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Austin, Texas, United States

Expand and diversify Spectrum's product offerings while continuing to add to/improve our current instrument line (FTIR, UV-DOAS, Raman spectroscopic instruments).

Austin, Texas Area

• Leader of optical, mechanical, and electrical design of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), Ultraviolet-Differential Optical Absorption (UV-DOAS), and Raman spectroscopic systems. Primary technical resource for system.
• Challenged with designing from scratch and building first four UV-DOAS instruments on compressed time schedule to sell to customer. Instruments met monitoring requirements and have been operating continuously since.
• Designed all FTIR instruments from scratch, taking input from team about features to include.
• Designed and built prototype FTIR-Raman instrument, then sold it to customer after demonstration. Customer expressed interest in purchasing additional units.
• Collaborated with engineers at major refinery on design and layout of instrument shelters for their network of FTIR and UV-DOAS instruments, as well as additional infrastructure.
• Designed sample handling within 19” rack enclosure for 11 FTIR instruments sold to major semiconductor facility.

Round Rock, TX

Interviewed candidates and hired new Business Manager. Provided final approval on payroll and other payables.

Round Rock, TX

• Tasked with learning as much from the company founders as possible before they retired. Jointly led development of Rapid Total Gas Analyzer, a combination of FTIR and Raman spectroscopy. Trained customers on use and.
• Managed and performed flare combustion efficiency project for refinery in Alaska. Collected data and generated report showing flare met EPA performance requirements.
• Transition to drawings based on 3D models reduced errors and improved manufacturing efficiency.
• Identified steps during retroreflector production that improved uniformity and overall angular accuracy.

• Designed and built pulsed power system and optical diagnostics for thesis data. Used image processing techniques, especially Fourier analysis, to analyze thesis data. Collaborated with theoretical physicist to create.
• Discovered rapid ionization process while collecting research data studying plasma expansion. Collaborated with research scientist utilizing detailed computer simulations to explain source of ionization, resulting in.
• Pulsed power system discharged four parallel capacitors simultaneously via a laser-triggered spark gap, up to 30,000 volts with peak current of approximately 70,000 amps in less than a microsecond.
• Optical diagnostics consisted of “snapshot” and streaked interferometry with optical delay control of snapshot beam.
• Result of upgrade to laser system was ~50% more output energy and improved stability.
• Awarded fellowship from National Physical Science Consortium via Sandia National Labs in 2009.

• Taught and supervised lab section for Waves and Optics, a mid-level class for Physics majors. Over four semesters, average student survey results rated teaching performance 4/5.
• Independently added real-world application discussion to each weekly lab in second year of teaching, which was well received.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Physics

Dissertation title: Study of Picosecond-Scale Electron Dynamics in Laser-Produced Plasmas with and without an External Magnetic Field.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mathematics And Physics

Graduated cum laude. Served as a lab TA for upper division Laser Physics class one quarter.