Brett Skinner Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

• Proficient Test Engineer with a demonstrated track record in conceptualizing, designing, fabricating, and assembling electro-optic test systems, fixtures, and standard products. Specializing in leading and executing.
• Mechanical Design Leadership: Spearhead the mechanical design of prototypes and production parts, employing DFM strategies to optimize manufacturability and efficiency.
• Machine Shop Management: Oversee the operations of the machine shop, responsible for fabricating prototypes and ensuring adherence to quality standards.
• Software Development and Testing: Prototype, develop, test, and qualify new test software utilizing Visual Basic.NET, enhancing manufacturing processes and efficiency.
• Laboratory Testing and Optimization: Plan and conduct comprehensive lab tests to refine and optimize production processes, ensuring superior quality and performance.
• Data Analysis and Visualization: Proficient in analyzing and visualizing test data using Python, leveraging Pandas and Plotly for insightful decision-making.

Kleinostheim, Bavaria, DE

• Plan and conduct projects of major importance necessitating the origination and application of new and unique approaches
• Develop Data Science tools in Python (Plotly/Dash) that allow R&D and customers to visualize sensor data from the equipment we manufacture to tighten process window
• Resolve complex technical problems with originality and understanding of the underlying principles
• Process, review, and analyze data from group members and suggest improvements in techniques, processes, or products
• Develop new products related to Metrology that work in tandem with current product portfolio
• Use Python to efficiently collect, process, organize, query, and visualize millions of data points from various sensors

Kleinostheim, Bavaria, DE

• Design, build, and test new product concepts to conform to perceived market needs
• Develop diagnostics to aid in product development/improvement
• Perform fundamental experiments to understand a product's physical behavior and predict limitations
• Analyze data and suggest improvements in products and processes
• Prepare internal reports from experimental results and present findings in internal technical reviews
• Design and develop techniques and methodologies to measure UV radiation

Kleinostheim, Bavaria, DE

• Determine optimal UV lamp configuration to achieve cure for various coatings and substrates for customers
• Write technical reports for labs, both external for customers and internal for product or process development
• Design and machine fixtures to secure substrates while they are sprayed and cured. Some fixtures require the ability to rotate the part for three-dimensional curing
• Mathematically determine radiometry measurements for one configuration, usually a more complex 3D configuration that cannot physically be measured with a radiometer, based on another configuration.
• Advise leads about the feasibility of their application and offer recommendations on configurations to test
• Troubleshoot customer concerns regarding decreased lamp output

New York, NY, US

• Improved and updated SolidWorks models, drawings, and assembly instructions for light fixtures.
• Figured out what needed to be changed by assembling the fixtures to completeness.
• Periodically worked with a lathe, mill, and other equipment in a machine shop.

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

• Calculated the correct size and number of kitchen hoods and fans for restaurants depending on the cooking equipment
• Traveled to sites to assist in the assembling of electrical units that controlled exhaust and make-up fans
• Went to sites to diagnose problems with ventilation above cooking equipment
• Learned how to work quickly, efficiently, and well with clients and coworkers

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor'S, Mechanical Engineering