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.
Skills
Languages
English
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Native or Bilingual
Russian
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Native or Bilingual
German
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Professional
French
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Professional
Work experiences
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 mosDesigned 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 mosDesigning 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 mosDeveloped 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.
Educations
University of California
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)・Doctor of Philosophy PhD Physical Chemistry
2012 - 2017
Lomonosov Moscow State University MSU
Master’s Degree・Master's degree Physical Chemistry
2007 - 2012
