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Accomplished R&D professional, passionate about driving innovation in an entrepreneurial environment, enjoying challenge and comfortable being in multiple roles. Demonstrated leadership in applied research, technology development and technical innovation, R&D and commercial product development program management. Proven proficiency in stage-gate project management and all aspects of design control process, from customer requirements to concepts and system architecture development, risk management to V&V testing, design reviews, manufacturing machine and process design and transfer to production. Knowledgeable about quality systems and medical device industry regulations (21CFR820, ISO13485, ISO14971, IEC60601, IEC62366). Expertise in laser and optical physics, optical materials, electro-opto-mechanical system engineering and instrument designs. Broad technical knowledge, extensive hands-on experience with a wide range of test and measurements equipment and scientific instruments, vacuum systems, data acquisition and analysis, control and automation, analog and digital electronics. Proficient with project management, scientific and CAD software (MS Project, all MS Office, Matlab, Minitab, AutoCAD Inventor, SolidWorks). Software development skills (C++, embedded, controller). Six Sigma trained (Green Belt), knowledgeable about statistical process control.Principal @ Technology Research and Engineering Consulting. Clients and Projects: Current: Omniguide Surgical Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA. Leading development of a new surgical laser system - technical. Managing release and commercial launch of laser surgical system upgrade to enable RFID-based automatic authentication and identification of disposables and disposable-specific laser parameters preset. Completed RFID tag supply chain diversification project. Provided guidance to reduce COGS of disposables. 2014: MIT, Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Cambridge, MA, USA. Led early stage R&D in additive manufacturing (3D printing) for opto-electronic devices using multi-material fibers: technical assessment, equipment set-up and feasibility experiments. 2008: Metabolix Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA. Innovation-driven bioscience and engineering company providing sustainable solutions to the plastics, chemicals, and energy industries. Advised Metabolix R&D group on development of optical methods for continuous monitoring of crystallization processes in Metabolix bioplastics. From July 2008 to Present (7 years 6 months) Team Lead / Senior Technical Staff, R&D @ Carried out multiple critical R&D and product development projects and made significant contributions to establishing company's intellectual property portfolio, quality system, product lines and manufacturing processes. Delivered many technological solutions and product designs, which enabled a technology start-up originally founded to develop novel telecommunications fiber technology to transform and grow into an established medical device company, a market leader in precision laser surgery devices for minimally invasive procedures with $25+ million in sales. From 2000 to December 2013 (13 years) Scientist @ Executed precision optical spectroscopy research program, collaborating with OSRAM Sylvania Inc. R&D. The project resulted in more accurate plasma models for lighting applications and improvements in gas-discharge lamp designs. New spectroscopic data published in open literature. From 1998 to 2000 (2 years) Researcher @ Carried out research in electron scattering from laser-excited atoms. Developed novel experimental techniques. The results were published in top scientific journals and a book chapter. Nominated by Griffith University for AIP Lawrence Bragg gold medal award for excellence in physics research. Part time teaching at Griffith University (1995-1997). From 1994 to 1998 (4 years) Brisbane, AustraliaScientist @ Improved Cu-Br laser tube conditioning process, designed and constructed new laser tube processing apparatus, which enabled advances in Cu-Br laser tube lifetime and commercially viable medical Cu-Br laser product for medical applications in dermatology. From 1993 to 1994 (1 year) Adelaide, AustraliaMassachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of ManagementPhD, Physics @ Griffith UniversityBSc Hon, Radiophysics, Electronics and Computer Science @ Нижегородский Государственный Университет им. Н.И. Лобачевского (ННГУ) Max Shurgalin is skilled in: R&D, Medical Devices, Optics, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Design of Experiments, Six Sigma, Design for Manufacturing, Laser, Photonics, Product Development, ISO 13485, Laser Surgery, Laser Physics, Fiber Optics