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About us

At Catapult Sky, our mission is to help you realize your vision and goals. We are a dynamic team of consultants with deep subject matter expertise and proven track record in diverse fields and areas including medical devices, new product development, photonics, algorithms and marketing. We apply hands-on approach, adaptive mindset, teamwork and strategic execution to contribute towards your product development and business growth goals. 
We believe in transparency and integrity and are committed to the success of our customers. We emphasize listening, collaboration, creativity and problem-solving attitude to enjoy this journey. 

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 Utkarsh Sharma, Ph.D.

Managing Director, Catapult Sky

Dr. Utkarsh Sharma has extensive experience in new product development, strategic marketing and commercialization in the field of medical devices, optical imaging, photonics and lasers. 

In his previous role, he served as the Vice President of Product Development and Strategic Marketing at Volk Optical, an ophthalmic device manufacturer company. Before Volk, he served as the Director of Advanced Product Development Group at Optovue, leading the product development and commercial launch of various ophthalmic medical device products. Prior to Optovue, Dr. Sharma was a Project Team Lead at Carl Zeiss Meditec where he led the development of the first FDA approved OCT Angiography product and several other ophthalmic imaging technologies. 

Dr. Sharma has worked at some of the leading innovation and research centers including Harvard Medical School and UIUC. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Md.). Dr. Sharma holds 19 issued patents in medical imaging, applications, optics and lasers. He is recipient of the prestigious SPIE Early Career Achievement Award (2017) for his pioneering contributions to development and commercialization of ophthalmic imaging devices. 

Dr. Sharma remains actively involved in the optics and photonics community and is a Senior Member in SPIE (2017) and OSA (2018). He has served SPIE and OSA organizations in multiple roles including SPIE Startup Challenge Judge, session chair at Conference on Lasers and Electro-optics (CLEO), CLEO Biomedical Application Committee, Member (2015-17), Chair (2018-21).