I’m currently the Chief Technology Officer at Biosapien, a pioneering, NYC-based biotech startup using advanced manufacturing to create new devices for the treatment of cancer. In this role, I lead multidisciplinary teams developing novel technologies at the intersection of engineering and medicine, with the goal of transforming patient care and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in cancer treatment and beyond.
Previously, I served as Head of Engineering for Mount Sinai BioDesign, a medical device incubator and prototyping center housed within the Mount Sinai Health System, and as an Instructor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Mount Sinai. I also completed my PhD at Mount Sinai in the labs of Drs. Kevin Costa and Junqian Xu, with a focus on biomechanics, materials science, and medical device development.
I’ve been involved for many years in the leadership of GRO-Biotech, an inter-institutional, student-led consortium focused on expanding career development opportunities for graduate students in the life sciences. More recently, I helped launch the NYC regional chapter of Nucleate, a student-led bio-entrepreneurship program that supports first-time scientific founders spinning out technologies from academia.
Earlier in my career, I worked at 3D Systems, a leader in the 3D printing industry, where I supported technical development in the consumer marketing department and acted as a liaison with engineering project management teams. Before that, I had a brief stint in the tech sector at the experiential marketing firm Affinitive.
I received my bachelor’s in Biomedical Engineering from the Macaulay Honors College at The City College of New York, where I remain active in the Zahn Innovation Center, an on-campus startup incubator supporting tech-focused ventures.
I’ve also been involved in several startup ventures in the hardware and biotech spaces. A few years ago, I founded Proto-Sauce, which participated in NYCEDC’s Futureworks Incubator, with the goal of developing new, advanced materials for resin-based 3D printing. Beyond my direct startup work, I continue to mentor emerging entrepreneurs through various NYC-based innovation programs.
Last but not least, I’m the writer and publisher of Magnitude and Direction (and its long-form companion Moment of Inertia), a bi-weekly newsletter focused on some of my primary interests—bioengineering, data science, history, and cartography—as well as events, opportunities, and trends shaping NYC’s tech and startup ecosystems.