Roy A. Bolduc Email & Phone Number

Andover, Massachusetts, United States

• Successful joint research initiatives with academia to launch research programs focused on advancing the capabilities of 3D printed electronics.
• Evaluated and recommended alternative materials for manufacturing processes.
• Collaborated with a cross-functional team to address and resolve recurring material defects
• Troubleshooting material failures, devising solutions that increase yields and customer satisfaction
• Analyzed material properties and performance under various conditions to inform design and manufacturing decisions.
• Developed and implemented testing protocols for assessing new material reliability.

Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States

• Built a custom 3D printer that utilized ARC’s microwave absorbing materials
• FDM and SLA printing
• Mechanical/Chemical qualifications of defense platform materials
• Surface chemistry, interfacial phenomena, adhesives (PSA, Epoxies)
• New product development/Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma
• Co-invented a transparent photovoltaic cell

• Project management of numerous optical device qualifications and critical customer field failures.
• Project manager of a global reliability qualification review board (15+ Engineers & Scientist)
• Technical auditor for critical and strategic suppliers (Optical)
• Drive the FMA (Failure Mode Analysis) process by performing failure analysis of components “in house” or in conjunction with the suppliers
• Direct suppliers in de-risking optical component designs, validate all manufacturing processes and ensure compliance to Telcordia/ISO/Alcatel-Lucent specifications
• Assure CAPA regarding supplier issues

• Primary inventor of a nanotube based sunscreen Inventor-Patent US# 7,195,754
• Writing (SBIR’s) Small Business Innovation Research Programs (government funded)
• The primary inventor of a nanotechnology based solar voltaic cell (Provisionary patent was applied for)
• Responsible for 11 nanostructured samples that flew on the exterior hull of the International Space Station in the MISSE (Materials International Space Station Experiment).
• Projects were: “Carbon Nanotube Based Nanoshield™ composites for EMI Shielding”, “Electrically Conductive, Optically Transparent Coating for ESD Protection”.
• LO (Low Observable) Coatings using carbon nanotubes for defense applications.

• Member of a team of four that through many successful government-funded (SBIR) programs developed a line of FTIR sensor products and created a QinetiQ subsidiary (Spectro Scientific)
• Inventor- Patent # 5,585,634- “Attenuated total reflectance sensing”
• Conceived and conducted experiments on products from research through manufacturing phase
• Commercialized the sensors for use on dedicated systems and laboratory spectrometer markets.
• Led the development of new optical polishing techniques on exotic optical fibers and specialized products
• Responsible for the preparation of highly sophisticated fiber optic sensors, Fiberlink™ and prototype devices for use in chemical process control and biomedical applications.

• Designed and built customized system for evaluating the accuracy, dynamic range, and response time for a 3-function intra-arterial blood gas sensor.
• Identified and solved a photo instability and CO2 interference problem in the O2 sensor which significantly improved the in-vivo accuracy and precision.
• Technical responsibility for the redesign and optimization of the O2 sensor.
• Developed protocols and processes for the manufacturing of sensors used for both bench top and clinical studies.
• Involved in preparation and evaluation of polymer solutions in terms of their viscosity, percent solids, and effects on the optical excited state kinetics of the molecules