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San Francisco Bay Area

Open-ended, cross-disciplinary role developing key sensor and imaging technologies for KLA’s leading product lines.- Led 4 company on-going partnership with Hamamatsu Photonics, Twente University, and others to create image sensors robust to degradation by UV-light. Managed semiconductor process experiments, CapEx acquisition, and integration with KT product lines.- Spearheaded machine-learning capabilities in the CTO office by generating image-to-image translation between Optical and Scanning Electron Microscope product lines.

San Francisco Bay Area

Led development of camera subsystem for Puma 9980 and 9850 high-volume wafer inspectors.- Achieved 50% throughput increase and eliminated reliability issues by redesigning CCD image-sensor, package, and circuit board with a 3-person team.- Developed algorithms and firmware for high-dynamic range image-sensor calibration, cross-talk cancellation, and multi-system coordinate registration.- Accelerated engineering development by writing internal software tools (Python & Matlab) for rapid data exploration and troubleshooting camera calibration.

San Francisco Bay Area

- Designed electronic front-end amplifier for brain-implantable electrodes for this heavily biotech-focused startup.- Eliminated saturation & interference from patient motion issues in prototype, compared to competitor product.

Ithaca, Ny

- Conceived & demonstrated nonlinear circuits for low-power, high-bandwidth wireless.Published in 2010, IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory & Techniques, Vol 52, 12- Principle designer and measurement artist for 3 RFIC tapeouts at 10GHz.- Integrated wireless link into a flying insect cyborg, including weight, power, & battery budgets.- Demonstrated printable NVRAM circuits using ferroelectric polymer films & nano-imprint lithography. (Published in 2012, IEEE Trans. Elec. Dev, Vol 59, 2, Part I and Part II)

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

o Developed memory controller firmware for satellites using radiation-hardened FPGAs

Phd, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Nanobiotechnology Center REU Program Mentor, CNS Institute for Physics Teachers, Cornell Swing Dance Club.

Bs, Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta PiMagna cum laude