Executive Team · modulim.com

Charlie Huiner, M.B.A.

President | Chief Executive Officer

Charlie is an experienced medtech executive with a successful leadership track record in healthcare across multiple markets including biotech, medical devices, and digital health. He is accomplished at securing financing, creating and executing corporate strategies for rapid growth, and molding high-performance teams. A passionate customer advocate over the last 25 years, he has a talent for translating market needs into winning solutions that drive revenue growth.

David J. Cuccia, Ph.D.

Founder | Chief Technology Officer

Modulim was founded as a direct result of David’s dissertation work that resulted in the invention of SFDI. He has a B.S. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from UC Irvine. David led Modulim’s funding raising of $21M in grant and private venture capital to bring SFDI to market. David’s contributions to science include over 100 co-authored publications and more than 4,000 citations in biomedical optics. In recognition of his work, David was inducted into the 2015 UC Irvine Engineering Hall of Fame and became a Senior Fellow for SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineers. David stepped into the full-time CTO role in 2020 to focus on his passion of expanding the technology pipeline and maximizing innovation to bring SFDI to the forefront of patient care.

Amaan Mazhar, Ph.D.

Chief Product Officer

Amaan has degrees in Bioengineering, Managerial Studies, and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, where combining SFDI with other modalities was the subject of his dissertation. He has led the R&D efforts at Modulim since 2011 and been the Principal Investigator for most of the company’s grants. Amaan has over 50 publications and several patents. In 2014, he was recognized as alumni of the year by the Rice Bioengineering Department for his contributions to the field of biophotonics. Amaan moved into the Chief Product Officer role at Modulim in 2020 and is committed to delivering technology solutions that will change clinical practice and improve patient lives.

Gary Marston, M.S.

Vice President, Marketing and Sales

Gary has over two decades of cross-functional experience in the medical device industry with background in sales, sales training, marketing, operations, and market access. Gary has a proven track record of success in creating and executing strategies to produce significant growth by delivering clinical solutions that improve patient care. His experience ranges from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, including Masimo, R2 Technology, Cholestech, and Eli Lilly. Gary received a B.S. in Chemistry and M.S. in Communications from the University of Redlands and holds three patents in the field of medication delivery.