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Expert in Clinical Diagnostics, Immunoassay Product Development, Clinical Toxicology
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert has two major areas of Expertise:
1) He has been involved in all aspects of In Vitro Diagnostic Immunoasasy and Clinical Chemistry Product Development Including Laboratory Research and Development, Transfer to Manufacturing, Documentation to meet QSR including Design History, transfer to manufacturing QC/QA procedures, and drafting patents. He has participated in the development of seven FDA cleared products. He has also participated in the development of new In Vitro Diagnostic platforms 2) He has also been the Responsible Person for a SAMSHA employee drug testing laboratory and Co-laboratory director of a Clinical Toxicology laboratory and can give expert testimony in these fields
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities: Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Boston, Massachusetts;
Worcester, Massachusetts;
Springfield, Massachusetts;
Lowell, Massachusetts;
Cambridge, Massachusetts;
Brockton, Massachusetts;
New Bedford, Massachusetts;
Hartford, Connecticut;
Manchester, New Hampshire;
and Providence, Rhode Island.
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1999
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Ph.D
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Pharmacology
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Boston University
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1977
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B.S
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Zoology
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University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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2010 to 2010
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Franey Medical Laboratories
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Laboratory Co-Director
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Developed LC-MS-MS method for Ethyl Glucuronide (Biomarker and metabolite of Ethanol).
Revised LC-MS-MS method for Buprenorphine, Norbuprenorphine, and Oxycodone.
Revised Procedure Manual, Quality Manual, and Safety Manual
Served as Co-Laboratory Director and provided Technical expertise resource.
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2007 to 2010
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First Light Biosciences
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Principal Scientist
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Nanoparticle reagent optimization using DOE methods for development of Multipath® immunoassay and cellular analysis platform for clinical diagnostics and bioterrorism testing.
Providing leadership for assay development and clinical studies for the Multipath® prototype instrument.
Participated in grant writing that secured two phase I NIH SBR grants and a large phase II Biodefense grant
Drafting patents in support of the company's intellectual property position
Participated in document preparation and implementation of all aspects of company FDA QSR system
Served as Company Safety Officer.
Drafted Informed Consent Forms and interfaced with contracted commercial IRB
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Chief Scientist
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Responsible for formal process of evaluating new biomarkers and technologies for potential new IVD products, and providing scientific leadership.
Responsible for evaluating existing scientific and patent literature and drafting patents in support of the company's intellectual property positions.
Personal conducted assay development of several particle based homogeneous immunoassay products – Troponin I, Ferritin, and Prealbumin
Wrote documents to meet FDA QSR regulations (including Design Control and History, Device Master Records and SOPs) and to meet ISO 13485 standards and EU CE mark requirements
Troubleshooting problems in manufacturing and reagent development under FDA Design Control.
Conducting and preparing instrument applications and 510(k) add-to-files for Direct TIBC assay and 510(k) submissions for hsCRP and Ferritin immunoassays and calibrators
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Licenses/Certifications
National Registry Of Certified Chemists - Clinical Chemist (Ph.D. Level)
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Publications and Patents Summary
He is an inventor on 3 Patents and 5 patent applications
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Diatech Diagnostics, Boston, MA 1996 -1997 ConsultantResearch to improve production processes for a line of drugs-of-abuse and hormone ELISA assays including management of installation of HPLC system used for both raw material and process evaluation, and improved purification of conjugates used in products.
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Reference Diagnostics - Set-up HPLC system for separation and on-line detection of Lioporotein fractions from Human Serum. Assay and Regeant development
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Recent Client Requests:
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Expert in Immunoassay constultants for consulting on Immuoassay Development.
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English
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Native speaker
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Knowledgable in Clinical Immunoassay, Clinical Chemistry, and Clinical Toxicology Marketplaces. Knowledgable of Hospital Aquired Infection Product Marketplace
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Training/Seminars
National Registry Of Certified Chemists - Clinical Chemist (Ph.D. Level)
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