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Managing process development and CAP/CLIA certified lab operations involving oncology diagnostics and drug MOA studies. Streamline and reduce process variance in cell culture and analysis operations. Maintain and improve quality systems. Develop functional cell based assays.

Chelmsford, MA, US

Novel fluidic diagnostic device and manufacturing process development. Design, prototype, and troubleshooting of injection molded fluidic components. Developed and implemented novel assembly tooling and processes for disposable fluidic cartridges containing lyophilized reagent beads. Modified instrumentation hardware to adapt to improved consumable design..

• Lead a matrixed team to prioritize and implement process improvement activities.
• Develop and strengthen manufacturing processes for large scale microfluidic diagnostic consumable. Microfluidics, embossing, electrode formation, equipment design/selection.Increased tool life ~5x, electrode first pass.

• Coordinated multi-vendor design of a complex, inkjet based system to synthesize DNA oligos in a massively parallel format. Activities include system development, integration, and testing.
• Developed novel fluidic architecture and patterned/coated substrate directed at oligo synthesis yield.
• Reduced gene assembly COGs ~40% via process step and reaction volume reduction. Developed 384 automated processing scripts. PCR optimization, ligation, purification, analysis. Improved yield through guard banding.

• Originated a novel microfluidic system and consumable to automate a proprietary therapeutic small molecule discovery process based on DNA tagged libraries. Created a commercialization plan and supply chain. Developed.
• Supported BD activities for acquired label free platform.
• Improved yield and accuracy of NGS results applied to discovery of anti-body therapeutics against cell surface targets by improving library preparation methods and data analysis. Primer design, size purification.

US

• Lead a proactive, multi-disciplinary department responsible for development and manufacturing of low cost, consumable optical biosensors for high throughput label-free and amplified fluorescent IVD applications. Moved.
• Communicated platform capital plan and cost structure to commercialization partners.
• Implemented supply chain and improved vendor capabilities.
• Evolved optically resonant sensor design to towards performance and manufacturability.
• Developed novel, automated roll to roll manufacturing equipment.
• Technical operations included:Roll to roll nano replication, optical sputter coating, lamination, UV cure.Pick and place assembly, precision bonding. Custom injection molded parts.Automated liquid handling and micro.

Developed, designed, and executed 1st and 2nd generation, high volume, sol-gel spray coating equipment for touch screen wear and antiglare coatings. Implemented new production operations on a live manufacturing floor to ISO9000 standards. Trained and supervised manufacturing personnel.Initiated successful programs to fundamentally reduce the capacitive.

Faribault, MN, US

Innovated and scaled up processing methodologies for production of thin-film, electro-chromic window (battery) technology.Developed control and testing methodology for electrochromic window technology.

Developed equipment and sputter process technology for production of large area, optical coatings.Installed "first-of-kind" in-line anti-reflection coating equipment in Japan.

Dearborn, Michigan, US

Produced the first, full size electrochromic moon-roof prototype.

Ms, Electro Optics

Bse, Engineering Physics