Engineer Quality Control
Resume:
Nasrin Ghanbari
Tucson AZ, **715
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Qualifications
• Recent graduate level courses in imaging theory, Fourier optics and lens design
• Hands-on laboratory expertise with building and testing prototypes of imaging systems
and interferometer setups
• Proficient in designing experiments and performing statistical analysis to improve the
production yield of holographic films
• Proficient in the application of software packages MATLAB, ZEMAX, and LABVIEW
• Experienced in technical marketing and liaising between customers and business units
• US permanent resident; available to start immediately
Education
Ph.D. Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson (2012 - 2016)
M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson (2005 - 2008)
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson (2002 - 2005)
Work Experience
Technical Marketer, Thorlabs Inc., Newton, NJ (2011 - 2012)
• Published technical content for new product releases in coordination with business units
• Strategized website updates and new product development through analyzing website
traffic, sales data, and competitor product offerings
• Created and optimized targeted advertisements with Google AdWords
• Created marketing collateral for trade shows by teaming with graphic artists
Optical Scientist, Prism Solar Technologies Inc., Tucson, AZ (2008 - 2011)
• Developed production process for a holographic film that improved the yield by 20%
• Improved the quality of the flexible film to generate up to 35% more energy per watt
• Designed experiments to conduct feasibility studies for the production of film
• Utilized MATLAB and ZEMAX to optimize the optical design and illumination condition
• Assembled free space interferometers and imaging systems to expose thin films
• Developed thin film coating methods suitable for high volume production
• Performed chemical wet processing techniques to develop and engineer optical
properties of holographic films
• Performed quality control by using industry standard optical instrumentation such as
Filmetrics, Hitachi spectrophotometer and J.A.Woollam VASE ellipsometer
• Developed LABVIEW modules that automated the film exposure setup by controlling
motorized stages and shutters
• Tested solar module prototypes for various performance parameters such as efficiency,
bandwidth and scattering
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (2007 - 2008)
• Assisted with the instruction of graduate course “Photovoltaic solar Energy Systems”
• Designed and tested experiments relevant to topics covered in lectures
• Taught laboratory sessions of the course to groups of 10 to 15 students
• Graded homework, proctored exams and held office hours
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (2005 - 2007)
• Published “Folded Holographic Imaging System”, Conference Proceedings SPIE,
Volume 6675 (2007)
• Implemented a MATLAB program to numerically model the optical throughput
• Investigated various types of diffractive optical elements along with optimum illumination
conditions suitable for use in compact imaging system
• Designed a holographic element; analyzed its performance and chromatic aberrations
• Built an optical bench prototype of the compact camera system and measured the
imaging resolution, frequency response, diffraction efficiency and optical throughput
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