Jay Sundaram

Jay Sundaram is the Vice President of Quality & Management Representative at Avinger. Jay has over 15 years of experience in quality engineering and management.

Jay started their career as a QA/R&D Intern at B.G.Sulzle. Jay then worked as an R&D Engineer at Boston Scientific. After two years, they were promoted to Sr. Quality Engineer. In this role, they were responsible for quality assurance and quality control for neurovascular devices.

In 2011, Jay left Boston Scientific to join Thoratec, which was acquired by St. Jude Medical in 2015. At Thoratec, Jay continued to work as a Sr. Quality Engineer. In this role, they were responsible for ensuring that products met customer expectations and regulatory requirements.

In 2014, Jay left Thoratec to join Altura Medical Inc as a Staff Quality Engineer. In this role, they were responsible for developing and implementing quality assurance procedures. Jay also conducted audits and oversaw the corrective and preventive action process.

In their current role as Vice President of Quality & Management Representative at Avinger, Jay is responsible for leading the quality organization and representing the company to external customers and regulatory agencies.

Jay Sundaram has a Masters in Manufacturing and Mechanical Systems Integration from Rochester Institute of Technology as well as a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Bharathidasan University. Jay also has a certification in Regulatory Affairs Certification Program in RAC-DEVICES.

They are on a team with Himanshu Patel - CTO, Thomas Lawson - Vice President, Clinical & Regulatory Affairs, and Jaafer Golzar - Chief Medical Officer. Their manager is Jeffrey M. Soinski, CEO.