# Jin Zhang > A dynamic leader with global vision Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jinzhang Summary: • A dynamic leader with global vision, with 20+ years of experience in successful global R&D and engineering management, author/co-author of 40+ publications, one granted U.S. patent. Professional Skills • Leading and growing diversified global R&D and Engineering Teams • Product management, strategic vendor collaboration and key customer supports • R&D in CZT/CdTe Photon counting, CMOS and TFT flat panel X-ray detectors • AI Powered LiDAR sensing solutions for 3D mapping and detection, transportation and robotics • Software and algorithm development for image acquisition and processing • Medical and industrial imaging systems including radiography, fluoroscopy, CT, Oncology and PET • Regulatory compliance with FDA 510(k), ISO and IEC standards for medical and industrial devices • Certified programmer, experiences in Matlab, Python, JavaScript, C/C++ • Certified 6-sigma Green Belt with regulated mass manufacturing experience ## Work Experience ### Chief Engineer @ iRay Technology Company Limited Jan 2024 – Present R&D in advanced imaging devices and systems for medical and industrial applications ### Director of Engineering, Photon Counting Division @ Varex Imaging Corporation Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Jose, California, United States; Danderyd, Sweden and Espoo, Finland • Led a global R&D team including ASIC design, HW, FW, SW and Systems Engineering functions. • Developed Photon Counting X-Ray detectors for medical and industrial imaging applications. ### Sr. Director, Global Applications Engineering @ Quanergy Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Sunnyvale, California, United States • Led and grew the Apps Engineering team to deliver exceptional technical support to customers. • Drove the exponential growth in the adoption of AI-Powered LiDAR sensing solutions for various applications, including transportation, Robotics, 3D mapping, smart city and spaces, and security. ### Director/Sr. Manager, Systems Engineering @ Varex Imaging Corporation Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | San Jose, California, United States • Led a global Systems Engineering team in charge of flat panel imager design, testing, specifications and characterization; driving NPI projects from pixel design up to system level verification and validation • Development of testers and software tools for panel/detector testing and image processing ### Director/Sr. Manager, Global Apps Eng and Customer Solutions @ PerkinElmer, Inc. Jan 2012 – Jan 2017 | Santa Clara, CA • Led a diversified global applications engineering and software development team (distributed in 5 countries) for medical and industrial digital imaging applications • Provided the application driven, differentiated solutions to worldwide customers with PKI’s best-in-class flat-panel X-ray detectors based on amorphous Si/TFT and CMOS technologies. ### Engineering Manager/Principal Engineer/PM/Physicist @ PerkinElmer, Inc. Jan 2005 – Jan 2012 | Santa Clara, California, United States • Amorphous Si TFT flat panel X-ray detectors development and characterization ### Postdoctoral Fellow @ Stanford University Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 | Palo Alto, CA • Designed a dual-panel Positron Emission Tomography camera for breast cancer imaging using Si-based position-sensitive Avalanche Photodiodes (PSAPD) with improved sensitivity and resolution. • Invented a new algorithm for positioning photo-detection events on PSAPD, significantly reducing the pin-cushion distortions in images, known as “Zhang’s Method” in scientific publications. ### Research Assistant @ Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester Jan 2001 – Jan 2004 | Rochester, NY •First team to successfully develop the ultra-fast Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors (SNSPD), with applications in Non-Invasive CMOS Circuit Testing, Quantum Communication, and LiDAR, etc. •The detector kept the world record as the fastest SPD per Wikipedia as of 2018, see the Wiki link on SNSPD. ### Research Assistant @ Tsinghua University Jan 1997 – Jan 2000 | Beijing, China • Gained hands-on experience on electron microscopes (SEM, TEM, and AFM). • Studied the effect of current pulses on the electric and magnetic properties of materials. ## Education ### Executive Education in LEAD - Corporate Innovation Stanford University Graduate School of Business ### PhD in Materials Science / Optoelectronics University of Rochester ### Executive Education in Finance and Accounting The Wharton School ### Master's degree in Materials Physics Tsinghua University ### Bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering Xi'an Jiaotong University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jinzhang2008 --- Source: https://flows.cv/jinzhang JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jinzhang/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05