Susannah Heck Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Scotland, United Kingdom

• Technical lead and project manager for new product introduction (NPI) of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for 5G transceiver applications
• Perform and delegate a range of technical tasks, including defining specifications, driving process-capability studies, process troubleshooting (8D), process optimisation and standardisation through close cooperation.
• Focus on process definition, validation, improvement and quality for efficient manufacturability, increased yield, reduced cycle time and cost of current and next generation III-V PICs

Blantyre, Glasgow, U.K. G72 0BN

• Sivers Photonics (formally CST Global) produces optoelectronic chips for many applications, including data-center and PON transceivers. In this role, I:
• Built a multi-disciplinary team and lab on a six-figure budget to validate and verify C- and O-band laser chips to the required reliability for PON and data centers.
• Led DfM analysis of chip and wafer-level designs, reviewed wafer test maps and process SPCs in conjunction with test and product engineering teams to maximise yield on both CST product and commercial foundry wafers.
• With senior management, ensured the success of the company’s grant-funding, represented Sivers Photonics at review meetings with stakeholders & govt. bodies

Starlaw Park, Starlaw Road, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 8SF

• Kaiam Europe (now Broadex Technologies UK) provided transceivers for data-centers. In this role, in which I worked across three Kaiam sites, I:
• Built a multi-disciplinary team and lab on a six-figure budget and led development & validation of new photonic integrated circuits for next generation >100G transceivers. I led the technology transfer from the foundry.
• Hired and trained staff. Delegated and performed a range of technical tasks, including defining specifications. Liaised with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Regularly presented progress to executives, the board of directors and investors; provided technical input on product roadmap decisions with VP sales & marketing

Caswell, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8EQ

• Oclaro Inc (now Lumentum) manufactures optoelectronic hardware for long-haul, metro and data-center optical networks. In this role I
• Designed two new photonic integrated circuits released in Oclaro’s 100G CFP2 and 10G SFP+ transceiver products for metro applications.
• Managed work packages, performed interviews for staff hires, reviewed work, coached juniors. Co-authored patent, reports, papers. Presented at conferences

• In this role I
• Led Imperial College London’s technical contributions to the Aerogel in Fibre-Optics EPSRC grant: liaised with partners and suppliers; scoped & budgeted a lab.
• Co-authored papers. Presented at conferences

Cork, Ireland

• Thesis: Experimental Study of Quantum Dot and Dash Lasers
• Designed, built and automated three free-space and fibre-based electro-optical systems used to characterise lasers for EU funded project coordinated by Alcatel-Lucent.
• Liased with external suppliers to source and acquire equipment.
• Liased with other universities and with Alcatel III-V lab.
• Co-authored papers. Presented at conferences

Cork, Ireland

• Science Foundation Ireland funded Tyndall National Institute Undergraduate Bursary
• Analysed and optimised metal contacts on p-type gallium nitride and characterised blue light emitting diodes (LEDs)
• Contributed to published work

Cork, Ireland

• Science Foundation Ireland funded UREKA undergraduate award
• Performed a theoretical and experimental investigation of a long-haul optical network receiver using LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder modulators

Phd, Physics

Activities and Societies: Chairperson of the Tyndall National Institute postgraduate committee (2006), teacher with the Irish Centre for.

Bachelor, Physics

Activities and Societies: Treasurer (2003 – 2004) and Captain (2004 – 2005) of the UCC Mountaineering Club, French language escort.