Inventor, technologist, engineer and entrepreneur with focus on surgical laser technologies
MSEE and BSEE degrees holder in electronics and digital signal processing
Co-founder of Luxar Corporation
30+ years of successful laser systems and new product development and applied R&D
PRINCIPAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2002 - Present
Co-founder and manager of Luxarcare LLC, and Aesculight LLC - American based (Seattle, WA, USA) surgical CO2 laser service and manufacturing companies with over 3,600 customers and growing
1998 - 2001
R&D Manager for industrial and medical CO2 laser systems at Luxar/ESC/Lumenis, Seattle, WA, USA.
1987 - 97
Co-founder of Luxar Corporation. Served as Director of Engineering from founding until it was sold to ESC Medical Systems, Yokneam, Israel.
1985 - 87
Developer of high power medical CO2 lasers systems at Laakmann Electro-Optics, Xanar, and Coherent Medical (all in California, USA).
1980 - 85
Developer of state-of-the-art focusing electronics for diagnostic ultrasound systems at Johnson & Johnson Ultrasound, Denver, CO, USA.
1978 - 80
Developer of ultrasound systems for detection of minute cracks in large structures such as off-shore oil drilling platforms and automobile parts at Endevco Corporation (Becton-Dickenson), San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA.
1972 - 78
Developer of servo control systems for commercial and military aircraft at Bertea Corporation (Parker-Hannifan), Irvine, CA, USA and at Feinmechanische Werke Mainz GmbH, Mainz, Germany.
EDUCATION
1983 - 85
MSEE in Electronics
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
1967 - 72
BSEE in Electronics
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
PATENTS
P. Vitruk, P. Diaz, et. al, "RF excited gas laser", US Patent 7,145,926
P. Vitruk, P. Diaz, "Flexible hollow waveguide...", US Patent 7,079,739
P Diaz, et. al. "Ultrasonic Diagnostic...", US Patent 4,534,221