Chris Purves Email & Phone Number

Moncton, Nb, Ca

Moncton, New Brunswick, Ca

Oversee product and technology development

Moncton, New Brunswick, Ca

• Responsible for development of lung cancer diagnostic device

• Developing website offering advanced analysis of publicly traded companies• Responsible for user interface, utilizing jQuery and AJAX to integrate with ASP.NET/SQL Server backend, providing a responsive user experience• Site includes chat rooms, report authoring functionality, and access to large database of financial information and the ability to manipulate the data in complex methods while providing an intuitive interface

• Member of product development team that brought our technologythrough several proof of concept phases to working prototype. Thisincluded many advances to our core technology in areas of optics,electronics, and control software.• Developed protocol for collecting exhaled breath onto sorbent materialusing an in-house developed automated breath sampler.• Wrote control algorithm for cavity mode-locking and other softwarenecessary to automate cavity ring-down spectroscopy. Created GUIfor prototype development.• Designed automated alveolar breath sampler.• Responsible for IT, including network security, establishing a VPN,secure data backup, and creating a database for breath measurementdata.

• Developed standard operating procedure for nanospray emitterproduction.• Responsible for product development and process development for thebead matrix technology used in the emitters and columns.• Implemented document control system, employee training programme,and production statistics database.

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• Oversaw Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Logistics, and QualityControl departments.• Implemented manufacturing resource planning system, MISys.• Initiated an ongoing department review and improvement programme.• Introduced production efficiency monitoring that allowed differentproduct lines and manufacturing processes to be compared.• Reorganized ongoing projects and instituted a project managementprogramme.

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• Designed, developed, and implemented an automated test system foroptical amplifiers. The system was capable of performing complicatedmeasurements with a high degree of accuracy and consistency andcould be operated by a person with no technical knowledge.• Product line manager for Ottawa location (before transfer to Shanghai)and customer representative for international clients. I worked with ourcustomers to determine their needs and provide suitable productsolutions.• Transferred manufacturing from Ottawa, Canada to Shanghai, China.• Developed and implemented reliability programmes for a number ofproducts to be compliant with Telcordia standards.

Chandler, Arizona, Us

• Member of R&D team that designed optical amplifiers. Simplified andincreased the speed of the firmware control algorithm as well asimproved mechanical design.• Performed root cause analysis on returned devices, wrote repairinstructions, and created reports including suggestions for preventativemeasures and recommendations for yield improvement.• Wrote troubleshooting and repair documents. Used those documents to train technicians to perform root cause analysis and rework.