Program Manager Process Engineer

Thomas Haw

San Diego, CA

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Summary

Subject Matter Expert in Spectroscopy & Photonic devices

Seeking useful work in Relevant Technologies and/or Education

Technology experience in R&D, New Product Introduction and Sustained Manufacture

Deep knowledge of semiconductor packaging, fiber optic technology & optical transceivers

Education experience as Adjunct Professor, OGI, & Teaching Assistant, UCR

8 US patents in photonics, biomedical products and semiconductor processing

Professional Experience

Avo Photonics, Horsham PA 2023-2024

Program Manager, Photonic Private Label Contract Manufacturing

Success at component specification, technical performance & process optimizations for customer module designs

Modules included MEMS-based swept laser source, gain chip amplified VCSEL source, and tryptophan sensor

Inclusive production support & training, clear external customer communications

Emcore, Alhambra CA 2021-2023

Principal Process Engineer, Wafer Test

Resolved InP Wafer Test qualification requirements, result accuracy & chip selection to proper wavelength & yield

Success at chip (& chip-on-carrier) qualification testing, device handling & process yield improvements

Success at Wafer-level fulfillment of advanced gain chips, LEML lasers, Lidar sources & Avalanche Photodiodes

Ondax, Monrovia CA 2017-2021

Senior Optical Process & Applications Engineer

Balanced Technical Sales, Applications, Process Development & Service for stabilized laser source products

Success at OEM opportunities with solid engineering & communication

Success at performance & manufacturing gains in Raman instrumentation, holographic filters & stabilized lasers

BIT Group, Irvine CA

Contract Design Engineer 2015-2017

Design & manufacture of a non-imaging, zero background fluorescence detection product for PCR diagnostics

Sekidenko Inc, Vancouver WA, acquired by Advanced Energy

Member of Technical Staff 2000-2014

Engineering Manager

Senior Optical Engineer

Continual advancement from Optical Engineer for this best in class manufacturer of temperature sensors in the Semiconductor Process industry. Key technical actions to win multi-million dollar contract manufacturing with 3 large capital equipment manufacturers and 2 end-users, to win a multi-million OEM business in solar assembly, and to drive transceiver designs to new applications (bright background, contamination control, MOCVD, bulk crystal growth, glass preform annealing, ultraviolet sensing). Laser Safety & Safety Committee.

Photonic Packaging Technologies, Beaverton OR 1999-2000

Senior Product Engineer

Developed and finalized packaging and sub-micron assembly methods for customer devices (laser, detector, ELED) connected to optical fibers.

Photon Kinetics, Beaverton OR 1993-1999

Manufacturing Engineer Manager

Manufacturing Engineer

Fiber Optic Test Equipment for Corning and others.

Hired an effective group to ease manufacture & increase output of OASYS, OTDR, instruments & accessories

Oregon Medical Laser Center, Portland OR Directed technical issues for development of this lab.

Lab Technical Director 1991-1993 Cardiology catheter advances, in vivo light delivery.

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA Engineer at the Wellman Laboratory of Photomedicine

Laser Engineer 1990-1991 Medical laser delivery, fiber optic devices, radiometry.

Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge MA Optical process engineer in Laser Diode group, MEL

Senior Engineer 1987-1990 Narrow divergence lasers, die attach, dual clad fiber laser.

Lytel Incorporated, Branchburg NJ Process & Manufacturing engineer.

Engineer 1985-1987 Optical fiber packaging of laser, LED and PIN.

Geo-Centers (@Picatinny Arsenal), Dover NJ CARS Thermometry of Hydrogen in Flash Events, laser

Scientist 1984-1985 ignition of solid propellant, fiber optic sensors.

Education

M.S. Physical Chemistry, University of California, Riverside CA 1984. Advanced to PhD candidacy.

B.A. Chemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown CT 1981. Senior Chemistry Department Award. V Lacrosse, Soccer.

Haverford College, Haverford PA. Magill-Rhoads Scholar. Pre-Medical coursework, Varsity Lacrosse

Diploma, Mount Saint Joseph HS, Baltimore MD 1976. Senior Awards in English, All-MSA in Soccer & Lacrosse.

Additional Training

Vacuum Technology, Cadence Project Management, ISO9000, Digital Timing, Developing Products in Half the Time (Preston G. Smith), APICS certification, NHS Lacrosse Coach, Copy Exact! Training.

Community

Lacrosse and soccer coach, co-founder of the Eastside Portland Lacrosse Club for kids.

Educational experience as a TA at UCR, Adjunct Professor at OGI, Accreditation Consultant with Omni Nano.

Officer in the Columbia Section, Optical Society of America

Patents

10,421,151 ”Laser Noise Elimination in Transmission Thermometry”

9,228,878 “Dual Beam Non-Contact Displacement Sensor”

8,506,161 “Compensation of stray light interference in substrate temperature measurement”

8,254,767 “Method and apparatus for extended temperature pyrometry”

5,671,314 “Illuminator devices for ultraviolet light delivery and methods of making same”

5,275,160 “Probes for radiance dosimetry”

5,254,115 “Coagulating scalpels”

4,989,213 “Narrow divergence, single quantum well, separate confinement, AlGaAs laser”

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