Joseph Mansour Email & Phone Number

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Bright Group's mission is to transform innovation and make R&D accessible through the power of collaboration. Launching first in the sectors of photonics and electronics. We are the first company to offer BrightThere, science and engineering as a service, where we bring personnel and equipment to our customers. We anticipate slashing our customer's R&D resource burden by 20%!As we get closer to our public launch, we will announce more here and on our websites ( www.brightthere.com and www.brightgroup.io ), linkedin and more!

Technical Program Manager + Applied Physicist

Durham, Nc, Us

Functioned in a hybrid of role of scientist/engineer and project manager overseeing resource imtensive R&D and prototyping activities of team of almost 20 scientists, engineers and technicians making advanced Liquid Crystal Polymer Optics.

Houston, Texas, Us

• Lead Distributed Temperature Sensing product device troubleshooting and manufacturability for development• Co-lead, responsible for enhanced backscatter fiber manufacturing and research and development project initiative• Design, develop, and support production testing, troubleshooting, and repair of optical and electronic products and technologies• Oversee product setup, operation, and configuration for use as reliable production test and repair platforms• Develop test configurations, fixtures, processes, procedures, and documentation for product repairs• Define and implement product troubleshooting and repair processes at system, module, and component levels• Manage and support product technology training, transfer, and integration• Mentor, train, and support operations with technical knowledge and equipment maintenance planning strategies

Offered consultative and support services for commercial solid-state lasers to variety of clients. Handled multiple operations including ultrafast lasers, debugging, burn-in, pump diode characterization, and custom building Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy systems. Prepared fs / ps pulse diagnostics using two-photon effect.

Lake Forest, California, Us

Lead R&D for a confidential laser research project intended for consumer use.

Founded business to consult, support, and repair services for select solid-state lasers including Ti:Sapph Master Oscillators and DPSS pump sources. Supervised lab technician to develop and launch new technology for use.• Successfully developed and launched singular Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry technology enabling highly sensitive elemental and isotopic analysis.

Created a viable approach to overcoming poor quantitative accuracy of standard-free LA-ICP-MS by developing exclusive LA-ICP-MS technology through integration of two separate inventions, boosting accuracy above 90% for all results. • Performed laser ablation by creating and initiating multi-pass amplified ps / ns laser with the aid of additional technician

Oversaw development and invention of all laser, optics, analog and power electronics to improve new and existing products. Managed additional staff recruitment and training including seasonal employment.• Led and managed team on long term project to design and built complex, experimental UHV vacuum system to host laser ablation and ionization mass spectrometer to analyze materials

Designed and created end-pumped microchip lasers. Modeled laser crystal dimensions for Nd,Cr:GSGG microslab laser using MathCAD and Mathematica. Initiated proposal, design, and construction of UV laser setup for all chemical processing applications.• Invented innovative TEC temperature controller / driver by utilizing low-cost computer power supplies.

Provided design, development and consultation for customers in need of laser, optical and electronic systems.Revamped the laser and optical system vehicle shutdown system based upon free-space optical communications. Customer was seeking to deploy solutions to assist with high-speed pursuit prevention by police forces. Designed and built engineering testbed to conduct rigorous testing.• Exceeded customer expectations and improved overall safety by implementing total CDRH / IEC safety compliance.• Projected opportunities for significant cost savings to the company, reducing expenses on low-cost parts by > $2 Million USD.

Graduate Studies (Part Time), Applied Physics/Lasers And Optics

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Physics