Hossein Yazdi
Irvine,USA
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Optical Engineer
Alcon
08.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop a test stand for digital microscope characterization, leading to successful product launches.
- Worked closely with sales teams to provide expert guidance on potential applications of developed technology solutions, aiding in business development efforts.
- Evaluated vendor offerings for compatibility with project requirements, selecting high-quality components that met budgetary constraints while maintaining optimal performance.
- Liaised with manufacturing team to transfer the R&D developed tests to ensure the quality control standards during production.
Senior Algorithm Engineer
Masimo Corporation
05.2019 - 08.2022
- Algorithm and process development for optical calibration and monitoring
- Optical setup optimization to improve LED centroid characterization
- Coordinating with the hardware and manufacturing team to develop a high volume characterization station
- Optical phantom development for O3 regional oximetry sensor
- Develop a phantom- based test method to facilitate device development and quality control for manufacturing.
Research Associate
Masimo Corporation
02.2019 - 05.2019
- Optimize the benchtop optical design of the diagnostic system for diagnosing malaria in skin using H-VNB (hemozine-generated vapor nanobubbles) technology.
Graduate Researcher
Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic
10.2015 - 02.2019
- Design and build a spectroscopic metabolic imaging instrument from bench-top to bed-side
- Spectroscopy: Developed a sensor for real-time oxygenation and flow imaging in centimeter thick tissues via MATLAB and LabVIEW by combining Diffuse Optical Spectroscopic and Correlation Imaging technologies
- Opto-mechanical Design: Optical design, test, alignment, and assembly of a multi-component imaging system, Fiber optic probe design for clinical studies.
- Signal Processing: Time and frequency domain analysis of physiological data (heart rate, respiration, brain oxygenation).
- Machine Learning: Develop a model to predict blood pressure of critically ill patients using a non-invasive fingertip optical sensor.
- Clinical Studies: Performed small animal studies on muscle oxygenation and blood flow during cyanide poisoning.
- Applied the metabolic imaging instrument for tumor characterization in a clinical measurement of a breast cancer patient.
Assistant Specialist
University Of California, Irvine
01.2012 - 06.2014
- Designed and built a Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy (DCS) system (from benchtop to a portable clinical system to measure organ blood flow.
- All the phases of the project including research, signal processing, and validation as well as phantom and several in-vivo studies were performed individually.
- Experience in making tissue-simulating optical phantoms including liquid and Silicon phantoms.
- Light-tissue modeling using virtual photonic software.
- Design and build a blood perfusion optical sensor based on Laser Doppler technique using LabVIEW and NI DAQ.
Education
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering -
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA05.2019
M.Sc. Biomedical Engineering (GPA: 3.95/4) -
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA09.2017
M.Sc. Biomedical Engineering -
Linkoping University
Sweden09.2013
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering -
University of Bojnord
Iran06.2010
Skills
- Optical Testing
- Optical Metrology
- Data Analysis: Linear and Nonlinear Regression, Hypothesis Testing, Time Series Analysis - Statistical
- Software: R, MATLAB - Machine Learning: Regression Models, Classification
- Algorithm development
- Digital image processing
- Signal processing
- Automation
Timeline
Principal Optical Engineer
Alcon
08.2022 - Current
Senior Algorithm Engineer
Masimo Corporation
05.2019 - 08.2022
Research Associate
Masimo Corporation
02.2019 - 05.2019
Graduate Researcher
Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic
10.2015 - 02.2019
Assistant Specialist
University Of California, Irvine
01.2012 - 06.2014
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering -
University of California Irvine
M.Sc. Biomedical Engineering (GPA: 3.95/4) -
University of California Irvine
M.Sc. Biomedical Engineering -
Linkoping University
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering -
University of Bojnord
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