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Alexander Fast
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Alexander Fast

Chief Technology Officer
I have 7 years of optical systems engineering experience. I have developed solutions for different applications from concept to working prototype designing and sourcing complete systems including mechanical, optical, electronic and software components. Integrated deep learning image analysis to push boundaries of the hardware limitations in microscopy. Experience with human skin physiology, function, it's spectroscopic signatures and metabolic behavior.
InfraDerm
University of California
Irvine, CA, USA

Professional Background

  • Current status
  • Profession
  • Fields
  • Work experience
    6-10 years (6-10 years relevant)
  • Management
    I've had experience in managing 1-5 people
  • Skills
    Research
    Optical Microscopy
    Electronics
    Optical System Design
    Lasers
    Project Management
  • Languages
    English
    ・
    Native or Bilingual
    Russian
    ・
    Native or Bilingual
    German
    ・
    Professional
    French
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    Professional
  • Highest level of education
    Doctoral

Job search preferences

  • Desired job type
    Full-time
    ・
    Interested in working remotely
  • Desired positions
    Chief Technology Officer
  • Desired work locations
  • Freelance
    Non-freelancer

Work Experience

Chief Technology Officer

InfraDerm
Oct 2020 - Present
Received a $263,000 SBIR phase I grant from the NIH/NIBIB for testing and validation of the technology I helped develop during my postdoctoral research. Lead research and development engineer. Built a second generation of FLAME imaging platform integrating novel and optimized solutions for volumetric imaging, optical fiber light delivery, pulse compression and fast attenuation.

T32 Postdoctoral Fellow

Beckman Laser Institute
Mar 2019 - Sep 2020
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1 yr 7 mos
Designed and developed a clinical microscope platform for noninvasive human skin imaging. Integrated a novel approach to rapid functional imaging with molecular contrast. System packaged into a compact portable unit and optimized for skin imaging in a clinical setting. Main applications include pigmented lesion oncological diagnosis and monitoring, pigmentation disorders, inflammatory conditions as well many applications for clinical research.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Massachusetts General Hospital
Nov 2017 - Mar 2019
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1 yr 5 mos
Designing advanced nonlinear microscopic tools for medical imaging. Secured a partnership with a fiber laser manufacturer and designed and built a coherent Raman microscope powered by the fiber source. Studied ex vivo human tissue with nonlinear optical microscopy and the response to topical drugs including quantifying delivery and understanding the pathway.

Graduate Student Researcher

UC Irvine
Oct 2012 - Aug 2017
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4 yrs 11 mos
Developed a novel surface enhanced Coherent Raman microscopy technique. Demonstrated the sub diffraction limit axial sectioning with chemical contrast on simple gold coated coverslips. Wide field excitation with fast camera based detection applied to measuring cell membranes and protein dynamics.

Education

University of California

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Doctor of Philosophy PhD Physical Chemistry
2012 - 2017

Lomonosov Moscow State University MSU

Master’s Degree
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Master's degree Physical Chemistry
2007 - 2012