Dwight Walker

About Dwight Walker

Summary:Accomplished USPTO registered Patent Agent, Analytical/Physical/Process Scientist-Engineer and Leader. Transformative thinker with a vision to impact the pharmaceutical and medical industries through innovation and partnership. Examples include clinical use of commercial electronics and winning the League of Intrepreneurs Challenge to develop a Low Cost Diagnostics strategy. Partnerships with universities, NGOs and commercial entities. Seeking an opportunity to build on my experience and ability to drive transformative solutions. Experienced in chemical/pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality, due diligence, alliances, analytical R&D, ophthalmics, bioelectronics, clinical trials, patents, contracts and regulatory bodies. Key Qualifications:Extensive knowledge of analytical chemistryRisk assessment skillsApplication of GMP, ICH Q and Regulatory requirementsRegulatory presentation experienceMethod development & validation Pharmaceutical product developmentQA and complianceCollaborative development – academic, industrial and NGONeural interfacesDue diligence/Patents/R&D LegalScientific writing and researchProduct development and commercializationCustomer discoveryCollaborationsAchievements:Development and commercialization of in-situ tablet dissolution system and small scale multi-reactor chemical reaction optimization systemDeveloped, patented and commercialed light induced florescence sensor and low optical pathlength flow cell Developed and deployed clinical monitoring technology for GI motility and imaging Developed OCT system for tablet analysis, chemi-specific imaging platform and continuous blending apparatusDevelopment of a microfludic platformClinical trials (human and animal)Development of staff Multiple patents, publications and presentationsUS Patent Agent (Reg. No. 63,170)Proposal writing for both external and internal funding opportunitiesPartnerships vendors (ABB, JY Horiba, HEL, Custom Sensors and Technologies) and Universities (UNC, ECU, Hopkins)Invited Speaker at FDA PAT Subcommittee, Validation Working Group

Experience

1. COO

   Qatch Technologies

   Mar 2018 — Present · Raleigh-Durham, NC, US

   Biomedical technology startup based on a technology developed at Duke University

Education

• Duke University

  PhD, Biomedical Engineering

• Duke University

  MS, Biomedical Engineering

• University of Bridgeport

  BS, Physics

Skills

• High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (Hplc)
• Gmp
• Fluorescence Microscopy
• Patents
• Raman
• Laboratory Automation
• Cross-Functional Collaborations
• Near Infrared
• Technology Integration
• Strategy
• Ir
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Doe
• Chemistry
• Ftir
• Sop Development
• Publications
• Due Diligence
• Process Automation
• Dissolution
• Standard Operating Procedure (Sop)
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Laboratory
• Process Analytical Technology
• Topic-Based Authoring
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Fda
• Hplc
• Fluorescence Spectroscopy
• Collaborative Leadership
• Raman Microscopy
• Chemometrics
• Devices
• Imaging
• Pharmaceutical Research
• Validation
• Pharmaceutical Sciences
• U.s. Food and Drug Administration (Fda)
• Characterization
• Spectroscopy