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Hawthorne, California, Us

Hawthorne, California, Us

Lead Optical Engineer during development and production ramp of Starlink’s Inter-Satellite-Laser terminals.I guided a team (of 8 engineers) on architecture decisions and root cause investigations for production/test as well as on-orbit failures.Extensive Zemax analysis for design trades and production investigations.Defining and implementing end of line metrology for acceptance testing. Mostly python.Guided larger production team to reduce build variation and improve end of line yield. Worked with supply chain to adjust specs to improve production outcomes while controlling costs.

Hawthorne, California, Us

Built first desktop MVP with COTS parts to demonstrate core concepts of the design and build intuition.Worked with controls team to outline controls architecture.Wrote python repository to collect data used for validating Zemax analysis to prove system controllability.Relocated to Redmond to build team and solve production/test challenges.

Andover, Massachusetts, Us

Provided Design and Engineering team management and support across a range of Opto-Electro-Mechanical systems with strong hands on optical design/alignment, mechanical design, electrical integration, hardware engineering and production support. (Solidworks, Zemax, LabVIEW)-System Controls Architect and Opto-Electro-Mechanical Design point for an ultra stable femtosecond-laser polygon-scanner for leading display manufacturer in Korea - Aligned the first commercial prototype of a Fixed Length Optical Cavity (FLOC) for use as a pressure standard to replace traditional mercury manometer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology-Resolved metrology challenges for custom ASML optic and automated test routine using LABVIEW.

Irvine, Ca, Us

- Developed dual beam, IR two-photon microscope with secondary UV beam for light assisted molecular immobilization and characterization. Installed system in Denmark. Results published in SPIE paper:"Novel microfabrication stage allowing for one-photon and multiphotonLight Assisted Molecular Immobilization and for multi-photonmicroscope" Odete Gonçalves, et al. 2017 -Photovoltaic mapping system for school in Myanmar - Installation/Training-Micro fabrication system in Kolkata, India with AOM and external prism compressor - Install/Training-Developed in house fiber Bragg grating process using femtosecond laser (520/1040nm) to generate arbitrary grating types without phase mask. Implemented labview/XPS/Piezo/X/Z auto-focus for reduced alignment requirments.-Released first variable attenuator on market for ~20fs pulses.-Developed multi-sensor camera for single shot noise reduction in transient absorption experiments. Hobby: microcontroller based laser light show

Irvine, Ca, Us

Responsible for mechanical design and manufacturing for a range of advanced femtosecond laser, motion control systems.Past/current projects include:-uFAB (nano/micro 3D printer) -Femtosecond Laser Autocorrelator-Variable Attenuator-Spectral Focusing CARS-Transient Absorption Spectrometer-TRFLS time resolved fluorescence spectrometer I am the point person for development from conception through prototyping and production of any project that comes from the TAC. I work with scientists, engineers, buyer/planners, technicians, & machine shops to bring ideas to life and ensure we provided a quality product.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Calibrating photovoltaic reference cells in Newport's 17025 Accredited PV Lab. - Measure QE, I-V curves using Oriel Solar Simulator, and IQE-200Designed and implemented Labview code to automatically process data and generate reports.Investigated the feasibility of pump-probe experiments using supercontiuum light produced by femtosecond pulses in photonic crystal fibers.

-Developed test protocols for various product improvement investigations-Prepared validation/verification protocols before releasing new software/firmware-Helped update risk analysis-Redesigned parts in Solidworks-Analyzed test results in MATLAB andExcel

- Appointed under Professor Brian Kolner with funding from the NSF- Assisted in rebuilding modelocked Ti:Sapphire laser cavity- Assisted in infrared beam realignment for measuring amplitude and phase noise- Gained experience with ultra-short light pulses created using a modelocked Ti:sapphire laser

Livermore, Ca, Us

- Appointed under Professor Hector Baldis- DOD Security Clearance- Assisted with reorganization of optics lab- Exposed to ultrafast streak cameras used for laser generated plasma characterization

Bachelor'S Degree, Optics/Optical Sciences, Optical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Applied Mathematics