David Nabors

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Sr. Engineering Project Manager at Spectra-Physics @ Sunnyvale, CA
Sunnyvale, CA
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Sunnyvale, California, United States, United States
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About David Nabors

I'm highly skilled in photonics, including optoelectronics, solid-state and semiconductor lasers, nonlinear optics, cavity design, diffractive optics, electro-optics, detectors, spectroscopy, IR systems, single-mode fiber and waveguide optics, and computer interface and control. I'm proficient with Zemax, SolidWorks, ANSYS, Mathematica, and other technical software packages.I provide engineering leadership in a team environment and effectively mentor engineering staff and can recruit and develop teams.I'm able to perceive, plan, and execute on product opportunities in photonic technologies, and am experienced in bringing products to market, working with marketing, sales, and customers.I'm a proven creator intellectual property (IP) with 17 US patents.nabors@alum.mit.eduoptics | lasers | project management |Zemax | SolidWorks | ANSYS | packaging | diode lasers | non-imaging optics | thermal engineering | sensors | modeling | prototyping

David Nabors's Current Company Details
Temerity Engineering

Temerity Engineering

Sr. Engineering Project Manager at Spectra-Physics
Sunnyvale, CA
David Nabors Work Experience Details
  • Temerity Engineering
    Temerity Engineering
    Sunnyvale, Ca
  • Mks Spectra-Physics Lasers
    Sr. Engineering Project Manager
    Mks Spectra-Physics Lasers May 2018 - Present
    Solid state lasers for OEM applications.
  • Temerity Engineering
    Principal
    Temerity Engineering Mar 2018 - Present
    Providing optical and laser engineering and design consulting services. Laser system architecture, lens design, fiber optics, beam delivery, vendor specifications, and prototype development.
  • Lumentum
    Sr. Principal Research Scientist
    Lumentum Oct 2013 - Mar 2018
    San Jose, California, Us
    Advanced technology and prototype development on solid-state lasers and amplifiers, fiber lasers, diode pumping systems. Supervised other Ph.D.-level staff. Developed novel multi-hundred-watt solid-state amplifiers in Yb:YAG and Nd:YAG for materials processing applications using pico and femtosecond sources. Non-imaging and imaging optics for laser beam shaping, and optimized pump delivery. Extensive thermal-mechanical design and development including crystal bonding, analysis and optimization of thermal effects on beam quality and polarization. Supported other projects such as system misalignment studies and modal analysis of novel optical fiber structures.
  • Sciton
    Project Director
    Sciton 2007 - Oct 2013
    Palo Alto, Ca, Us
    Principal responsibility for design and development of lasers and optics for Sciton's products, reporting to the President. Optical design, process development of high-speed fractional beam Er:YAG laser delivery system for ablative resurfacing market (ProFractional XC) employing microlens arrays. Developed high average power Alexandrite laser system for hair-removal market (ClearScan ALX). Extensive work with Tm:YAG lasers and 1440nm Nd:YAG lasers for various markets. Incorporation of high-power diode lasers and fiber lasers (925 nm, 1470 nm, 1550 nm) for laser liposuction and non-ablative fractional resurfacing applications. Developed laser delivery systems (single spot zoom, scanning zoom, tracking pseudo-random scanner, fiber coupled large area, diode-based large area) for hair removal and resurfacing. Worked extensively with marketing staff and collaborating physicians on product concepts and new product rollout.
  • Coherent
    Sr Manager
    Coherent 2003 - 2006
    Program Manager developing a diode-laser illumination source for a ($4M/year revenue) customer in the printing/graphic arts industry. Solved significant issues with the end customer, work with the customer's third-party subsystem integrator, managing multi-site technical team. Transitioned to managing overall packaging and optics engineering group (13 staff), moving multiple products to production in 5 product lines, e.g. high-reliability, high temperature CCP packages (AuSn solder), horizontal arrays, line illuminator product for printing applications, water-cooled vertical diode laser arrays, and introduction of new epi designs to existing package types.
  • Reliant Technologies
    Director Of Engineering
    Reliant Technologies 2003 - 2005
    Us
    Recruited and led engineering team (8 staff: optics, ME, EE, firmware) in development of medical laser system for cosmetic dermatological application. Co-invented novel optical scanner handpiece for laser beam delivery. Significant role in recruiting key staff at Director level and below. Developed prototypes to support clinical investigation; product was granted FDA 510(k) clearance. Led design reviews and followed FDA design controls and hazard analyses per FDA QSR (21CFR820(c)) requirements. Established and met schedules and budgets for program.
  • Bandwith9
    Director, Package Engineering
    Bandwith9 2000 - 2003
    Managed group packaging MEMS-tunable VCSEL lasers and related products. Group included laser/optical, electronic packaging, and mechanical engineering functions. Packaging of tunable OC-48 Telcordia transmitter. Co-invented ITU-grid wavelength locker and transferred to production. Developed optical package incorporating a VCSEL laser, wavelength locker, and optical amplifier (SOA) for tunable, direct-modulation transmitter. Qualified outsource vendors and manufacturing partners. Consistently met schedule and budget goals. Trained and supervised subordinates in management of projects. Numerous patents filed in optical packaging. Other projects include MEMS-based tunable narrowband optical filter, implementation of PM fiber in laser packaging, integration of four lasers in a single package, external-cavity fiber dispersion (chirp) compensation, and management of company document control function.
  • Digilens
    Director Optical Engineering
    Digilens 1997 - 1999
    Headed team creating electrically switchable Bragg gratings for telecommunications applications based on liquid crystal/polymer materials. Design and modeling of waveguides. Set up laser holography labs to produce electrically switchable Bragg gratings for display applications, including microdisplay-based personal wearable computer displays and switchable color filters. Established performance and reliability testing optical elements. Developed manufacturing techniques for multi-hologram alignment, QA, and replication.

David Nabors Skills

Optics Laser Photonics Product Development Medical Devices R&d Fiber Optics Optical Engineering Semiconductors Optoelectronics Physics Nonlinear Optics Engineering Management Research And Development Laser Diodes Manufacturing Electronics Management Optical Fiber Zemax Optical Devices Quantum Optics Project Engineering Lasers Engineering Materials Product Management Program Management Spectroscopy

David Nabors Education Details

  • Stanford University
    Stanford University
    Applied Physics
  • Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
    Physics

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