I turn optics, chemistry, electronics, and software into one working product, then carry it to market.
R&D and product development leader with 15+ years building analytical and instrumentation platforms in life sciences, diagnostics, and materials.
Instruments and platforms
I build analytical instruments as one system: optics, consumable, electronics, software, and the assay that runs on them. At NanoMosaic I took Tessie, a photonic protein-quantitation instrument, from concept to beta in 18 months, then through FDA CBER Advanced Manufacturing Technology designation for AAV characterization. At Nirrin I led product development for Atlas, a scanning-laser NIR platform for bioprocess analytics.
Materials and surface chemistry
My base is materials chemistry: the polymers, surfactants, dyes, and surface treatments that make devices work. That runs from electrophoretic display materials at E Ink, to microfluidic antifouling surfaces and FRET dye systems at Bio-Rad, to Ulva-based bioplastics for carbon removal today.
Product strategy
I translate between the bench, the customer, and the board. That means requirements and roadmaps, early-access customer programs, technical diligence for investors and partners, and design controls that keep research, engineering, and manufacturing on one plan.
Advisory
For startups and investors: technical diligence on tools, diagnostics, and materials companies; restarting a stalled instrument or consumable program; scale-up and quality systems; materials formulation; and practical AI tooling for small R&D teams.
- 2025–now Nonlinear CDRTechnical Advisor Ulva-based bioplastics, carbon removal
- 2025 Nirrin TechnologiesVice President, Product Development NIR spectroscopy for bioprocessing
- 2019–2024 NanoMosaicChief Technology Officer; Vice President, Product Development Photonic protein quantitation, cell and gene therapy
- 2018 Exosome DiagnosticsSenior Development Scientist LSPR nanopore sensing, IVD
- 2013–2017 Bio-Rad LaboratoriesSenior Scientist to Staff Scientist Microfluidics, ddPCR, FRET dyes
- 2010–2013 E InkScientist II Electrophoretic display materials
Recognition earned by products and teams I led or helped build.
- 2025Atlas, Nirrin TechnologiesR&D 100 Award, Analytical Test
- AAV capsid characterization platform, NanoMosaicFDA CBER Advanced Manufacturing Technology designation
- 2022Tessie, NanoMosaicNEVY Award, Emerging MedTech
- 2026Nonlinear CDRCleanTech Open cohort
Side projects built with Python and AI coding tools. Code and data are public.
Grid Impact Tracker
Data center load growth against residential electricity costs in the US, with scheduled open-data ingest and an exposure index.
Unemployment Gap
Why unemployment can look low while job seekers struggle, through duration, hiring rates, and benefit exhaustion.
Job Pipeline
A Claude Code workflow template for structured applications, with fit scoring, screen checks, and tailoring that never invents claims.
Contact
I welcome conversations about R&D and product leadership, advisory work, and technical collaboration in instruments, diagnostics, and advanced materials.