Sales Assistant

Hongtao Zhang

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Objective

Look for a full time R&D position in sensing industry.

Education

. Ph. D. in Physics, Optical Sensing Technology and Quantum Physics

08/2004-12/2009

Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

GPA: 3.93/4

. M.S. in Physics, Theoretical Physics

09/1999-07/2002

Peking University (PKU), Beijing, China

GPA: 3.92/4 (top10%)

. B.S. in Mechanical Engineering & Computer Science

09/1992-07/1996

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST), Shanghai,

China GPA: 3.3/4 (top2%)

Working and Teaching Experience

Electrical and Computer Engineering, UMass at Lowell, Lowell, MA

12/2010-Present

Position: Postdoctoral Researcher

. Wrote proposals of bio-inspired Carbon Dioxide (CO2) gas sensor for

earthquake rescue by optical sensing technology.

. Designed and simulated new optical components by nano technology such as

Focused Ion Beam (FIB) technology.

. Simulated and fabricated a miniature optical fiber sensor to detect the

pressure in the arteries of cardiac patients.

. Designed and setup femtolaser cutting experiment on waveguide materials

such as optics fibers.

. Instructed graduate students in designing experiments.

L. C. Pegasus Corporation, Hillside, NJ

01/2010-12/2010

Position: Research Scientist

. Refined the man-portable Weight-In-Motion (WIM) system based on optical

fiber technology.

. Developed a high-performance Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) demodulator based

on optical fiber Fabry-Perot Tunable Filter.

. Secured small business competitive awards for the WIM system.

. Developed a geophone rescue system for earthquake and coal mine.

Applied Electronics Lab, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ

05/2007-12/2009

Position: Research Assistant

Team leader in the projects of portable WIM sensor system for vehicle

monitoring

. Designed and manufactured a novel WIM system with the cost of $40, 000,

including a light source, a demodulator, sensor heads, data acquisition

and collection system, and user's interface.

. Developed mathematical model for calculating the size of vehicles and an

algorithm to draw the static weights from dynamical weights of vehicles.

Simulated mathematical models of the strains of beams with software

ANSYS and Matlab.

. Operated hands-on in optical fibers, lasers, optical filters, electric

circuits and NI data acquisition system.

Team leader in optical-fiber displacement sensors

. Independently designed and manufactured four kinds of displacement

sensors and one testing platform.

. Performed the testing of sensors and analyzed experimental data.

Summer Bridge Program, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ

06/2008-08/2008

Position: Lecturer

. Prepared and presented courses of University Physics for 38 incoming

freshmen for 5 weeks in summer.

. Graded homework every class and designed quizzes to help students

learn problem-solving skills.

. Attended weekly staff meeting and evaluated each student at the end of

this program.

Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ

08/2004-05/2007

Position: Teaching Assistant

. Taught experimental classes about 24 undergraduates each semester.

. Graded physical experimental reports for approximately 150 students

each semester.

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. Cooperated with the lecturer to solve problems raised by students.

Shanghai Kaipeng Liquid Machinery Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China, Founded in

2002 07/2002-07/2004

Position: Vice President and Co-founder

. Implemented four technology licensing deals with major clients for a

start-up company and successfully generated a client

lead -China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.

. Increased the company's sales by 6 times and obtained orders amount of

$170,000 within six months.

Peking University (PKU), Beijing, China

03/2000-07/2000

Position: Teaching Assistant

. Taught some chapters of College Physics for about 80 undergraduate

students at PKU.

. Graded homework and term papers of all students.

. Assisted the lecturer to solve problems from students.

Kalee Pump (Group) Co., Ltd, Tianjing Branch, Tianjing, China

03/1997-08/1998

Position: Sales Engineer

. Negotiated and closed sales by agreeing terms and conditions.

. Offered after-sales support services for customers.

. Analyzed the market of pumps in Tianjing and searched potential clients.

. Wrote monthly reports for the manager.

Assisted the lecturer to solve problems from students

Selected Publications

1. Hongtao Zhang, Zhangxiong Wei, et al., "Complete closed solutions to the

buckle and vibration of a variable cross section beam," (to be submitted

to Journal of Applied Mechanics)

2. Hongtao Zhang, Zhangxiong Wei, et al., "Improve the wavelength tuning

quality of a fiber Bragg Grating filter by bending an almost uniform

strain beam," (submitted to IEEE J. of Light wave Tech.)

3. Xiaotian Zou, Alice Chao, Ye Tian, Nan Wu, Hongtao Zhang, et al., "An

experimental study on the concrete hydration process using Fabry-P rot

fiber optic temperature sensors," (submitted to measurement science and

technology)

4. Xiaotian Zou, Nan Wu, Ye Tian, Hongtao Zhang, et al., "Study of blast

event propagation in different media using a novel

ultrafast miniature optical pressure sensor," Proc. SPIE, Vol. 8028,

802809, 2011.

5. Hongtao Zhang, et al., "Monitoring the hysteresis effects in the strain-

stress curve of carbon fiber reinforced laminates by FBG Technology,"

Proc. SPIE, Vol.7753, 775387, 2011.

6. Hongtao Zhang, et al., "Cognitive fiber Bragg grating sensors system

based on fiber Fabry-P rot tunable filter technology," Proc SPIE,

Vol.7753, 775388, 2011.

7. Hongtao Zhang, et al., "A high speed, portable, multi-function, weigh-in-

motion (WIM) sensing system and a high performance optical fiber Bragg

grating (FBG) demodulator," Proc SPIE, Vol. 7647, 76473D, 2010.

8. Hongtao Zhang, et al., "Implement a trigger for a NI data acquisition

card PCI 5105 in the measurement studio development environment for a

high speed demodulator based on fiber Fabry-P rot tunable filter (FFP-

TF)," Proc. SPIE, Vol.7643,76432T, 2010.

9. Hongtao Zhang, et al., "Monitoring the Gaps between the Platform Screen

Doors and the Doors of Subway Train Based on Optical Time Domain

Reflectrometer," Proc. SPIE, Vol.7677, 767714, 2010.

10. Hongtao Zhang, et al., "Improvement of the accuracy of the aircraft

center of gravity by employing optical fiber Bragg grating technology, "

Proc. SPIE, Vol.7677, 767715, 2010.

11. Hongtao Zhang, et al., "High speed, high performance, portable, dual-

channel, optical Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) demodulator," Proc.20th Int.

Conf. on Optical Fiber Sensors, Proc SPIE, OF101-167, 2009.

12. Hongtao Zhang, et al., "A portable, multi-function weight-in-motion

(WIM) sensor system based on Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) technology,"

Proc.19th Int. Conf. on Optical Fiber Sensors, SPIE, Vol. 7004,700456,

2008.

13. Ke Wang, Zhanxiong Wei, Hongtao Zhang, et al., "Fiber-Bragg-grating-

based weigh-in-motion system using fiber-reinforced

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composites as the load-supporting material," Opt. Eng., 45(06), 064401,

2006.

14. Hongtao Zhang, Jinyan Zeng, "Probabilistic Erasing of Quantum

Information," Acta Peking University, 91-97, Vol.39, No.1, 2003.

15. Hongtao Zhang, Peng E, "Coordination of Matter Flow, Finance Flow and

Information Flow," Collected papers of the 5th China Internation E-

Comerence Summit, Beijing, 2001.

16. Hongtao Zhang, "A Simple Method of Calculating Commmutators with

Mathematica Software," quant-ph/0204081

Selected Honors and Awards

Top 12 of 47submissions for 2010 SPIE/ASME Best Student Paper

03/2010

Guanghua Prize Winner at PKU (top 5% of the university)

10/2000

Bachelor Degree Dissertation at USST awarded "excellent" (top 5% of the

university) 07/1996

Scholarship awarded for five consecutive years at USST (top 2% of the

university) 1992-1996

Computer Skills

Programming Languages C++/C, FORTRAN, HTML, JAVA

Operating systems Win2003/NT/XP, UNIX, Linux

Software LabView, AutoCAD, Mathematica, Matlab, Maple,

ANSYS, OSLO, Latex

Interests

Entrepreneurship, fishing, photography, writing, mountain hiking, foreign

and local travel

Personality

Demonstrated communication skills, leadership skills and strong analytical

skills

A collaborative team player, proactive thinker and problem solver

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