* Assembled opto-electric and opto-mechanical products including: optical temperature sensors, sulfur analyzers, optical cables, optical flow meter components* Tested optical components for conformance* Contributed in updating and correcting manufacturing assembly procedures* Participated in 5S efforts to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the manufacturing department

* Assembled and wired power distribution centers and sub-assemblies* Contributed to lean manufacturing efforts through the reporting of production non-compliance to quality control, and by participating in single-flow process development

* Implemented analytical techniques such as atomic force microscopy (AFM), UV/Vis spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) to characterize and test nano-materials* Modified synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles to change their morphology, size, functionalization and optical properties* Modified the processing and incorporation of intercalated molybdenum disulfide resulting in the development of a novel inorganic meta-material

* Created custom MS Excel applications with VBA macros for bookkeeping, accounting, operations, marketing, and scientific applications.* Designed specialty management applications using Visual Basic.NET, SQL Express for decreasing management time overhead

* Designed software and firmware verification procedures for aeronautic tracking equipment resulting in increased network reliability* Co-authored user manuals for aeronautic satellite telecom equipment* Trouble-shot system faults within an Iridium/ISAT satellite telecom system resulting in reduced downtime

* Equipped and maintained the optics laboratory* Tested optical devices and equipment for defects* Collaborated on the concept design of a digital interferometric microscope using spatial-light-modulation* Provided laboratory training to graduate students, with regard to fusion splicing, optical fiber handling, and equipment usage

* Collaborated on the development, assembly and testing of an optical distributed feedback (DFB) laser frequency stabilization system used to stabilize the frequency difference between two DFB lasers* Implemented a software model of a DFB laser frequency stabilization system using Labview to analyze possible developmental issues

* Served as liaison to the marketing department for the project definition of a software-controlled optical telecommunications cable emulator (Spirent’s AE7100)* Worked as part of a multidisciplinary team, while multi-tasking in a co-ordination role, for the design, development, testing of AE7100 prototypes