Experience

Glyphic Biotechnologies

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Vice President of Product Development

  • Nov 2022 - Present



Genesense Technology Inc

• Shanghai, China

• CTO, Co-founder, VP of Technology Development

  • Aug 2018 - Oct 2022

  Developed complex DNA sequencing systems for IVD applications with integrated opto-electronics in modular architecture design to increase the accessibility of customer-centric products. • Established advanced multi-disciplinary technology development including optics, photonics, fluidics, mechanics, electronics, and bioinformatics, especially on compact digital fluorescence microscopy & micro/nano-photonics • Built and mentored teams of 30+ multi-disciplinary technical members – optics, mechanical, electrical, bioinformatics, biochemistry, and applications • Led designing and constructing precision optical systems from concept to prototypes, and into new product manufacture, continuously improved by Zemax modeling, tolerance analysis, and evaluation metrologies, in close collaboration with internal teams and external vendors • Supported company growth strategy by establishing technology/product roadmap and initiating upstream marketing for commercialization Show less



Illumina

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Engineer

  • Feb 2011 - Aug 2018

  Research & Advanced Technologies Optical technologies, system architecture, fluorescence microscopy, sensor, and photonics. Technology and product development of top DNA sequencing platforms: NovaSeq, NextSeq, HiSeq X, iSeq. Research projects of single molecule imaging optics. Research & Advanced Technologies Optical technologies, system architecture, fluorescence microscopy, sensor, and photonics. Technology and product development of top DNA sequencing platforms: NovaSeq, NextSeq, HiSeq X, iSeq. Research projects of single molecule imaging optics.



Thermo Fisher Scientific

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Engineer

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Life Tech & ABI Groups for R&D Design & Development of optical systems for single molecule imaging and DNA sequencing Life Tech & ABI Groups for R&D Design & Development of optical systems for single molecule imaging and DNA sequencing



University of California, Davis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Project Scientist

  • Oct 2006 - Dec 2009

  Department of Biomedical Engineering NSF Center for Biophotonics, Science and Technology Design, development, and validation of optical systems for fluorescence lifetime microscopy, spectroscopy, & endoscopy for medical diagnosis Department of Biomedical Engineering NSF Center for Biophotonics, Science and Technology Design, development, and validation of optical systems for fluorescence lifetime microscopy, spectroscopy, & endoscopy for medical diagnosis



University of Southern California

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2002 - Oct 2006

  Department of Electrical Engineering –Electrophysics Development of electro-optical systems for cell biology and biosensor applications Investigated photoluminescence of nanoparticles (quantum dots) as fluorescence probes and biosensors for living cell tracking study. Department of Electrical Engineering –Electrophysics Development of electro-optical systems for cell biology and biosensor applications Investigated photoluminescence of nanoparticles (quantum dots) as fluorescence probes and biosensors for living cell tracking study.



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Scientist

  • 2000 - 2001

  Reliability test, failure analysis, and fabrication of integrated circuit devices: • Led projects on reliability evaluation of integrated circuits (CMOS) and semiconductor devices • Developed a multi-functional system with infrared microscopy, camera, and semiconductor parameter analyzer for the reliability analysis and automatic test of IC devices. • Designed and fabricated multi-layer interconnect devices in sub-micrometer resolution with standard CMOS microfabrication. Reliability test, failure analysis, and fabrication of integrated circuit devices: • Led projects on reliability evaluation of integrated circuits (CMOS) and semiconductor devices • Developed a multi-functional system with infrared microscopy, camera, and semiconductor parameter analyzer for the reliability analysis and automatic test of IC devices. • Designed and fabricated multi-layer interconnect devices in sub-micrometer resolution with standard CMOS microfabrication.