Declan Macken Email & Phone Number

Eden Prairie, MN, US

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

I invented and integrated advanced Head-Disk contact detect methodologies thermal, capacitive and inductive. I had Design Integration Ownership for a number of projects addressing thermal protrusions and head-disk interface challenges resulting from addition of laser heating with Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording. I Invented and integrated a sensor to.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

As lead electrical design engineer in the Mechanical R&D department, I integrated advanced contact detect and defect mapping devices, which went on to become industry standards. I saved considerable revenue by introducing a number of bond pad sharing schemes employed in products. I improved understanding of the head - disk charge offset utilizing a novel.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Seagate relocated me to the US to become a Design Engineer in the Transducer Design Technology group. Here I continued to focus on areas of magnetoresistive head magnetic stabilization from reader shields leading to multi-million dollar yield enhancements. In addition, I designed head level improvements for the mitigation of stray magnetic field effects.

Derry City, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

I was hired as part of the initial formation of the Ireland R&D Department. My role involved both wafer design and processing. I created a cost-effective means to solve a magnetic instability which I had identified as affecting early magetoresistive heads. I introduced magnetic stabilization methods to both tape and disk recording heads clearing.

Lurgan, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

I explored alternative processing schemes for next generation vascular catheter guide wires to allow for the elimination of freon as necessitated by the Montreal Protocol. I outlined range of degreasing techniques and created a final report highlighting pros and cons of each, resulting in a revised process being deployed. I also identified approaches to.

Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

For the treatment of epilepsy, I worked with a London based surgeon on implantable electrodes for neural sensing and stimulation. This involved collaborating in the development of a viable thin film device which successfully overcame adhesion challenges of structures consisting of chemically inert constituents.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Dphil, Zinc Sulphide As An Electroluminescent Phosphor

Bsc Honors, Combined Sciences, Second Class Upper Division

Activities and Societies: Richardson Prize for highest grade in Chemistry

Higher National Diploma, Physical Sciences