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DEBNATH MAJI

**** ********* **** • Cleveland, OH 44106 • 216-***-**** • ac85px@r.postjobfree.com SUMMARY

Highly analytical, process oriented doctoral candidate having strong experience in IVD Product Development for Hemostasis with a background in Electrical Engineering. Skilled in investigative research, product development, design of experiments and statistical data analysis predominantly related to hemostasis. Curious learner and adapts quickly in fast-faced environments. Works well as individual contributor and as part of a larger team; collaborates effectively with cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams to achieve objectives. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software Tools: Solidworks, Minitab, Visio, ANSYS, COMSOL MATLAB, LabVIEW, Prism Technical Skills: IVD Product Development for Hemostasis, Conceptualize Study Designs, Rapid Prototyping, Microfluidics, Microscopy, Sputtering, Photolithography, SEM Imaging, Laser Machining EXPERIENCE

2014 – Present Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH PhD Candidate - Microfluidic Dielectric Sensor Monitoring Human Whole Blood Hemostasis (ClotChip®) Advisor : Dr. Pedram Mohseni

Research and development of microfluidic dielectric sensor to measure coagulation status in patients with hemostatic defects, quantitative & qualitative platelet defects using < 10μL of blood.

Conduct in vitro and clinical studies; partner with multidisciplinary clinical teams for samples and scheduling, perform comparative and statistical analysis against conventional testing methods, and strategize with biochemists for device improvements

Currently in Phase I clinical trial using samples from Hemophilia patients and patients on DOACs.

Series A capital funding has raised > 9.1 M to further advance and test the device. 2013 – 2014 Persistent Systems Pune, India

Senior Software Engineer

Served as senior engineer for Android graphics architecture/stack; identified hardware accelerated path to optimize system space, and set mode to interface latest graphics stack display driver with kernel 2011 – 2013 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India MS Thesis - Microthermal Accelerometer Advisor: Dr. P.K.Guha

Designed and analyzed MEMS-based device to measure acceleration using movement of heated air inside closed cavity.

Determined sensor locations using FEA analysis to optimize sensitivity, sensor location, ambient temperature and pressure conditions and heater design.

2011 Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre Kolkata, India Intern

Designed and implemented control system to automatically regulate temperature in fractional distillation column; monitored actual solution temperature against desired temperature, initiated heater, and stopped heater when solution reached target temperature

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EDUCATION

Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH

Doctoral Candidate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (August 2019 expected completion) Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

Master of Technology in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering (2013) Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering (2012) PATENT

M. Suster, M. Mohseni, D. Maji, E. Stavrou, U. Gurkan, “Dielectric sensing for sample characterization” US Patent App. 16/070,126, January 15th, 2019

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

D. Maji et al., "ClotChip: A Microfluidic Dielectric Sensor for Point-of-Care Assessment of Hemostasis," in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 1459-1469, Oct. 2018. D. Maji et al., " Assessment of whole blood coagulation with a microfluidic dielectric sensor," in Journal of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, vol. 16, no. 10, pp. 2050-2056, Dec. 2017. D. Maji, M. A. Suster, E. Kucukal, U. A. Gurkan, E. X. Stavrou, and P. Mohseni, “ A PMMA microfluidic dielectric sensor for blood coagulation monitoring at the point-of-care,” in Proc. 38th Annu. Int. IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Conf.

(EMBC’16), pp. 291-294, Orlando, FL, August 16-20, 2016. D. Maji, M. A. Suster, E. Stavrou, U. A. Gurkan, and P. Mohseni, “Monitoring time course of human whole blood coagulation using a microfluidic dielectric sensor with a 3D capacitive structure,” in Proc. 37th Annu. Int. IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Conf. (EMBC’15), pp. 5904-5907, Milan, Italy, August 25-29, 2015. M. A. Suster, N. H. Vitale, D. Maji, and P. Mohseni, “A circuit model of human whole blood in a microfluidic dielectric sensor,” IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. II, Express Briefs, vol. 63, no. 12, pp. 1156–1160, Dec. 2016 M. A. Suster, N. Vitale, D. Maji, and P. Mohseni, “A circuit model of human whole blood in a microfluidic dielectric sensor,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits and Systems (ISCAS’16), p. 2909, Montreal, Canada, May 22- 25, 2016.

M. A. Suster, D. Maji, E. Kucukal, E. Stavrou, U. A. Gurkan, and P. Mohseni, “Toward a miniaturized dielectric coagulometer for monitoring blood coagulation disorders at the point-of-care,” NIH-IEEE Strategic Conf. Healthcare Innovations and Point-of-Care Tech. for Precision Med., Bethesda, MD, November 9-10, 2015. M. A. Suster, D. Maji, N. Vitale, U. Gurkan, and P. Mohseni, “An RF/microwave microfluidic sensor for miniaturized dielectric spectroscopy based on sensor transmission characteristics,” in Proc. IEEE Sensors Conf., pp. 1929-1932, Busan, South Korea, November 1-4, 2015. A. Opneja, D. Maji, P. Mohseni, M. A. Suster, and E. X. Stavrou, “Monitoring the Effects of Direct Oral Anticoagulants with a Novel Point-of-Care Sensor: Results of a Pilot Clinical Study,” in Blood, vol. 132, pp. 988, 2018.

M. A. Suster, D. Maji, L. V. Nayak, C. Jenkins, S. Hunter A.H. Schmaier, P. Mohseni and S. Ahuja, “A Novel Point-of-Care Whole Blood Coagulation Assay to Monitor Emicizumab Therapy in Patients with Hemophilia,” in Blood, vol. 132, pp.2475, 2018.

S. Ahuja, M. A. Suster, D. Maji, U.D.S. Sekhon, J. Martin,, A. Sen Gupta, P. Mohseni and S. Ahuja, “Assessment of a novel dielectric microsensor for monitoring coagulation factor therapy in children with hemophilia with and without inhibitors,” in Blood, vol. 132, pp.2475, 2018. For a list of all publications, click here

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