RF Test, debug and Verification of High Power radio equipment. Developing automation tests in Python environments supporting GPIB, USB, Serial and LAN interfaces and logging graphical and numerical output data.

Design of custom optical polishing techniques for fiber optic connector and fiber v-groove assemblies. Development of custom machinery and jigs. Polishing machines include UltraTec, Domaille, Nanometer, Seiko. Termination of fiber optic connectors including polarization maintaining fibers. Crosssectioning of optical components to determine failure modes.

RF conformance system calibration and operation - iDen, GSM, 3GPP, LTE RF Radiated and conducted tests to various world standards - IC, FCC, ETSI, CTIADesign of servo driven device positioners for RF radiated testingSoftware automation of various test instruments using Agilent VEE, Autoit, C++, LabView, Visual Basic, Unix, GPIB/USB interfacesThermal characterization of RF devices using FLIR thermal cameras and softwareDesign and implementation of custom RF thermal test systems using ESPEC thermal chambers, R&S and Agilent Base Station Emulators, power supplies, spectrum and network analyzers, thermocouples Design of custom software to log internal and external temperatures during various RF and processor intensive tests to aid in the design of thermal control algorithms for new product development

Supported Sales and Application Engineers through quoting process by providing estimates for total hours and tooling costs and estimated the amounts of raw materials Defined and entered bill of materials and process routing into ERP systems and supported the planning of the jobs through the shopDefined and supported manufacturing processes for a wide range of both conventional and CNC polished optics - everything from IR to 193nm UV in wavelength Setup, maintained and operated CNC generating, polishing equipment from LOH, Schneider, PrecitechDefined processes and designed tooling to support conventional, CNC and single point Diamond Turned opticsSetup and programming of Diamond Turning equipment to establish a process for a wide range of shapes - including elliptical, spherical/aspherical, parabolic and flats over a range of materials including germanium, aluminum, silicon, zinc sulfideDeveloped processes to yield surface flatnesses better than 1/20 lambda and supported the metrology of these surfaces

Manufacturing support of laser optics - lenses, mirrors, beamsplitters, etc.Telecom WDM and DWDM micro-optics - solid and air spaced etalons, beamsplitters, waveplates, attenuators, etc.

Purchasing and the planning of optical materials to support the prototype department. Developed methods to provide raw and semi-finished materials to speed the development of a product through manufacturing. Supported testing and manufacturing of the parts through the entire process. Multi-cavity etalons, beamsplitters, athermal etalons, air-spaced and solid etalons, wavelockers, etc to support telecom companies

Definition and purchasing of cnc machinery and design and implimentation of custom cnc controlled machinery

Advanced CNC progamming and conventional precision machining. Custom machinery design and implimentation.