John Walmsley
Chief Operating Officer
StarFish
Canada
Biography
John is a Professional Physicist and holds a Master of Science in Optics from Queen’s University Belfast. His early career focused on high reliability optoelectronics development and manufacturing transfer. He is responsible for StarFish Medical product development, manufacturing, day to day QA, internal finance, HR and facilities. As Vice President of Product Development from 2011-2016, he led StarFish Medical’s product development activities and grew his team to over 70 engineers and designers. Since joining StarFish in 2005, John has managed projects as diverse as 3D ultrasound development, emergency medical devices, and laboratory automation. John is a frequent speaker at industry events. John is a Professional Physicist and holds a Master of Science in Optics from Queen’s University Belfast. His early career focused on high reliability optoelectronics development and manufacturing transfer. He is responsible for StarFish Medical product development, manufacturing, day to day QA, internal finance, HR and facilities. As Vice President of Product Development from 2011-2016, he led StarFish Medical’s product development activities and grew his team to over 70 engineers and designers. Since joining StarFish in 2005, John has managed projects as diverse as 3D ultrasound development, emergency medical devices, and laboratory automation. John is a frequent speaker at industry events.
Research Interest
Medical Device Design, development, and manufacturing services
