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NASA Ames Research Center

As a research scientist and adjunct professor at the CSUMB Department of Applied Environmental Science (AES), I am working on Earth science, unmanned aerial vehicles, geophysics, measurement science, aeronautics, and remote sensing projects in collaboration with researchers at NASA Ames and other centers of.

Worldwide

Consulting, training and expert witness services in optical, electronics, and telecommunications technology.

San Francisco Bay Area

Interdisciplinary research in geophysics, mathematical modeling of electrical and optical instruments, informal education and public outreach. Volunteered from 2009 until 2011, and in 2011 became employed as a staff scientist.

NASA Ames Research Center

Interdisciplinary research in geoscience, biological science, electronics, optical science, sensors and transducers; Instrument development and design of experiments.

NASA Ames Research Center

Research in geoscience of natural hazards, particularly electromagnetic anomalies related to seismic activity.

Santa Cruz, CA

BASKIN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERINGStaff position to set up and manage a new lab to study optical data storage as enabled by the recent commercialization of blue laser diodes. This included setting up test beds and the development of a 2-dimensional thermo-optical model in MatLab to simulate the writing process for Blu-ray and HD-DVD storage media.ELECTRICAL.

Palo Alto, CA

Research and development on a fiber optic transceiver that employed pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) rather than on-off keying (OOK). Developed a technology demonstration setup, test setup, error budget, and requirements for diode laser, photodetector, optical subassembly (TOSA /ROSA) and other components for PAM data links.

Santa Clara, CA

Fujikura Technology America Corp. (FTAC) opened in Sunnyvale California as a research arm of Fujikura Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo Japan. As the initial technical hire I led research and NPD of a number of optical devices in close coordination with engineers at the factories and US sales and marketing teams. Products taken from concept to production.

Cambridge, MA

MEMBER OF THE TECHNICAL STAFFAs a Member of the Technical Staff, I managed a small group that developed high-performance passive optical fiber devices for inertial sensor applications, and established a state-of-the-art polishing laboratory for optical device, integrated-optic circuit, solid-state laser and air bearing research. A number of devices were.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Applied research and development of polarization maintaining optical fiber devices, for what would become a new line of navigation-grade interferometric fiber optic gyroscope (IFOG). Developed techniques for low-volume fabrication of PM fiber fused couplers, polarizers, PZT phase modulators, sensing coils, splicing, and IFOG system assembly. Designed.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

MAGNETIC PERIPHERALS INC.Research on optical metrology for characterization of surface flatness, roughness and cleanliness of magnetic disc drive media. Worked on characterization of read/write head dynamic flying height using non-contact optical interferometry, and invented and patented a flying height standard that allowed absolute calibration of flying.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

SYSTEMS & RESEARCH CENTERResearch on single-mode fiber components and sensors built from them: optical fiber interferometers, magnetometers, acoustic sensors, and gyroscopes. Hands-on skills developed included stripping, cleaning, cleaving, splicing, handling and coil-winding of single-mode optical fiber. Constructed early examples of passive optical fiber.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Solid State Electronics Center (Plymouth MN)Photolithography lab technician operating reticle pattern generator, step-and-repeat camera, and laser repair systems to generate photomasks. Experience with darkroom procedure, cleanroom, wet processing, chemical handling, and a variety of optical inspection tools.

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant

M.Sc., Physics

Activities and Societies: Physics Club

M.Sc., Aeronautics / Astronautics

Activities and Societies: Draper Fellow

B.Sc., Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Philosophical Society of Dinkytown