Many years working in all areas of mechanical design and opto/mechanical design while specializing in the packaging of visual, IR and laser optics for all areas of the Defense industry and currently for the mining industry.I am primary holder of 7 US Patents, shared holder of 8 other patents along with concurrent International Patents involving the Thermal Weapon Sight and Land Warrior programs, circa 1990's. During that period some 20 other filings were submitted. Currently there is a new Patent issued on March 5th, 2019 titled "Method of Mining Using a Laser". I am about to submit a new patent on the GOC laser based mining apparatus for narrow vein precious metals mines and other uses in the construction industry.I have in the past been designated by Raytheon as a Designated Expert on Investment Castings, Aluminum/Beryllium Castings and Machining, Single Point Diamond Turning and Composite Mirrors.My goals are to keep inventing systems for any industry that needs fresh new ideas.Lifetime Motto:” NO DINOSAUR THINKING “Specialties: Conceptual Design, Opto/Mechanical Design, Castings, Precision Machining, Molded Parts, exotic materials and system configurations.
Listed skills include Engineering, Manufacturing, Engineering Management, Aerospace, and 17 others.