction and support in emerging markets - wearable sensors and apps (Canada,Mexico, Central, and Latin America)
• Interface between Abbott Diabetes Care Affiliates (Countries) and Division Headquarter
• Processes improvement and global multi-division projects leadership
• Failure investigation facilitator
• Architect, team leader, and implementer for the CALA Customer Support Center

San Diego, CA

• Oversee software and embedded systems development for secure telemetry, remote diagnostics andmanagement of medical devices:
• Early stage seeding and start-up funding.
• Established partnership with software development providers.
• Established partnership with Managed Service Provider and Call Center.
• Proved concepts and developed prototypes.
• Setup IT infrastructure.

San Diego, CA

• Principal Investigator in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business TechnologyTransfer (STTR) proposals for the NIH, DOD, and DHS in partnership with UCSD, San Diego VA, andCarnegie Mellon.
• Successfully led Phase I SBIR program. Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Threat MappingInformation System. Lead software and hardware… Show more Principal Investigator in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and.
• Successfully led Phase I SBIR program. Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Threat MappingInformation System. Lead software and hardware development successfully demonstrated prototypeat DOD facility. Selected by customer.
• SBIR Proposal - R&D research leader on medical device system for physiological and psychologicalreal-time monitoring system for warfighters with PTSD.
• STTR Proposal – Medical device system for remote monitoring of warfighter health during Navy’snew weapons testing.
• STTR Proposal – Adaptive Terrain Navigation for Medical Robotics used on casualty evaluation andrescue.

San Diego, California, United States

• Led cross functional teams of Bio-eng, Mechanical, Electrical, Software engineers, and IT professionals tomeet corporate engineering Instrumentation goals and R&D Interface to Field Service Engineering:
• Led Remote Diagnostics and Management program. Developed a system to enable secure remoteaccess, diagnostics, and management of Gen-Probe instruments around the globe.
• Led development of Serviceability program - troubleshooting and productivity improvement tools forField… Show more Led cross functional teams of Bio-eng, Mechanical, Electrical, Software engineers, and IT professionals.
• Led development of Serviceability program - troubleshooting and productivity improvement tools forField Service Engineering.
• Instrumentation Failure Investigation and Root Cause Analysis for internal Production and Escalationpath for Field Service Engineering and Quality Assurance.
• Core team member on Continuous Process Improvement. Team selected, prioritized, andrecommended interdepartmental corporate projects to senior staff.

San Diego, CA

• Developed department operating principles and framework. Led cross functional teams responsible fordeveloping instrumentation, processes, and tools enabling product transfers from R&D to Operations:
• Responsible for the “D” of the R&D in new process development and new generation of medicaldiagnostic devices.
• Developed and deployed technologies for Lean Six Sigma, continuous process improvement;instrumentation and tools. Led development of manufacturing intelligence (MI)… Show more Developed department operating principles.
• Developed and deployed technologies for Lean Six Sigma, continuous process improvement;instrumentation and tools. Led development of manufacturing intelligence (MI), Datamation & DataWarehouse pilot.
• Led development of unique quantitative computer vision systems for spray monitoring using thermaltechnology, solid phase dispensing using line scan camera, and plasma flow using near infrared vision.
• Embedded process development engineering on new product development, fast prototyping,microfluidics, proof of principles, verification and validation, optimization, design for testability, anddesign for.

San Diego, California, United States

• Managed technology transfer to Eli Lilly of state-of-the-art instrumentation, automation and roboticsequipment for gene to structure and drug development resulting in multimillion dollars in revenue.Concurrently.
• Responsible for specification, customization, validation and verification, documentation, versioncontrol, maintenance, and improvement of over 20 custom robotics… Show more Managed technology transfer to Eli Lilly of.
• Responsible for specification, customization, validation and verification, documentation, versioncontrol, maintenance, and improvement of over 20 custom robotics systems. Hands-one developmentof embedded data.
• Led development of an Automated Protein Sample Positioning system used at the Argonne NationalLaboratory improving productivity by 25% with subcontractor and in-house engineering.
• Responsible for overall company Processes Improvement efforts. Goal of 20% productivityimprovement was met by developing computer assisted tools to aid scientist and technicians inMolecular Biology. E.g., reduced Mass.
• Managed subcontractor development of an Ultra-High-Capacity Storage and Inspection System forProtein Crystallization. System had automated storage, retrieval, schedule-based inspection, andcomputer vision based remote.

South San Francisco, California, United States

• Managed development of microfluidic chip instrumentation in-house and using sub-contractors toenable automation of testing and manufacturing. Validated and transferred equipment to Operations:
• Hands-on development of PC based tests using LabVIEW, NI data acquisition systems, NI motioncontrol, X-Y micron range stages, embedded microcontrollers, embedded Linux, embedded motioncontrol, digital I/Os, DAC, ADC.
• Hands-on development of PC based tests using LabVIEW, NI data acquisition systems, NI motioncontrol, X-Y micron range stages, embedded microcontrollers, embedded Linux, embedded motioncontrol, digital I/Os, DAC, ADC.
• Automation Team. Led multi-departmental team charted to improve quality delivery and cost ofchips. Team consisted of VP of Manufacturing, R&D scientists, automation engineers, test engineer,and manufacturing.
• Development and improvement of tools for clean room (class 10,000) manufacturing and assembly.
• Worked with chemistry and biology teams to validate and optimize a protein crystallizationmicrofluidic chip. Developed Design of Experiments (DOE), installation and setting of anenvironment chamber, instrumentation.

• Created department organizational framework. Manage research and development of reliability andtest engineering for electromechanical systems (i.e., automation and robotics). Interacted and educatedother department.
• Led company team including CEO, VPs, managers, and engineers resulting in a nomination to theprestigious Intel award as a Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS).
• Developed and managed Quality Achievement Teams for Lean… Show more Created department organizational framework. Manage research and development of reliability andtest engineering for electromechanical systems (i.e..
• Developed and managed Quality Achievement Teams for Lean Six Sigma. Developed process toimprove quality of Final Assembly and Final Test on Production. Saved seven days test time in FinalTest, reduced 60% manufacturing.
• Reliability Engineering for IC handlers for customers such as Intel, Motorola, and TI. Develop designinreliability process, performed risk analysis, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Fault TreeAnalysis (FTA).
• Hands-on development of test fixtures using LabVIEW, NI data acquisition systems forinstrumentation, embedded microcontrollers, real time OS VxWorks, Digital I/Os, DAC, ADC, PCBdesign and prototyping. Show less

• Member of teams for fast development of field mobile robots.System Engineering, Reliability and Fault Tolerance:
• Nomad, a NASA-funded mobile robot for space analogous terrain exploration.
• Lunar Rover Initiative (LRI), a NASA-funded project to design a Lunar Rover.
• Prototype Lunar Locomotion.
• Dante II, a NASA-funded walking machine for volcano exploration.

Ph.D., Computer Aided Engineering / Robotics

Master In Science, Mechanical Engineering - Mechatronics

Electrical Engineering, Digital Electronics And Microprocessors