- Report directly to CTO- Manage projects from multiple funding agencies (ESA, H2020, Enterprise Ireland, e.t.c.)- Collaborate with academic & industrial partners across Europe on international research projects- Project Manage multiple teams (team size 5 approx) to deliver on schedule∠ Technical Lead for system design & definition of Transceiver Products - Coordinate team & external vendors/partners during development & integration - Cross functional team (PIC & electrical designers / layout engineers/ validation engineers)∠ Photonics IC Design team (3 approx) - Oversee architecture, modelling & layout of PIC Transceivers (10 Gbps to 1.5 Tbps on InP) - Participated on and lead 8 wafer run tape-outs using three leading InP European foundries - Development of internal tools and process design kit (PDK) - Implement design methodologies to improve design flow∠ Miscellaneous - Implementation of on-boarding training programmes - Writing of technical documents : project deliverables, reports and proposals

- Conception and prototype design of photonic sub-systems, manufacturing and testing: wide range of applications : communications, spectroscopy, and sensing- Characterization, testing and validation of PICs for next-generation optical transmission systems. Applications : long-reach, datacentre and passive optical networks; Next-generation standards : FlexGrid, NG-PON2- Experienced in probe-station testing- Solid programming and data analysis using Python- Root-cause-analysis of highly technical problems- Supervision, mentorship and training of new employees- Working with external suppliers & vendors

- Hands-on experience using lab instrumentation and high speed equipment: Vector Network Analyzers, RF & Optical Spectrum Analyzers, Sampling and Real-time Scopes, e.t.c.- Characterization and calibration of optoelectronic devices and photonic integrated circuits: frequency response & S-parameters, phase noise & linewidth, relative intensity noise, e.t.c.- Preparation of test plans & automated test set ups- Writing of technical documentation: design and manufacturing documents, test reports and user manuals

Design, development and manufacturing of a software reconfigurable gain switched optical frequency comb prototype, its characterization and calibration and control algorithms.- Design, and manufacturing of a reconfigurable gain-switched optical frequency comb prototype- Electrical and optical characterization, calibration, control algorithms and validation of prototypes- PCB design using KiCAD, Target3001! and Eagle- CAD design using SketchUp and Solidworks- Software control using microcontroller-based embedded systems over SPI, RS-232, i2C, GPIB and Ethernet interfaces- Data acquisition and test automation using Python, Matlab, and Labview

I was developing GPRS communications between an Arduino microcontroller and a web server. For that purpose, I learned how the GPRS module worked and AT commands getting a GPRS connection and sending throught it HTTP information (using both POST and GET methods) to the server.