Engineer Mechanical Engineering

Yazid E. Tohme

* ***** ****** ● Keene, NH ***** ● Phone 603-***-**** ● **********@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Decisive, team-oriented and results focused engineering manager. Offering 10+ years of

experience with the last five years focused on R&D management. Outstanding talent in machine

design, controls and automation, manufacturing & metrology, software development, project

management, team building, budget planning, customer relationship, and continuous design

improvements.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research and Development Manager 2005-Present

Moore Nanotechnology Systems, LLC Keene, NH

• Manage all functions of the R&D department: New product design and development, market

research, project planning, budget planning, and training and developing engineers.

• Supervise a team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers.

• Developed several new products in the past five years including ultra precision CNC

machines, glass press molding machinery and associated technology, and computer aided

manufacturing software.

• Received a $600K National Science Foundation small business grant to develop finite

element analysis software for glass molding.

• Implemented Product Data Management (PDM) to improve on the product build cycle.

• Work closely with sales departments to develop customer relationships. Regularly presents

technical papers at conferences.

• Support customers with complex optics manufacturing applications. Extensive expertise in

optics manufacturing.

• Knowledgeable in almost all aspects of running a small capital equipment business including

engineering, sales, marketing, applications and general management.

Senior Research and Development Engineer 2001-2005

Moore Nanotechnology Systems, LLC Keene, NH

• Gained technical expertise in new product development, precision machine design, linear and

rotary motor technology, vibration isolation, part handling and automation, robotics, optics

manufacturing and metrology, machine tool metrology and error budgeting, laser

interferometery, and machine vision.

• Completed design and development of a diamond turning machine in 9 months resulting in

120 machines operating worldwide, bringing in more than $35 million in total sales.

• Designed and developed fast tool servo technology for the production of freeform optical

surfaces and micro structures.

• Worked on the development and improvement of diamond machining centers and

deterministic micro-grinding machines.

• Performed marketing research & cost analysis to determine the company’s new product lines

and growth strategies.

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Control Systems Engineer (Part Time) 1998-

2001

Manufacturing Laboratories Inc. Gainesville, FL

• Developed control systems for a large turning lathe, and a stir friction welding machine.

Performed design studies on printing and engine boring machines.

Graduate Research Assistant 1996-2001

Machine Tool Research Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

• Developed high speed, high acceleration controls for five-axis high-speed machining centers.

• Designed & applied modern control techniques including pole placement, and sliding mode

controls.

• Developed active and passive dampers to improve chatter stability in high-speed milling of

thin-walled aluminum aerospace components.

• Performed extensive machining studies in high speed machining of aluminium, titanium and

hardened steel.

EDUCATION

Masters in Business Administration (MBA) 2006-2008

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mechanical Engineering 1998-

2001

University of Florida Gainesville, FL

Dissertation: Implementation of high bandwidth control for rotary and linear motor drives of

milling machines.

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering 1996-1998

University of Florida Gainesville, FL

Thesis: Performance of High Speed Milling Machine Feed Drives Using Rotary Servomotors.

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering 1993-

1995

University of Kentucky Lexington, KY

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Know SolidWorks, ProE, AutoCAD, PDM Enterprise, COSMOS, Matlab, C/C++, LabView,

Maple V, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Delta Tau Controls, DSP Based Controls.

Speak fluent English, French and Arabic.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

ASME, SME, ASPE, SPIE and Euspen.

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