About Gain Consulting

Hello and welcome to Gain Consulting. Read on to learn about what I do in the world of laser engineering and medical device development.

I've been developing lasers and related technologies primarily for medical therapeutics for 15 years. I am a technologist, a technical writer, project manager and occasional academic researcher. I have worked primarily with early-to-mid stage startups, bringing new products to market and launching new businesses.

I have expertise and can provide help in the following areas:

• medical lasers and medical device development
• startup environments
• FDA regulatory submissions
• patent applications, filings and office actions
• laser design
• laser tissue interactions
• scientific and industrial laser applications
• project management
• product introduction
• clinical evaluations
• ultrashort pulsed laser applications

I can work with your company on technical documentation for FDA filing for medical devices, including preparation of 510[k] or IDE documentation. Optical design work, including development of laser engines, delivery devices, optical trains and associated optical hardware is one of my core activities. This type of work I can perform at your site, or to some extent independently.

I can also help assemble teams for medical device development, as I have developed a fairly extensive network of able people in this space.You can review my experience in detail below, and at my public profile at LinkedIn.com. I have made technical and leadership contributions to laser product development at a number of successful companies, including Coherent, IntraLase, and Cutera.
For a current example of my work, here's a link to some publicity associated with my most recent company: SFgate.