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Greater Los Angeles Area

-Advised pre-funding startup team on engineering and technical issues with regards to solar thermal systems, sub-components, and industry trends-Participated in discussions with potential companies to license technology from-Developed detailed engineering plan for Phase 1 prototype development and rough outline for Phase 2 product development-Advised Principle on scope changes and business plan refinements

Sylmar (Los Angeles), Ca

Product Engineer for Terrestrial High Intensity Pulsed Solar Simulator (photovoltaic cell tester)• Full Life Cycle: specification, design, prototype, transition to production, user manual, maintenance, upgrades, installation & training at domestic and international customer sites, interface with suppliers and customers • Hardware Systems Integration of Control Unit: PXI industrial computer with data acquisition & DIO, spectrometer, linear motion spectral filter shutters, pulsed power supply control, pulsed power measurement, industrial safety interlock system• Software Systems Integration of Control Unit: LabVIEW based, integrated above hardware into single scalable application, developed 75% personally, led split time development team of 4 engineers emphasizing & teaching software development style best practices for better code compatibility, developed automatic spectral tuning subroutine using numerical methods to adjust optical filters using spectrometer feedback, solar cell IV Curve analysis calculations.• Circuit design and layout for industrial control and power monitoring PCB’s • Project Owner responsible for product drawing package (approx. 100 dwg’s) including creating new drawings, redlining, and approving changes made by other engineers• Wrote and designed datasheet• Wrote test procedures to comply with applicable ASTM and ISO standardsOther Projects:• Reviewed custom product proposals for feasibility• Dual axis test plane measurement: control, analysis, and display (LabVIEW)• Developed motion control program (LabVIEW) for dual axis stepper motor stage• Wrote custom program (Lua scripting) to measure photovoltaic IV curves using four quadrant Keithley SMU • Developed spectral match analysis tool (LabVIEW) to assist Lead Scientist with optical filter design for solar simulator application• Boeing Engineering Excellence Award

Pasadena, Ca

• Developed LabVIEW code to interface with hardware, monitor data, and perform calculations in real time for spacecraft radio interferometry ground station demonstration• Electronic rack mount test bed set up for RF receivers and antennas• Liaison between JPL and subcontractor design team for custom InGaAs photodiode optimized for 1064nm

Golden, Co

• Co-developed solar cell cross-sectional polishing as a characterization preparation technique by determining polishing pad material, slurry rate and composition• Analysis of optical microscope, scanning electron microscope micrographs• Coauthored research paper, “Cross-sectioning Si Solar Cells: Mechanics of Polishing,” published in workshop proceedings• Presented research poster at 17th Workshop on Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells & Modules

Van Nuys, Ca

• Execute CAD revision projects with an emphasis on editing redlined electrical schematics• Maintain drawing control system utilizing Microsoft Access databases• As-Built description of operations (step list) for PLC controls• Designed Factory LINK GUI for industrial process control and monitoring via PLC