DavidK.Wong, Ph.D.
13873 Boquita Drive, Del Mar, CA 92014
Telephone: 858-481-6976
Mobile: 858-342-6559
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EducationPh.D. in Physics, BostonCollege, Chestnut Hill, MA (1975)
Citizenship: USA
EXPERIENCE
Independent Translator/Interpreter, specializing in Chinese/English Language Pair in Technical/Medical/Legal Fields, 1978 - present
Independent Contract Translator to a US Government Agency, 1981 - present
Fields of Expertise:
Biotechnology, Genomic Research, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Sciences, Materials, Energy, Military Technology, Space Technology, Chemistry, Physics, International Treaties, etc.
Typical Turnaround Time: 48 hours for items under 5000 words.
Rate: Negotiable
Other Pertinent Experience:
VIA Medical Corporation, San Diego, CA - A Startup Company Pioneering in Patient-Attached Real Time Blood Gas/Chemistry Monitoring
1988 to 2001.
Co-Founder, Principal Inventor, Chief Scientific Officer
IVAC Corporation, San Diego, CA - (Presently Alaris Medical, a leader in IV infusion pump technology)
1986 to 1988
Technical Manager
Orion Research Inc., Cambridge, MA - (Presently a division of Thermoelectron, manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of electrodes and instruments for industrial and academic laboratories worldwide)
1984 to 1986
Principal Engineer
Giner, Inc., Waltham, MA - (A privately-owned contract research laboratory specializing in Electrochemical Technology)
1976-1980, 1981-1984
Senior Scientist and Laboratory Manager
Duracell International, Burlington, MA – (Presently owned by Gillette Co.) 1980-1981
Group Leader – Lithium Primary Batteries
Northeastern University, Boston, MA - 1975 to 1976
Post Doctoral Research Associate
US Patents: (as a principal inventor)
US Patent 5,165,406 - Disposable Sensor Configuration.
US Patent 5,271,815 - Blood Glucose Measurement Method.
US Patent 5,330,634 - Infusible Calibrant for Blood Gas Measurement.
US Patent 5,505,828 - Infusible Calibrant for Blood Gas Measurement, continuation in part
US Patent 5,758,643 - In-line Blood Detection for Blood Chemistry Monitoring.
US Patent 5,804,048 - Glucose Electrode Structure.
US Patent 5,932,175 - Glucose Membrane Structure.
US Patent 5,947,911 - Turbulence Causing Structure to Facilitate Blood Clearance.
US Patent 6,027,479 - Sensor Storage with Pressurized Fluid Reservoir.
US Patent 6,123,827 – System Calibration Based on CO2 Diffusion Algorithm.
Publications
1. "Evolution of the Dihalide Ion Br2- in Aqueous Solution," J. Photochemistry, 4, 249 (1975).
2. "The Temperature Dependence of Saturated Amine Fluorescence," Chem. Phys. Letters, 27, 416 (1976).
3. "Measuring Subnanosecond Fluorescent Lifetimes Using Photon Counting," Photochemistry and Photobiology, 24, 609 (1976).
4. "Aluminum Corrosion in Uninhibited Ethylene Glycol - Water Solutions," J.Electrochem. Soc., 126, 1 (1979).
5. "Evolution of Cl2- in Aqueous NaCl Solutions," Journal of Photochemistry, 14, 303 (1980).
6. "Aluminum Pitting Corrosion in Aqueous Glycol Solutions, Characteristic and Relevance to Solar Thermal Collector Systems," Corrosion, 36, 513 (1980).
7. "The Use of Zinc to Control Aluminum Corrosion in Aqueous Glycol Solutions," Corrosion, 36, 587 (1980).
8. "Lithium Thionyl Chloride Battery," ERADCOM Final Report, April 1981.
9. "A New Carbon Dioxide Sensing Method Suitable for Use in Microelectrode Sensors," ONR Final Report, 1982.
10. "Does Frequent Blood Analysis Need to Lead to Significant Blood Loss? A New System of Electrodes for Any Vascular Line - Animal Model Data of pH, Calcium, Potassium and Sodium Ion Changes," presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics 1991 Spring Meeting, March 1991, San Diego, CA
11. "On-Line Determination of Na+, K+, Ca++ and pH During Cardiac Surgery and Transurethral Resection of the Prostate," Poster #3-12, presented at the Second Annual Meeting of STA, Society for Technology in Anesthesia, January 30-February 1, 1992, San Diego, CA
12. "Microprocessor-Based Near Real-Time Bedside Blood Chemistry Monitor," International Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing, 9, 95 (1992).
13. “An Automated Patient-Attached Blood Gas and Chemistry Monitor,” Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on The Conference of Critical Care Analysis and Near Patient Testing, Nice, France, 1998 pp 36-45.
14. "A Near Real-Time Patient-Attached Blood Glucose Monitor," Diabetes Technology Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2001.