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Hawthorne, California, Us

Managing a team that is responsible for the design and production of all avionics on the Raptor Engine. Including harnessing, flight computer and instrumentation. Established the group and staffed up to a cross functional team of ~20 in only a few months, defined org structure with roles and responsibilities, hired leaders, engineers and production staff. Responsible for detailed design roadmap, manufacturing roadmap and overall budget for development and production. Established a culture of extreme ownership where the engineers support their products from cradle to grave. Including establishing design/performance requirements, qualifying hardware for space flight, demonstrating reliability and supporting on console during launch to quickly respond to any issues. Regularly provide updates to all levels of exec leadership.

Hawthorne, California, Us

Responsible for manufacturing of instrumentation used across all vehicle programs. Managed a team of ~15engineers and technicians supporting 2 shifts of production. Doubled the size of the of the production team, expanded to 2 shifts, established training program and setup daily and weekly production targets for the team. Increased production rate from 30 units per week to more than 150 units per week through operational and efficiency improvements.

Hawthorne, California, Us

Design, test and manufacturing of high performance electronic sensors.Project Management & Technical leadership bringing new concepts from paper to realityOngoing support of existing sensors and design/process improvements to improve performance, reliability or manufacturabilityLeveraging experts both internal and from industry to drive innovation and efficiency

Hawthorne, California, Us

Huainan, Anhui, Cn

Formed as a Joint Venture between Emcore Corporation and SanAn Optoelectronics to leverage Chinese supply chain and manufacturing to develop low cost, high volume CPV technology.Key Responsibilities and Achievements: • Technical due diligence of potential company and technology acquisitions• Work with quality and production systems (SPC, ECR, ECO, NCMR, DFMEA, PFMEA, design review etc.)• Represent quality and reliability on Material Review Board • Supplier qualification – meets specification, quality and reliability and process control requirements• HALT, HAST testing of opto-mechnical and electro-mechanical devices• Developing reliability and performance models• Increased yield by 20% on receiver assembly (RA) by quantifying specs on optical path defects• Reduced cycle time by introducing an automated test to eliminate 100% inspection of RA• Failure and root cause analysis• Interaction with customers on sponsored programs• DOEs for optimization of the performance of PV devices through analysis of growth and processing• SQL database design, queries and maintenance• Working with teams that transition products developed in R&D into manufacturing, and Leadership of a team of scientists, engineers, and technicians • Setup and Managed the Reliability lab, Optics lab and outdoor test facility

Alhambra, Ca, Us

Diversified semiconductor company offering a broad portfolio of semiconductor products for telecom, satcom, video distribution, defense, space and terrestrial photovoltaic cells. Purchased the technology of Soliant Energy and continued development of rooftop CPV systems.Key Responsibilities and Achievements: • System integration including modelling and performance optimization• Work with quality and production systems (ECR, ECO, NCMR, DFMEA, etc.)• Optical design, modelling and testing• Define and document test procedures and review test report and data• Lead solar cell cost/performance optimization, qualification and certification• Lead product certification (UL, IEC, CQC, CE) • Data acquisition, analysis, data mining and database design• Failure analysis – DOE, full/partial factorial testing, KT analysis• Understand adhesive chemistry & interactions• Chemical & Material Characterization (XPS, SEM, EDAX, Ion Chromatography, etc.)• Oversee product reliability testing – Develop test protocols; review and analyse test data.• Prototyping and testing advanced product designs• Qualifying new supplier & products• Managed 2 direct report and 3 indirect reports

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A start-up company developing a concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar panel designed for commercial rooftop applications. Acquired by Emcore Corporation in March 2011.Key Responsibilities and Achievements: • Lead prototype design and testing for next-gen product development. • Design of experiments and apparatus to test hypotheses and determine failure modes.• Data analysis & data mining to explore statistics in experimental and production data.• Develop & update models to predict power output and optical throughput of CPV systems.• Evaluate competitor’s designs to identify strategic risk and potential opportunities.• Work with Solar Cell suppliers to evaluate efficiency through the concentrating optics

Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

Supervision and coordination of a multidisciplinary team of engineers from the departments of chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering at UBC developing the SmartChip, a flow-following microchip sensor package for use inside of multi-phase chemical reactors. The device is designed to operate under extreme environmental conditions. The prototype has been successfully developed and tested inside a Kraft pulp digester.Key Responsibilities and Achievements: • Supervised and coordinated of a multi-disciplinary team of engineers• Performed Failure analysis of electrical components and PCBs• Developed custom calibration procedures for the SmartChip sensors• Evaluated energy harvesting as a means of powering the SmartChip• Designed and built electronics packaging for harsh environments (200°C, 14 pH & 300psi)• Supervised the design and processing of Si MEMS sensors• Designed sophisticated laboratory experiments and equipment• Defined and supervised projects for students assisting in SmartChip development• Ensured compatibility of discrete components being built for system integration• Maintained a budget and controlled spending• Published scholarly work in peer reviewed journals and presented at international conferences

Edinburgh, Gb

Design and analysis of MBE grown semiconductor heterostructures (II-VI and III-V) and optical laboratory equipment. Highlights include developing a novel annealing technique utilizing bandgap engineering to tailor the density and distribution of CdSe quantum dots; Designing an optical microscope with diffraction limited performance for single dot spectroscopy; and developing an optoelectronic heterostructure design to dynamically control the charging of excitons and allow optical probing of quantum states.Key Responsibilities and Achievements: • Designed and tested semiconductor heterostructures• Developed a charge tuneable QD structure to control exciton state• Developed a novel epitaxial lift-off technique for II-VI semiconductors• Performed optical characterization of semiconductor samples • PL, µ-PL, magneto-luminescence, transmission, reflection, ellipsometry • Performed structural characterization of semiconductor samples• AFM, XRD, TEM, SEM• Employed a number of thin film deposition techniques• MBE, sputter deposition, thermal evaporation, spin coating• Designed and rebuilt superconducting magnet systems and cryostats• Published scholarly work in peer reviewed journals and presented at international conferences

Building control panels for automated filtration systems. Organized and computerized engineering information. Developed extensive knowledge of SQL programming and data mining. Designed and implemented a purchasing and inventory database system written in MS Access.

Phd, Condensed Matter Physics

Basc, Electrical Engineering