John R Braucht

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Castro Valley, Ca. 94546

510-***-****

Career Summary:

• Experienced mechanical designer, mainly involved with development of multi-

million dollar Laser Research projects

• Steel and Aluminum support structure layout and design

• System floor plan layouts

• Clean room fume hood work stations, plan layouts

• Component support structures, stable precision optical mounting & electro-optical

support mounts

• Alignment fixtures, beam block shutters, electronic interfaces panels

• Vacuum vessels, Vacuum relay telescopes

• Multi-Discipline interface for design requirements

• Outsource liaison for design & documentation

CAD Experience:

• Pro/Engineer 2001, Pro Intralink, Pro PDM, ECMS Matrix One

Summary of Skill Standards

• ANSI Y14.5 and ASME Y14.5M Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

• ANSI/AWS A2.4-93 Welding Symbols

ASTM Codes

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Software:

• MS Office Suite

Work Experience:

12/10/2008 to 8/2/2012

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

IAP World Services transition to Akima Management Services

Cryogenics Target Systems

● NIC Project

- Design layout of the Ignition Target Proofing Station

- Support and alignment of 3 axis x-ray system for viewing

gas ice layer growth in target capsule for NIC fusion experiments.

- Design and support of hardware for the Optics Mechanical Integration Group

06/1974 to 07/2007

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory- Solid State Laser Systems

Laser Science Engineering Operations Division (LSEO)

• NIF/NIC Project

- Layout and development of large vacuum vessel: Load, Layering, &

Characterization Station (LLCS) for processing frozen gas filled laser targets

- Design task lead for Optical Pulse Generation Group

- Developed Preamplifier Module Assembly and Preamplifier Beam Transport

System. Seed beam to main laser.

- Support hardware and structures for custom optics, electro-optical

components, vacuum relay telescopes, electrical interfaces, and alignment

fixtures.

- Interface person for outsourced design and documentation specified in

Statement of Work (SOW) contracts

- Responsible individual to report to project management for schedule

competition of design group deliverables

- Interfaced with multiple discipline for design requirements to develop

assigned design tasks

• LSEO: Nova/Novette Laser System

- Layout and development of Novette Laser System in defined building space

- Large support steel structure for laser system and optical components

- Structural supports for large 1 meter diameter mirror mounts assemblies

- Nova front end beam splitter system & enclosure

• LSEO: Shiva Laser System

- Front end laser beam splitter chain support & enclosure. Component support

brackets & enclosures

- Component interface connection, laser beam enclosure assemblies

• LSEO: Argus Laser System-Cyclops Laser System

- Argus Layout- first large 2 beam laser system at LLNL.

- Laser support structure & component interface connections

06/1973 to 06/1974

• Micro Air Manufacturing

- Design of clean air fume hood work station lines for processing silicon

wafer chips

06/1968 to 05/1973

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Research Program Engineering Division (RPED)

Design/Drafter

Miscellaneous hardware design and detail in support of chemistry

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researchers developing equator of state experiments

Design and detail of hardware for Tandem Van de Graaff and Linac

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accelerators

Security Clearance:

• Department of Energy: Q Clearance (Inactive)

Education:

• AA-Engineering Drafting- San Jose Community College

Industrial Design- San Jose State University

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Interests:

• Golf

• Travel

• Camping

• Gardening

References Available upon Request

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