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.• Conducted life cycle assessments on emerging materials, ensuring the company stays at the forefront of industry advancements.• Provided expert advice on material compatibility.• Experience working in a SCRUM Environment and working with JIRA

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• Electro-chemical plating line experience, Copper and Silver plating (roll to roll)• Metal flake/powder characterizations• Experience with highly loaded polymers (organic/inorganic)• loaded polymer thermoforming and ultrasonic welding

• 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• Support design group with new component selections and reliability/quality assessments for new technologies• Collaborate with Alcatel-Lucent supply chain in technology road-mapping • Tiger Team Lead on a billion dollar issue with EDFA amplifiers• Set up a company wide reliability group qualification database

• 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) https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=1• 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 fabricated new sensor and optical cable configurations based on customer requirements.• Responsible for the production and quality control aspects of the entire Sensiv product line.

• 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