Experience

Elix, Inc.

• Japan
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Leader

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Tokyo, Japan Product manager for Elix Discovery, our ML platform for drug discovery

• Research Engineer

  • May 2020 - Present

  Tokyo, Japan Machine learning for drug discovery and materials science



Sysmex Corporation

• Japan
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Research Manager

  • Apr 2019 - Oct 2019

  Kobe, Hyogo, Japan • Directing overall project R&D strategy and managing two teams on projects covering POC microfluidic immunoassay platform development for primary care and a multi-modal data AI engine for diagnostics • Identifying business opportunities in primary care market for point of care diagnostics, and developing product development proposal, timeline and budget based on opportunity • Engaging global teams to prepare for regulatory submissions and market introduction • Establishing joint… Show more • Directing overall project R&D strategy and managing two teams on projects covering POC microfluidic immunoassay platform development for primary care and a multi-modal data AI engine for diagnostics • Identifying business opportunities in primary care market for point of care diagnostics, and developing product development proposal, timeline and budget based on opportunity • Engaging global teams to prepare for regulatory submissions and market introduction • Establishing joint development and service agreements with vendors and outside collaborators

• Research And Technical Development Scientist

  • Aug 2017 - Apr 2019

  Kobe, Hyogo, Japan • Adapted existing assay protocol into microfluidic format prototype, including device design, surface chemistry introduction and assay protocol development to achieve department-level objective with minimal directive or oversight



Creative Nanosystems Corporation

• Project Leader

  • Oct 2018 - Oct 2019

  Kobe, Hyogo, Japan Project leader scaling up production of microfluidic IVD platforms in a joint venture between Sysmex Corp. and JVCKenwood. http://www.sysmex.co.jp/en/corporate/news/2018/180803.html



Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

• Japan
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Nov 2014 - Aug 2017

  Okinawa, Japan • Led team participating in industry-academia collaboration developing POC micro/nanofluidic immunoassay technology, and responsible for direct communication and reports to SVP level corporate management • Demonstrated a total capture nanofluidic immunoassay platform based on time series analysis of 15 million data points using custom written scripts (Matlab and Python) and COMSOL modelling, published in Analytical Chemistry • Provided subject matter expertise in surface science… Show more • Led team participating in industry-academia collaboration developing POC micro/nanofluidic immunoassay technology, and responsible for direct communication and reports to SVP level corporate management • Demonstrated a total capture nanofluidic immunoassay platform based on time series analysis of 15 million data points using custom written scripts (Matlab and Python) and COMSOL modelling, published in Analytical Chemistry • Provided subject matter expertise in surface science and polymer chemistry to other collaborators, including projects on localized surface plasmon resonsance (LSPR) sensors and polymer nanoparticle synthesis • Worked with team to develop a hand-powered, syringe-based blood plasma separation platform with integrated storage of liquid and dry reagents • Spearheaded drafting and submission of disclosure materials for the blood plasma separation platform to IP department and external patent attorneys, resulting in patent application filing • Mentored interns and graduate students working on projects tailored to individual technical capabilities, one of which resulted in a publication in Biomedical Microdevices Show less



North Carolina State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ph.D. Student

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2014

  Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area • Planned and conducted experiments requiring organic and polymer synthesis, and subsequent materials and surface chemistry characterization using AFM, SEM, XPS, FT-IR, ellipsometry and wettability • Demonstrated effect of side-chain chemistry and grafting density on vapor swelling behavior and stability of surface-grafted polymer chains (polymer brushes), resulting in a book chapter and first author publications in Journal of the American Chemical Society and… Show more • Planned and conducted experiments requiring organic and polymer synthesis, and subsequent materials and surface chemistry characterization using AFM, SEM, XPS, FT-IR, ellipsometry and wettability • Demonstrated effect of side-chain chemistry and grafting density on vapor swelling behavior and stability of surface-grafted polymer chains (polymer brushes), resulting in a book chapter and first author publications in Journal of the American Chemical Society and Macromolecules • Published 9 peer-reviewed journal articles and a book chapter (5 first author) in the field of polymer chemistry and polymer physics based on PhD research Honors and awards: NSF EAPSI Fellow in South Korea Schoenborn Symposium Oral Presentation Prize - 2nd Place Triangle Soft Matter Poster Prize - 3rd Place Show less