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New Jersey, United States

Role and Responsibilities: Cable & Offshore Planning Engineer and Designer for high fiber count undersea cables- Understand applied mechanics, materials, processing, testing & optical fiber behavior for the design of new subsea cable- Evaluate design/cost trade-offs and understand qualification programs for product realization- Interface with manufacturing, fiber suppliers, and material vendors to determine lead times and cost- Oversee cable qualification testing and production line qualification to identify continual process enhancements

Eatontown, New Jersey, United States

Role and Responsibilities: Project Manager and Liaison for Marine Services and construction/installation operations- Lead project teams of 30+ members using collaboration software tools and workspaces to facilitate efficient teamwork- Organized and coordinated daily team activities to ensure completion of project deliverables- Present weekly customer meetings to provide accurate project status, schedule, and action item updates- Manage and track project budget and schedules.

Eatontown, New Jersey

Role and Responsibilities: Technical Project Lead for design and implementation of undersea fiber optic cable systems- Lead the design and manufacture of layer 0 ULH fiber optic networks to meet project contractual obligations- Assessed system design, implementation, testing, and deployment needs to identify project requirements and costs- Coordinate with R&D to provide technical expertise to customers during project and sales meetings- Estimated quantities, material costs, equipment and labor, to accurately determine project feasibility

Eatontown, New Jersey

Role and Responsibilities: Experimentalist for fiber optic transmission testing and verification - Design and operate test sets for B2B Q vs OSNR measurements to support product qualification and simulator verification- Conduct QPSK and 16-QAM transmission experiments in support of project deliverables- Design, build, and test prototype EDFAs and recirculating loop testbed prototypes for customer demonstrations- Generate MOPs and system assembly guidelines to ensure accurate and consistent testing procedures

Master Of Science In Electrical Engineering (Msee), Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

NJIT MSEE Online Program

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Rutgers Senior Design Project - Laser Interferometry

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Physics

Activities and Societies: Honors Society of Physics Students Stockton Physics Club