Engineer Medical Device

Title:Chakrapani Gogineni

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HOTTEST SKILLS: fiberoptic, product, medical, engineer, blood, enzyme, trial, financial,

database, html, css, simulation, communication, acquisition, patent, acquisition, journal,

mathematica, perl, spectra

REVISION: 07-SEP-02

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CHARLES D. ANDERSON

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1012 Brooks St. .

. Ann Arbor MI . . 48103

Residence: 734-***-****

. . . Office: 734-***-**** . . . Fax: 734 994

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[1]abphuh@r.postjobfree.com, [2]http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cdandrsn

OBJECTIVE

R&D or Product Development that calls for a diverse physical and

analytical science background. Apply hands-on experimentation and

quantitative analysis to engineer cost-effective solutions for

strategically important problems in high-technology business.

EDUCATION

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

Ph. D

. candidacy granted, Physics 1990

Master of Science,

Physics 1988

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

Bachelor of Science,

Physics; with Distinction 1985

Bachelor of Mathematics; with Distinction "

HONORS AND AWARDS

US Patent Recipient: Fiber Optic Blood Pressure and Oxygenation

Sensor, #5,280,786

Statistical Products Reviewer, Manugistics Inc., 1997

Scientific Products Reviewer, Jandel Scientific, 1995-96

Technical Book Reviewer, Van Nostrand Reinholt Publishers, 1994

Design-of-Experiments Product Reviewer, NuTEK Inc., 1993

Referee, Journal of Chemical Physics, 1989

Regents Fellow,

University of Michigan, 1985-88

Knoller Fellowship, University of Michigan,

1986

National Science Foundation Industrial Science Mentor, 1985

Alpha Award for Excellence in Research, Honeywell, 1985

Member: Tau Beta Pi, Golden Key National Honor Society, Phi Kappa

Phi, Sigma Pi Sigma

Graduated Cum Laude in Physics, Cum Laude

in Mathematics, 1985

CAREER HISTORY

Senior Analyst and Product Development Engineer

Precision Scientific

Ann Arbor, MI -- '95 - Present

Client List and Description

Computer Intelligence Group, Inc

. New York, NY -- Contractor, '98 -

Present

Formulate financial engineering risk-analysis numerical

algorithms utilizing Monte Carlo-based simulation of multiple

financial instruments, with input volatility and correlation data

provided by JP Morgan RiskMetrics; datasets. Write C code, build

executables for various target operating system platforms. Perform

detailed statistical analysis of simulation data, validate

programs numerical-integrity per SEC regulatory requirements.

Snyder Consulting Enterprises

New York, NY -- Contractor, '97

Developed quantitative analysis using nonlinear mathematics and

RiskMetrics methodology for "delta-gamma" risk-management of

nonlinear financial instruments such as options and derivatives.

Composed numerical implementation, wrote C code, and built program

subroutines for incorporation into third-party financial analysis

application. Analyzed and validated data.

Bard Fiberoptic Technologies, Inc

. Ann Arbor, MI -- Consultant,

'95

- '97

Led product development for an electro-fiberoptic transceiver

assembly in a stand-alone medical device pressure-monitor.

Released unit to Manufacturing under full FDA Design Control

regulation, validation and documentation requirements. Designed,

qualified, installed and documented custom electro-optic test

equipment and fixtures. Responsible for Project Management charts

and status reports; generated Bill-of-Material documents, wrote

all Manufacturing Assembly and Quality Assurance Procedures and

Specifications. Managed and worked with a support team including

Design/Drafting, Purchasing, Technicians, QA inspectors,

Manufacturing personnel and off-site Regulatory Affairs experts.

Product development team member for multi-use fiberoptic urology

pressure catheters. Established in-kind testing relationship with

University of Michigan Hospitals and coordinated multi-use

sterilization qualification trials at their facilities, resulting

in a 10% reduction in total project time and expense. Conducted

microscopy on fiber surface-state degradation, then implemented

corrective actions. Performed Design-of-Experiments materials

selection trials to optimize alloy choices for laser-welded

miniature sensor diaphragms. Increased laser welding operation

manufacturing yield from 55% to ~95%.

Manufacturing support team member responsible for QA

specifications, FMEA analyses on returned product, microscopy

support. Analyzed and reduced device systematic error using

Design-of-Experiments methods. Performed statistical tracking and

analysis to isolated and identify an accuracy-offset signal source

involving optical LED modulation, communicated with manufacturer

and implemented new vendor specifications, plus the internal QA

inspection procedures in conjunction with a SAS-derived ACCESS

database and Statistical Process Control procedures.

Applications Scientist

Fiber Optic Sensor Technologies, Inc

. Ann Arbor, MI -- Employee, then

Consultant

; '91 - '94

Principal Investigator

for oxygenation-induced spectral behavior of

whole blood. Conducted experiments and designed optic, fiber-optic,

spectrographic, computer and electronic apparatus. Formulated

theoretical nonlinear algorithm describing experimental data. Designed

and constructed prototype fiber-optic sensor and conducted

qualification trials. Presented research at technical conferences.

Received US patent.

Co-Investigator for extended-use intra-cranial fiberoptic pressure

sensor development Extensively researched, and identified, sensor and

catheter materials and adhesives. Performed initial feasibility

studies employing design-of-experiment techniques. Identified,

obtained & set up equipment, and wrote code for computer-controlled

multi-unit data acquisition systems using communications protocols and

microprocessor code customization in stand-alone medical device

monitor display. Analyzed experimental data, refined and selected

design for manufacturing use. Coordinated prototype manufacturing

build of sensor per FDA-controlled procedures and documentation.

Fiberoptic, Laser and Optic consulting and expertise for

manufacturing support. Developed and implemented

inspection/handling, cutting/cleaving, bonding, and

connector-polishing methods for fiber sensor and electro-fiberoptic

transceiver assemblies. Provided optic/fiberoptic expertise in Quality

Assurance, failure-diagnosis & correction and material discrepency

discussions with vendors. Diagnosed and repaired Nd-YAG

laser-welding production equipment: Optic and mirror replacement,

rebuilt and aligned laser cavity, aligned multi-optic high-power

beam-steering, focusing and fiberoptic relay system for welding of

titanium sensor assemblies. Supplied microscopy expertise and

support. Developed and transferred manufacturing inspection techniques

utilizing Numarski and other photomicrographic methods. Identified,

qualified and installed a precision 800X microscope/video/printer

system for use in a manufacturing clean room environment.

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI -- '85 - '93

Graduate Student Researcher and Teaching Assistant

Dept. of Physics, '85 - '93

Conducted nonlinear laser spectroscopic studies of enzymes and

proteins, and of ultrafast dielectric relaxation in liquids.

Designed, machined and constructed precision optical

isolation-table apparatus. Used optical and electronic equipment

e.g. spectrometers, photomultiplier and solid-state detectors,

lock-in amplifiers, box-car integrators to extract very-low

intensity optical signals. Operated, maintained and repaired

high-intensity Q-switched NdYAG and tunable-dye lasers. Performed

advanced mathematical modeling of nonlinear optical processes.

Presented papers at conferences, published in peer-reviewed

journals. Co-taught technical writing course for undergraduate

physics students, taught problem solving and lecture-review

first-year physics discussion sections, graded reports for

senior-year experimental lab course.

Graduate Student Staff Member

Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, '89 - '94

Selected, because of teaching and instructional skills, to

participate in co-teaching the Teaching Assistant training

sessions for incoming graduate students. Supervised and conducted

workshops in new teaching techniques. Monitored instructor

performance and performed mid-semester course evaluations relying

on student participation.

Honeywell, Inc

. Minneapolis, MN --'79 - '85

Research Associate

Physical Sciences Center, '84 - 85

Investigated solvation-shell vapor-pressure effects in various

hydrated-ion salt solutions for immobilized liquid membrane

chemical sensors. Designed and constructed apparatus involving

ionizing mass spectrometer, vacuum pumps, gauges and assemblies,

and data acquisition equipment. Conducted experiments, analyzed

data and identified optimum material formulations.

Researcher

Systems and Research Center, '79 - '84

Co-initiated research project to develop novel sensor concepts

incorporating biological sensing mechanisms and algorithms.

Designed and constructed precision optical systems utilizing

Mach-Zehnder interferometers in order to characterize and optimize

fiberoptic magnetometer sensitivity. Was a key player in the

design, fabrication and testing of a portable non-laboratory

fiberoptic magnetometer. Developed chemo-mechanical polishing

techniques for delineating mulilayer superlattice interfaces under

scanning electron microscopy. Investigated and identified magnetic

and differential magnetorestrictive properties of electroplated

Ni-Co-Fe alloys. Designed and developed polishing techniques for

II-VI and III-V infrared material compounds. Operated and repaired

various vacuum deposition systems for generation of multilayer

sprectrally-discriminating optical sensors and filters.

Co-authored a computer program which numerically modeled the

optical state of dual-polarization interferometric gyros and

sensor. Authored a user-friendly computer application for

calculating complex scattering matrix elements in microwave strip

antennas. Established data base and statistical software for the

ring-laser gyro production program. Co-authored four Final

Contract Reports to US government funding agencies.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

ADDITIONAL

Volunteer

New Enterprise Forum Ann Arbor, MI 3/98 - Present

Established a portable, multi-terminal networked database to process

and assist registration at monthly meetings. Perform data extraction

from database and do HTML upload of the information to NEF's website.

(For example, reference the URL

[3]http://nef.bizserve.com/attend/June_Meeting.html.) Created,

moderate and run NEF's email listserv group involving over 200 people:

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Volunteer Sound Reinforcement Engineer

The Ark Ann Arbor, MI 3/95 - 12/97

Setup equipment and ran sound board at professional and amateur

performances for diverse selection of international, national and

local bands and musicians, approximately 1-2 times per week. For those

concerts, was responsible for communicating with bands, managers etc.

and arranging sound equipment requirements, rentals and load-in

schedules. Coordinated and ran the concert schedule for all sound

volunteers and professionals, during the last 9 months: Trained new

volunteer recruits in sound reinforcement practices; was on-call to

trouble-shoot situations. Established, moderated and ran small

technical email discussion group: abphuh@r.postjobfree.com.

References

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2. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cdandrsn

3. http://nef.bizserve.com/attend/June_Meeting.html

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