Engineer Mechanical
Resume:
PAUL T. SHERMAN
Tucson, Arizona 85746
************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE:
A responsible, rewarding technical position in the Tucson area, where my extensive experience in Optics is of value, and can be productively applied.
QUALIFICATIONS:
*30 years experience in Optics and Metrology.
*Highly adaptable to new situations; can quickly master and apply new ideas and concepts.
*Personable, quietly persuasive. Interact well within an organization. Can readily relate to both co- workers and the public.
EXPERIENCE: Norfolk Optics USA, Tucson, Arizona 6/2/2007 – 9/15/2009
Manager
Responsible for the day-to-day Management of a small business Optical Shop, in the production of both small, and large, Mirrors and Lenses for professional astronomical instruments. Responsibilities included working on Work Enquiries and Quotations, all company business, including set up of company, company accounting, scheduling, customer interfacing, as well as working in optical production. Acquire optical machinery and testing equipment.
EOS Technologies, Tucson, Arizona 12/11/1995 – 11/12/2006
Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer
Responsible for the Optical Alignment of all of EOST Telescopes and Optical Systems. Developed all Alignment Procedures. Design specialized opto-mechanical stages and test fixtures. Responsible for the Handling of all large optics. Interface with both Customers and Vendors in all areas of Optics, and procure all optics.. Optical Alignment of the four 1.8m Keck Outrigger Telescopes, two 2m class Telescopes for the Indian Astrophysical Observatory and the Magnum Telescope in Hawaii, two Laser Launch Telescopes for the Gemini Observatories, as well as a state-of-the-art Adaptive Optics Bench for the Gemini – South Observatory. Optical Alignment of the Airborne Relay Mirror System for Boeing SVS. Familiar with all optical equipment, such as Alignment Telescopes, Interferometers, Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensors, etc.
LightPath Technoloies, Tucson, Arizona March, 1992 – January, 1995
Optical Test Engineer
Responsible for the development and operation of the Metrology Laboratory for testing state-of-the-art Gradient Index (GRIN)Optics. Duties included the design, set-up, alignment and testing GRIN materials, as well as the measurement and analysis for GRIN Optics development.
Santa Barbara Research Center, Goleta, California April, 1990 – March, 1992
Senior Developmental Engineer
Responsible for the design, alignment and metrology of Test set-ups for infra-red detector arrays, and other IR optical systems in the Detector Optics Laboratory. Also responsible for the alignment, and operation, of the 5-wavelength Scatter Test Station. Held SECRET security clearance.
Breault Research Organization, Tucson, Arizona, May, 1987 – April, 1990
Opto-Mechanical Engineer
Fabricated and aligned the BRO Fully Automated Scatterometers (FASCAT 180/360), and provided assistance in limited IR Interferometer production. Wrote the Interferometric Wave Code (IWAC) User Manual.
University of Arizona Optical Sciences Center May, 1980 – March, 1987
Optician
Fabricated highly specialized Optics, including the Infra-red Chopping Secondary Mirror for UKIRT, as well as a 16” f/1.5 Parabolic Mirror for JPL. Worked on many both small and large Optics. Analyzed computerized digitized interferograms utilizing the FRINGE optical software program.
Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, Arizona December, 1979 – May, 1980
Optician / Consultant Consulting May, 1980 – December, 1986
Fabricated highly specialized Optics, including the generation of two 2m Mirrors for the Next Generation Telescope (NGT) Project. Analyzed computer digitized interferograms. Provided consulting for the NGT Project.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science Degree, Astronomy
University of Arizona, Tucson December, 1987
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Oriental Studies (Japanese)
University of Arizona, Tucson May, 1984
REFERENCES: Jim Bell, Program Manager, Keck Observatory, 808-***-****, *****@****.***
Eric James, Program Manager, Gemini Observatory, 808-***-****. ******@******.***
Gary Poczulp, NOAO, 520-***-****
Mike Savard, Manager, Optics Support Inc., 520-***-****
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Robert Crawford, Master Optician, Optical Sciences Center, 520-***-****
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