Engineer Design

Howard Feder: Mechanical Engineering Design

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215-***-**** (H), 215-***-**** (M)

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SUMMARY

An extensive experience in engineering design with companies on the leading edge of such diverse technologies as airborne infrared optoelectronics, computer peripherals, consumer electronics component manufacturing equipment, fusion energy research apparatus, medical / pharmaceutical products manufacturing and laboratory test automation. Familiar with multidiscipline project coordination, geometric dimensioning and tolerances, and engineering documentation. Proficient in the use of Pro-E WildFire / CREO CAD and MS Office.

Strong ability to conceptualize and develop innovative solutions to application driven requirements.

EXPERIENCE

Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ 4/2008 - 4/2015

Senior Mechanical Designer (consultant) (see also 1976-1979)

Design modifications for secure attachment and positioning of large (10ft) magnetic confinement field coils for fusion energy experimental test reactor. Epoxy bonding fixture design. Design modification of reactor support structure. Experimental laboratory apparatus design of new fusion energy system, the Princeton FRC Reactor. Optical assembly design for ultrahigh vacuum and thermal environment with articulated shutter mechanism. Design of multichannel fiberoptic light collection system.

Pro-Engineer WildFire-5 CAD and Windchill PDM.

NanoPV Corporation, Ewing, NJ10/ 10/2007–4/2008

Mechanical Design Engineer (consultant)

Design and development of equipment and apparatus for the production of nanocrystalline silicon solar panels. System details included ultrahigh vacuum, high thermal loading, and RF power distribution. Duties entailed close involvement with process engineers, model shop and outside fabricators. Utilized Pro-E Wildfire 3 CAD.

Kulicke and Sofa Industries Inc. Fort Washington, Pa 5/2007-10/2007

Mechanical Design (consultant) (see also 1973-1974 & 1979-1985)

Design of prototype test apparatus and equipment for new die bonder development. Acted as corporate Pro-E Wildfire 2 liason with Swiss Subsidiary. Designs involved complex high speed mechanisms, linier motors, castings, sheet metal, rotating elements, pneumatics, photo-optics, vendor contact, etc.

Action Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia, Pa 9/2006-5/2007

Mechanical Design (consultant)

Design of military ordinance fusing devices incorporating miniature high precision machined and plastic molded parts in ultrahigh G safe/arm mechanisms. New product launch involving direct customer contact and technical review process, vendor and model shop direction, prototype build and test. Technical Data Package developed in accordance with ANSI Y14.5 and MIL-STD-100 using Pro-E WildFire-2.

Lutron Electronics Inc, Tooling & Test Development Group, Albertus, Pa 1/2006-8/2006

Mechanical Design (consultant)

Design of electromechanical test apparatus, new production tooling and assembly equipment for manufacture of consumer lighting and home automation products. Required strong interaction with toolmakers, process and electronics engineering, production technicians and suppliers (Pro-E WildFire-2 and Intralink).

Power Medical Interventions, Inc, Langhorn, Pa 9/2004-12/2005

Manufacturing Engineer

Process Design and implementation of tooling and apparatus for the assembly of computer controlled surgical cutting and stapling instruments. Close collaboration with design engineering to develop a mature and manufacturable product meeting all design criteria and FDA validation requirements. Design of automated laboratory repetitive testing system (Pro-E WildFire-2).

Enser Corporation, Cinnaminson, NJ 9/2003-8/2004

Design Engineer (consultant)

Proposal development for a variety of industrial manufacturing projects including design feasibility

and equipment costing. Fixture design for turbo machinery rotor alignment (Pro-E 2001).

Isthmus Development Engineering, Lawrenceville, NJ 1/2002-9/2003

Design Engineer

Developed concepts and designs of complex mechanical systems and equipment used in pharmaceutical and medical products manufacturing. Created unique solutions to technical problems and developed methods to enhance client products. Worked with vendors to design, develop and fabricate custom products and equipment. Worked with associates to prepare specifications and to assure project schedules and objectives. Designs involved various drive components, stepper motors, encoders, springs, bearings, solenoids, vibratory feeders, plastic moldings and miniature stampings. CAD software – Solid Edge

Examples:

Automated plug insertion system for large pharmaceutical company asthma inhaler assembly line.

Robotic gripper head design for large pharmaceutical company

Automated surgical blade staking machine for a large medical products company.

Sarnoff Corp, Princeton, NJ (formerly RCA Research Laboratory) 1987-2001

Associate Member-Technical Staff (Design Engineer)

Worked in the Integrated Technology Products and Life Sciences and Systems divisions. Engineering and design on a wide range of contracts for commercial, government and internal clients.

Duties included extensive technical supervision of supporting personnel and interface with research scientists as well as model makers and suppliers. All design work was performed in Pro/Engineer.

Examples:

Automated document feed system for Educational Testing Service, Princeton, N.J. Project responsibility from conception to installation. Six units delivered--replacing manual operation.

Wafer processing caddy including loading/unloading system enabling 2in diameter GaAs wafers to be processed in 4in equipment. Work done for in house solid state processing group.

Precision alignment apparatus for I.R. C.C.D. focal plane array for airborne infrared camera. Optical alignment to within .0005 in X and Y-axis and within .1û.

Cryogenic card probe for cooled focal plane array mounting.

Various infrared cameras with either sterling cryogenic coolers or vacuum dewars designed for the

U.S. Navy and Air Force, MIT Lincoln Labs, Westinghouse Corp, and several international clients.

Automated laboratory system for single nucleotide detection and identification.

High throughput chemical sequencing and screening experimental apparatus design.

Product design and Manufacturing process development for biomedical and pharmaceutical clients.

Developmental design of cellular communication antenna packaging in street ventilation grating.

Developmental design of tooth mounted communication device.

Advanced Mechanization Inc, Horsham, Pa 1986-1987

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Overall responsibility for mechanical design and engineering of Hybrid die attach system, a gantry type robotic semiconductor assembly machine. The system consisted of 4 degrees of freedom with full closed loop feedback including force sensing and vision, automatic tool changing, batch feed, or automatic component transfer and

positioning. Coordinated design with electronic and software engineering. Duties included administrative and technical supervision of supporting engineers, designers and draftsmen. Interfaced directly with machine shop and suppliers.

Ford Electronics and Refrigeration Corp, Lansdale, Pa 1985-1986

Design Engineer (contract)

Design of tooling and production equipment used in the assembly of automotive electronic components such as fuel and temperature gauges. Work involved improvement to existing equipment and original designs for new projects such as the adaptation of a robot for tachometer calibration and integrating it into the assembly line.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc, Willow Grove, Pa 1973-1974 & 1979-1985

Advanced Mechanical Engineer/Project Leader

Designed and developed automatic component handling systems for this manufacturer of semiconductor assembly equipment, including magazine/cassette feeders, strip and singulated component transfer and precise positioning mechanisms. Responsible for the conceptual and definitive design of major company products including both new equipment and modification of existing manual systems for mechanization. Introduced new structural fabrication method to company to provide lightweight rigid structures for dynamic high speed, low inertia machine elements. Developed feasibility models and prototypes. Established test procedures and trained assembly personnel. Developed a major portion of photovoltaic solar cell array assembly machine (see publications and awards). Generated and maintained project schedules. Supervised and coordinated the work of supporting designers, draftsmen, and machinists. Had extensive supplier liaison. Provided consultation for technical publications and marketing.

Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ 1976-1979

Senior Technical Associate (Designer)

Design of apparatus and instrumentation used to study controlled Thermonuclear Fusion Energy reactions. Worked directly with experimental research physicists. Responsibilities were to implement hardware and instrumentation required, and to carry each project through from conception to installation. Work involved the design of mechanisms and intricate devices operable in ultra-high vacuum, at extreme temperatures, and within high magnetic fields. Many unusual materials such as the refractory and noble metals, and ceramics were used. Some representative; Neutral Particle Beam Probe, Surface Analysis, Fast Neutral Particle Camera, Vacuum Systems, Electrostatic Lens systems, High Speed Rotating Bearings for vacuum application, etc. Duties required supervision of Designers, Master Instrument Makers and Machinists, and extensive supplier contact.

Optical Scanning Corp, Newtown, Pa 1969-1976

Senior Mechanical Designer

Design, prototype development, testing, and documentation of desktop optical character recognition system; scan head, indexing drive and carriage, input feeder and output stacker. Developed effective means of static elimination in paper feed path. Mechanical design of special application video display terminals entailing keyboard layout and design of RFI shielded CRT housings Designs involved intricate sheet metal assemblies, gearing, timing belt and cable drives, motors, springs, bearings, solenoids, plastic moldings and aluminum castings.

Control Data Corp, Valley Forge, Pa 1962-1969

Mechanical Design Draftsman (1965 to 1967 - US Army)

Continuation engineering support for computer peripherals including mechanism design and electronic packaging. Duties involved special equipment modification designs, and generation of engineering and field change orders, change request investigations and manufacturing support requirements.

EDUCATION;

Penn State Extension Night School, Abington, PA

A.S. - Machine and Tool Design, 1965

MILITARY SERVICE;

U.S. Army - 1965 to 1967

Battalion Cryptographic Communications Security Specialist

Vietnam Service, Highest Rank- SP4, Honorable Discharge

ORGANIZATIONS;

Senior Member – American Society of Manufacturing Engineers

TEACHING EXPERIENCE;

Adjunct Faculty Member; Bucks County Community College, 1982 -1993

Instructor; Mechanical Drafting and Design

PUBLICATIONS

Co-author; Princeton University

Research Paper # 958, The Poloidial Limiter Toroid Thalium Beam Probe

Co-author; NASA Tech Briefs, Photovoltaic Solar Cell Assembly Equipment Design (at Kulicke & Soffa)

AWARDS

NASA – Certificate of Appreciation (3) – Photovoltaic Solar Cell Assembly Equipment Design

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