Ilija Milosevic, Ph.D.

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North Saint Paul, MN 55109

651-***-****

acqjhr@r.postjobfree.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

Key words: Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Numerical Modeling, Magnetics, Micro Channel Flow,

Optics, Lasers, Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Biomedical Engineering, Heart Research,

Design of Complex Systems, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, New Product

Development (NPD), Tribology, Clean Room, HAST (Highly Accelerated Stress Testing), DVT (Design

Verification Testing), Project Management, Program Management, Sales Management, People

Management, Team Leadership, Failure Analysis (FA), Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), JMP,

Manufacturing, Yields, Multivariate Analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), Design for

Manufacturability, Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS, DMAIC), 8D CAPA (Corrective and

Preventive Actions), Quality, Prototype Testing, Design Reviews.

Head Disc Interaction Lead Engineer

Seagate Technology, Hard Drive Systems, Mechanical Design/Integration

Shakopee, Minnesota

July 2013 to Present

• New Product Development Design engineering team lead:

Responsible for design and development of head-disc interface for business line of

hard drives

Leading a team of Design and Failure Analysis (FA) engineers (electrical,

mechanical)

Directing multiple design groups including recording heads/media, and external

vendors

Leading design integration meetings, design reviews, with internal/external vendors

Planning and executing long term test plans (for example: DVT, HAST), that will

assure design verification of various components and smooth transition into

manufacturing

Instituting design changes based on FA results and leading 8D teams/investigation

Head disc interaction group representative on the programs Core Teams

• Currently leading multiple cross company Technology Development Projects, that are used as a

vehicle to evaluate and introduce new technologies/designs/process improvements into the drive

manufacturing

• Leading FMEA teams focused on the new technologies/designs/process improvements to be

introduced in the hard drive manufacturing

• Project lead on magnetic read sensor stability design robustness improvement:

Redesigned testing suite to correct for insufficient degradation detection (using

Python Language)

Developed experimental procedure to detect early onset of instability in the magnetic

sensor

Developed transfer function that predicts onset of instability vs. level of mechanical

interaction

Recommended fundamental system/design changes that will make the sensor more

robust

• Regularly summarizing and presenting project/program development updates to the upper

management

Electrical Design/Integration Engineer

Seagate Technology, Recording Heads Operation R&D, Electrical Design/Integration Dpt.

Bloomington, Minnesota

September 2010 to July 2013

• Recording Systems Electrical Integration Engineer

Team Lead on High Data Rate Magnetic Recording cross-company project

The project identified KPIVs that resulted in the new design of

magnetic write sensor

Electro-Mechanical Failure Analysis (FA) Lead on multiple Business Critical

programs

Goal was to understand fundamental design issues and rectify it

Led 8D quality actions that improved recording head yields in the

factory

Analyzed new heat transfer based sensor implementation in hard drive, and used

knowledge to

integrate the sensor into factory component level testing

The new sensor implementation significantly reduced head damage in

the factory testing

Defined the best practices for cross-program implementation of the new sensor

Team Lead on Altitude Project:

designed new tester and test procedure which enabled recording

heads testing at altitude

developed transfer function between component and system level

performance which decreased product development time by

eliminating need for system level testing

Performed analysis of Wafer / Slider / Recording head / Drive data to:

devise appropriate actions to improve yields

quantify hard drive performance between different recording head/media

designs

determine transfer functions in order to streamline and shorten product

development time

give design feedback to reader/writer magnetic sensor design groups

Led project to define the best practices for hard drive electrical performance analysis

This allowed for direct comparison between different recording head/media designs

across the company product line

Wrote numerous SQL scripts for data retrieval from Oracle database

Extensive experience with:

JMP software

Multivariate Model Analysis

Manipulation of large data sets

Design of Experiment (DOE)

Design for Manufacturability

8D CAPA (designated 8D engineer in the business critical group)

Lean Six Sigma tools for quality tracking and design improvement (DFSS,

DMAIC, etc..)

Electrical Component Test Engineer:

Led weekly electrical data and monthly design review meetings

Led team to define new cross program electrical testing strategy to improve factory

throughput

Defined test hardware capabilities and electrical testing specifications based on hard drive

needs

Supervised another electrical test engineer to make sure program test requirements are met

Submitted and approved Electrical Test Setup Request that are run in the Thailand factories

Identified opportunities to improve electrical testing process and maximize factory yields

Implemented electrical testing process improvements into production testing

• Magnetic Writer Sensor Design Engineer:

Worked on the new recording head design that decreased unwanted erasure of data from the

media

Worked on the project that improved recording head magnetic write sensor performance by

using different materials in the sensor

Advance Air Bearing (AAB) Design Engineer

Seagate Technology, Recording Heads Operation R&D, Mechanical Design Dpt.

Bloomington, Minnesota

March 2006 to September 2010

• Leading Air-bearing Designer on Consumer Electronics new product development team

Performed fluid mechanics and heat transfer numerical modeling (angstrom level scale)

Conceptualize and defined new designs based on the numerical modeling results

Regularly used CAD based tool to submit design drawings for ion-mill etching process

Set up design review requirements that needed to be met in order to proceed to prototype

testing

Worked with customers to align numerical computer model results with prototype testing

Developed new design strategy that relied on numerical model to measured results closure:

minimized number of designs needed for successful program launch

the process improvement saved company money by decreasing number of new ion-

etching masks needed (from 14 to 3) and shortened new products time to market

Leading AAB designer on project that improved hard drive shock performance and enabled

company to save money by not redesigning hard drive casing

Went to Asia to work with drive integration team to close gap between numerical model

results and prototype testing in hard drives

Designed experiments for hard drive integration center

Performed tribology experiments and testing in clean room as a part of the drive integration

support

Courses/Extra activities:

• Nominated by VP of Electrical Engineering to take part in a yearlong Seagate Leadership

Development Program which focused on managing people and teams (finished successfully)

• Successfully finished yearlong Seagate Mentoring Program for developing future industry leaders

• Member of Seagate recruitment team responsible for University of Minnesota

• Successfully finished Six Sigma Green Belt training (in Brown Belt Training currently)

• Successfully finished multiple CAPA 8D (Corrective and Preventive Action) quality trainings

Seagate Awards:

• October 2006 – Mechanical R&D award for exceptional achievements in Advance Air Bearing

Design

• March 2009 – Mechanical R&D award for contributions to Technology Process Transfer Team

• September 2009 – Key contributor award in Mechanical R&D

• Jun 2012 – Electrical Design/Integration Award for quickly assembling and leading cross company

team for understanding limits to high data rate magnetic recording

• August 2012 – Seagate recognition for significant contribution to quality and customer success

• September 2012 - Key contributor award in Electrical Design & Integration

• December 2012 – Electrical Design/Integration Award for extraordinary effort and significant cross

product contributions in defining best practices for hard drive electrical data analysis

• April 2013 – Electrical Design/Integration Award for significant contributions to magnetic read

sensor

sudden resistance loss understanding and solution

• Jun 2013 - Electrical Design/Integration Award for leading team that quickly developed recording

head

altitude testing capabilities

• October 2013 – Cross company Award to recognize employees who demonstrated constructive

behaviors that makes Seagate more agile and better prepared to adapt quickly to changing industry

• March 2015 – Seagate Award for exemplary contribution and excellent achievements in

Teamwork

Consulting / Collaboration with Mayo Clinic

Cardiology Department

Rochester, Minnesota / Scottsdale, Arizona

March 2005 to January 2009

• Consulted for and collaborated with Partho Sengupta, MD on a new method for predicting and

diagnosing heart disease using specific vortex patterns inside a human heart (publication listed below)

• Performed fluid flow measurements and flow analysis using ultrasound and Particle Image

Velocimetry

(PIV) on artificial, pig and human hearts by injected helium bubbles

• The method later patented by Mayo Clinic and sold to industry

• Used PIV to verify ultrasound measurement technique used by cardiologists for heart diagnostics

Regional Sales Manager

TSI, Inc.

Shoreview, Minnesota

August 2003 to March 2006

• Managed Fluid Mechanics Research Instruments for the Midwest region of USA.

• Responsible for consulting, technical support and sales.

• Directed weekly customer meetings to identify product improvements and shortcomings.

• Made yearly marketing budget and consulting/sales earnings predictions and customer training plans.

• Planed promotional campaigns for new products.

• Performed consulting/research work on different projects (Mayo Clinic, U of Minn., Ford Motor Co.)

• Gave trainings and seminars every few weeks to companies and universities.

• Extensively used the following experimental techniques and skills:

Hot Wire Anemometry (HWA),

Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV),

Phase Doppler Particle Analyzer (PDPA),

Two and three-dimensional Particle Image Velocimetry (2D/3D PIV),

Micro and high speed Particle Image Velocimetry (micro PIV & HFR PIV),

Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PTV),

Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF)

Lasers, optics and micro optics

Research / Teaching Assistant

Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

University of Minnesota

September 1999 to August 2003

• Investigated liquid/liquid jets (at ~15um level) formation using following experimental techniques:

Particle Image/Tracking Velocimetry (PIV/PTV)

Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF)

Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV)

• Used pulsed/continuous lasers coupled with microscope to investigate flow in micro channels

(<100um)

• Designed, and conducted experiments with Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS).

• Member of experimental/modeling team that developed a novel “partial miscibility” numerical model

to describe pinch-off phenomena in more natural way.

• On personal initiative, developed image filtering programs and implemented the “snakes” algorithm

for

edge detection in multiphase flows using C programming skills.

• Took various numerical modeling classes (finite element/volume) from Mechanical/Aerospace Dept.

Aerospace Engineer

Yugoslav Airlines

Belgrade, Yugoslavia

May 1998 to September 1999

• Led a group of 5 technicians in performing troubleshooting, modifications and overhaul of

commercial airplane command and pneumatic systems

• Devised new procedures for the testing and maintenance of airplane components .

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN

Thesis: “Parametric effects on pinch-off modes in liquid/liquid jet systems”.

June 2005

• Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN

Thesis: “Pinch-off Modes and Satellite Formation in Liquid/Liquid Jet Systems”.

November 2001

• Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Thesis: “Ultrasonic Testing and Crack Detection in Aircraft Structure during Maintenance”.

May 1997

JOURNAL & CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

• “Left Ventricular Isovolumic Flow Sequence During Sinus and Paced Rhythms; New Insights

From

Use of High-Resolution Doppler and Ultrasonic Digital Particle Imaging Velocimetry”, P. Sengupta, B.

Khandheria, J. Korinek, A. Jahangir, S. Yoshifuku, I. Milosevic, M. Belohlavek, Journal of the

American College of Cardiology, Volume 49, Issue 8, Pages 899-908, 2006.

• “Time-Resolved Particle Image Velocimetry (TR-PIV) in ventilated and naturally cavitating flows”,

M.

Wosnik, I. N. Milosevic, 6th International Symposium on PIV, Pasadena, California, 2005.

• “Interfacial and velocity characteristics of liquid/liquid jets at small scales”, E.K. Longmire, I.N.

Milosevic, International Conference on Multiphase Flows, Tokyo, Japan, May 2004.

• “Interfacial and velocity characteristics of pinch-off modes in liquid/liquid jet systems”, I.N.

Milosevic,

E.K. Longmire, 56th Annual Meeting of American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics, New

Jersey, New York, November 2003.

• “An experimental study of liquid/liquid jet modes and corresponding pinch-off angles”, I.N.

Milosevic,

E.K. Longmire, 55th Annual Meeting of American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics,

Dallas, Texas, November 2002.

• “Pinch-off Modes and Satellite Formation in Liquid/Liquid Jet Systems”, I.N. Milosevic and E.K.

Longmire, International Journal of Multiphase Flows, vol. 28, 11, p 1853 – 69, 2002.

• “Pinch-off Modes and Satellite Formation in Liquid/Liquid Jet Systems”, I.N. Milosevic and E.K.

Longmire, International Conference on Multiphase Flows, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2001

SEMINARS & INVITED TALKS

• “Application of Laser Doppler Velocimetry on micro channel flows at high Reynolds numbers”,

R&D Hutchinson Technologies, Hutchinson, Minnesota, April 2005.

• “Phase Doppler Particle Analyzer in dense sprays”, R&D Pfizer, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 2005.

• “Laser Diagnostic Techniques for Industrial Applications”, R&D Steris Corporation, Mentor, Ohio,

February 2005.

• “Micro PIV and its applications”, The Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of

Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, January 2005.

• “Measuring Micro Flows Using Particle Image Velocimetry”, The Department of Biomedical

Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2004.

• “Optimization of Micro-Catheter Design Using Particle Image Velocimetry”, R&D Possis Medical,

Twin Cities, Minnesota, January 2004.

REFERENCES

Ryan Godfrey, PhD

Senior Vice President, Business Development

Tonka Water

Direct: 763-***-****; Cell: 612-***-****

Email: acqjhr@r.postjobfree.com

Joseph Shakal, PhD

Associate Professor and Chair of Agricultural Engineering Technology

University of Wisconsin, River Falls

Direct: 715-***-****

Email: acqjhr@r.postjobfree.com

Naik Tikeswar, PhD

Co-founder of www.karjun.com

Cell: 412-***-****

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