Curtis Bartosz Email & Phone Number

Redmond, Washington

• Manages reliability testing for new products using a Physics-of-Failure approach○ Conducts Accelerated Life Testing (ALT) including Thermal Cycling, Salt Fog, HighTemp/RH, UV Degradation○ Calculation of MTBF for all.
• Leads New Product Introduction for Parts, Materials, and Processes team.○ Testing and selection of adhesives for use in new products and as part of sustainedengineering○ Testing and selection of polymers for injection.

Seattle, Washington

• Manages production of over 5,000 precision plug plates used in astronomical observations
• Design and 3D modeling of hardware and fiber optic systems using Solidworks CAD and Simulation
• Selection of vendors and management of production orders for prototypes and production runs.
• Testing, fabrication, and assembly of a variety of hardware for research grade telescopes, including mechanical, electronic, and optical systems.
• Perform analysis using software such as Python and Mathematica, and hardware such as CMM and SmartScope, to ensure final products meet required specifications
• Analyzes historical data on telescope systems to assist scientists in determining hardware specifications for future surveys

UW Madison, Madison, WI

• Assisted with design, construction, and operation of two automated fiber optic test stands
• Designed and performed thermal testing on pre-dewar for near infrared instrument.
• Characterized and modeled the beam profile and focal plane of a large optical assembly

Cambridge, Wisconsin

• Maintained and operated modern, industrial scale agricultural equipment
• Performed routine maintenance and troubleshooting on a wide variety of mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Hand tossed pizza and delivery

Madison, WI

- Maintained the laboratory's stock of basic chemicals and washed dishes- Responsible for agar plates on which nematodes grew, which required the use of laboratory grade equipment such as autoclaves, balances, centrifuges etc.

Madison, WI

- Sold and educated customers from all over the world- Assisted with mail orders

Bachelor'S Degree, Astronomy And Astrophysics

Activities and Societies: Dunlap Institute for Astronomical Instrumentation 2013 @ University of Toronto

Education record