About
Born in Riga, Latvia 02.04.1952. Nationality Latvian. 1970 graduated Riga 50. secondary school. From 1970-1975 studied in Riga Polytechnical Institute (now RTU), faculty of Automation and Computer science, specialty Automation and Telemechanic. Graduated 1975, engineer diploma, corresponding to MSC ENG today, confirmed by Latvia state authorities. Parallel to studies, in 1971 begin to work in Latvia Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine as engineer/clinical engineer, later as leading engineer and Chief of Medical Information Processing Department. Several novel medical devices and technologies were developed by me and my leadership in area of physiology and oncology diagnostics, resulting in Latvia State Prize of 1987 in Science with group of scientists for new diagnostic and treatment methods in medicine. Parallelly to my work, in 1985-1987 qualified for designer (level 5, highest) of microcomputers and systems in R&D department of Latvia State leading enterprise VEF (State Electrotechnical Factory), resulting in design of several modules for industrial computer VEF MICRO-1025 (1997). I have been also working on some Space exploration projects (1998-1990), related to design of medical technology module for Soviet space station (affiliated to MIR). From 1995 I began to work at Riga Technical University, Mechanics Faculty, as they decided to make a new course - Medical Engineering ad Physics (basically, for foreign students) , subject: Medical Devices (and, derivatives). I was confirmed, to be as lecturer up today. From 1989 participated in numerous qualification courses, main -1989 - 1990 for 4 months in USA, organized by American Medical Technologies (CT&US - GE (USA), and many others (10+ courses in EU and other countries, and plus, Latvia organized. Since 1991 worked as Deputy CEO and TEO responsible for R&D in JSC "AMERILAT", up to 2003. Beside management of technical tasks of engineer team main projects (company private) were development and in small series production of such devices as MW treatment systems (models AL-1201-1204, 1994-2003), Patient monitor complex (model AL-201, 1995), Pocket ECG (together with Cardio Control, NL, later Welch Allyn, USA; 1999-2003), resulting in being the first commercially available Pocket ECG device (2001), and wireless based ECG device (2007). This is not complete list. Since 2003-2021 I was founder and CEO of INTEGRIS, SIA (LTD). Integris was founded to be an independent R&D company of high skilled professionals to continue previous projects with partners, and to join/ generate new projects in frames of EU offer, as Horizon, and, to act as subcontractors on behalf of SME's in frames of some EU projects. The last project, I was involved, as researcher and SME leader is "Eureka E1169 “Fatigue” ", successfully finished 2021. I left Integris at 2021 on behalf of new board members, for new challenges.