Manager Engineer
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R. FRENCH LEGER
PO Box 29537
Santa Fe, NM 87592, USA
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONSTwenty-five years of experience producing electro-mechanical designs.Superior ability to translate products from R & D concepts into production units.Excellent interpersonal skills, combined with excellent leadership and supervisory abilities.Proficiency in Mathcad,SolidWorks and MS PowerPoint software.
EDUCATION
B. S. in Physics
University of Washington
ACHIEVEMENTS
W.L. Gore:
Designed a thin-walled, tubular mandrel used in the manufacture of bifurcated arterial prostheses. Located and coordinated a swaging subcontractor to construct 600 mandrels. This single design innovation reduced mandrel cost by 50%, eliminated product contamination by other mandrels, and increased productivity by reducing pre-heating time by 75%.
Physics Dept., University of Washington:
Designed and implemented an ice-wave apparatus to investigate the thermal migration properties of ice for toxic ground water containment and remediation at Super Fund sites. Awarded a patent for a process to establish continuous impenetrable sub-soil barriers in arid soils.
Astronomy Dept., University of Washington/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory:
Part of the design team that produced the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Telescope (www.sdss.org). After it achieved "First Light," became the Engineering Manager for the first three survey projects conducted by the telescope.
Physics Dept., Northern Arizona University:
Designed continuous-reading, atmospheric-conductivity instruments to conduct air quality studies in the Grand Canyon.
PUBLICATIONS
"Design and Upgrades for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Telescope Roll-Off Enclosure," SPIE Conference, 2002.
"Design and Construction of Instrument Rotator for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Telescope," SPIE Conference, 2002.
"Frozen Soil Barriers for Hazardous Waste Confinement," International Symposium on Ground Freezing and Frost Action in Soils, Lulia, Sweden, 1997.
"Parameters for Determining Geometric Configuration of Bifurcated Mandrels," W.L.Gore and Associates, Medical Products Division, Flagstaff, Arizona.
"Pollution Measurements with Small Ion Counters in the Grand Canyon," Final report for research conducted at Northern Arizona University for the Bendix Corporation.
Co-author for following publication list:
1) The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Commissioning Data: Orion.
Douglas Finkbeiner
2004, AJ, 128,2577-2592
2) The 2.5-m Telescope of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
James E. Gunn
2006, AJ, 131, 2332-2359
3) The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Catalog I. Early Data
Release.
Donald P. Schneider
2002, AJ, 123, 567-57
4) Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Early Data Release.
Chris Stoughton
2002, AJ, 123, 485-548
5) Technical Overview of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
Donald G. York
2000, AJ, 120, 1579-1587
6) The Luminosity Function of Galaxies in SDSS Commissioning Data.
Michael R. Blanton
2001, AJ, 121, 2358-2380
Featured in the book
A Grand and Bold Thing
Author: Ann K. Finkbeiner
http://annfinkbeiner.com/
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
University of Washington : 4/08 - Present
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory: 2/99 - 4/08
Telescope Manager
Manage the engineering operations for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) telescope. Supervise resident and visiting technicians, scientists and engineers. Manager in charge of scheduling the maintenance, repair and upgrade tasks for both on-site and off-site personnel.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory: 2/99 - 4/08
University of Washington
Research Engineer
12/95 - 2/99
Astronomy Department
A member of the Telescope Engineering Group for the SDSS project. Initially responsible for the design and construction of the Optical Fiber Cartridge System. Ultimately responsible for the design of a new instrument rotator and the final assembly and commissioning of the 2.5m SDSS telescope.
2.5 m Sloan Digital Sky Survey Telescope
3/93 - 12/95
Physics Department
Designed and constructed instruments and apparatus in the development of cryogenic barriers and remediation technologies for contaminated soils. Member of team awarded four patents. Primarily responsible for designing and supervising the construction of intermediate tests on a forty-ton soil sample to supply the engineering data necessary to construct "in-field" projects at Super Fund sites.
Real World Design
8/91- 3/93
Responsible for the design, construction and documentation of a production system to manufacture articulated bicycle sidecars for SideKids, Inc. Developed and coordinated a network of sub-contractors and suppliers. Implemented a CAD system that significantly reduced the turn-around time for the construction of medical and biological research equipment.
Dinamation International
12/89 - 3/91
Member of an eight-person, prototype team charged with the development of full-scale, animated, dinosaur replicas and Exploratorium-type exhibits for science museums. Designed and constructed the mechanical aspects of the robotic skeletons, incorporating hydraulic, pneumatic, or electrical actuators. Responsible for specifying mechanical components and establishing manufacturing processes for the production department.
Metal Arts Group
10/86 - 12/89
Senior engineer responsible for the design, construction, and implementation of tooling for the punching, stamping, and forming operations involved in the manufacturing of silver flatware and jewelry. Achieved l00% increase in tooling production during the first year of employment by introducing new technologies in template construction, heat-treating, and E.D.M. processes, and by establishing a productive network of sub-contractors and suppliers.
Ellard Instrumentation
11/83 - 9/86
Designed and supervised construction of biological research instrumentation, including electrophoresis apparatus, micro-injectors, radiation-therapy equipment, and premature-baby-length measuring devices. Successfully designed a micro-injection system for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to introduce recombinant DNA into individual frog eggs to facilitate a higher ratio of successful mutation per experiment.
Self- employed
3/82 - 11/83
Worked on contact for D.E. Hokenson - an ultrasonic, diagnostic-equipment manufacturer.
W. L. Gore
Medical Products Division
12/78 - 3/82
Promoted from entry-level machinist position to engineering department in one year by designing and constructing a hand-held, wire-twisting system that alleviated an occupational hazard to production workers and eliminated the threat of an investigation by the state labor-and-industry commission. Promoted to team responsible for developing production systems for successful R&D projects.
References available upon request.
©2012 Roger (French) Leger. All Rights Reserved.
©2012 Roger (French) Leger. All Rights Reserved.
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