# Samuel Tia

> Staff Engineer @ Slingshot Biosciences

Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/samueltia

Bioengineer with leadership experience in new product development, scale-up, and manufacturing. I've worked directly with customers to develop and publish new biotechnology applications. I also enjoy serving as an individual technical contributor. My interdisciplinary background coupled with strong communication and interpersonal skills allow me to build and manage product R&D and manufacturing teams.

## Work Experience
### Staff Engineer @ Slingshot Biosciences
Jan 2025 – Present

### Co-founder @ Correlia Biosystems, Inc.
Jan 2013 – Jan 2024 | 626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley CA
Commercialization and development of a bio-measurement technology now serving many of the world's top 20 pharma companies.

### Instructional Faculty @ Mount Tamalpais College
Jan 2011 – Jan 2017 | San Quentin, CA
Algebra and Introductory Physics: lecturing and designing labs to teach college level math and science skills towards Associates degrees for students at San Quentin State Prison.

### Graduate Student Researcher @ UC Berkeley
Jan 2006 – Jan 2012
Developed microfluidic devices for rapid multi-protein separation and identification.  Designed quantitative immunoassay technology for high throughput biomarker validation.

### Biotechnology Development Group @ Evergen (Formerly RTI Surgical)
Jan 2006 – Jan 2006
Worked on an R&D project investigating an integrated antibiotic drug delivery product, including loading technique and corresponding diffusion kinetics from trabecular bone grafts.

### Integrated Product and Process Development @ Medtronic
Jan 2004 – Jan 2005
Developed an automated processing and packaging system for a surgical sponge which reduced the cost of the product to the consumer and increased production by a factor of five.  Worked in manufacturing, with an emphasis on automation and medical-grade packaging techniques.


## Education
### Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2012
University of California, Berkeley

### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering
University of Florida


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/samtia

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Last updated: 2026-04-01