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Currently managing multi-million dollar contracts responsible for developing and managing the Budget, Labor Hours, Schedule, Earned Value Management System, Milestones and directing members of the team for successful on-time completion of projects. Redesigned test station optical delivery system to replace a single mode 1064 nm free space laser with a.

• Manage Manufacturing Engineers by establishing priorities to meet project deadlines.
• Principal Engineer responsible for transferring a wavefront sensing aberrometer from R&D into Manufacturing.
• Maintained working knowledge and provided support for a four spot IR tracking system developed for guided missile systems, which was adapted for use in a Refractive Eye Surgical system.
• Troubleshoot optical assemblies with complex coatings designed for multiple wavelengths, (VIS, IR, UV) including: polarizing beam splitters, fold mirrors, lenses, hot mirrors, polarizers, penta-prisms, and microscopes.
• Project Manager responsible for transferring the laser refurbishment process from the Cork, Ireland facility to Munich Germany and to the Orlando manufacturing facility.
• Utilized a Zygo Interferometer, Perkin Elmer spectrophotometer, Nikon autocollimator and a Laser test bench to characterize and provide trend analysis on Excimer optics and lenses.

• Oversaw the Manufacturing Dept. for the manufacturing of the CO2 Surgical Laser Systems and accessories.
• Redesigned the optical beam delivery system to improve its reliability and stability.
• Responsible for transferring new products and designs to manufacturing.
• Performed the final testing and optical alignment of the laser systems.
• Developed and managed Quality Control/Assurance guidelines for the manufacturing processes, acceptance and quality testing.
• Developed the Standard Operating Procedures and Assembly/Testing Procedures, within the FDA cGMP/QSR.

• Thesis included performing experiments utilizing a 3 kW CO2 laser to investigate surface alloying techniques on a molybdenum exhaust nozzle, used in a High Impulse Wind Tunnel. Experiments consisted of creating a.
• Responsibilities included post experiment metallurgical analysis of the microstructure of the modified area.
• Conducted feasibility studies in bone cutting techniques for surgical applications utilizing a Rofin Sinar 3 kW CO2 laser, a TEA CO2 laser, and a Nd:YAG laser.
• Wrote proposals to clients detailing bone cutting research.

Ms, Engineering Management

Ms, Engineering Science

Bs, Physics

Bs, Mathematics