MEMS, sensors, embedded, PCB, FMEA, wireless devices, DFx, DSP
Resume:
Salam Gabran
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www.linkedin.com/in/sgabran/
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Experienced and innovative engineer and technical manager with passion for creating scalable and high impact products.
Continuous hands-on experience in MEMS sensors design, test and characterization, denoising, signal pre-processing, statistical noise analysis, embedded systems, flexible electronics, wearables, medical devices, PID control, high-speed PCB design (SI, EMI), microfabrication, DFx, FMEA.
Successfully created and commercialized new prototypes/products for consumer, medical and automotive markets.
Experience in technical management, strategy and IP planning, business development, start-ups, PMO and building and leading multi- disciplinary teams (engineers and medical researchers).
Inventor of award-winning wearable medical technology and flexible MEMS sensors, received the 2012 MEMSCAP CMC best microsystem design award in Canada.
Worked in regulated industries: Automotive (AEC-Q100), Medical (ISO 13485 and FDA regulations).
Experienced user of Altium, Matlab, C, C++, C#, ANSYS FEA, COMSOL FEA, EMPIRE FDTD, Python, Autocad, Solid Works, LabView, Orcad, Agile.
SELECTED PROJECTS
Consumer electronics:
o Hands-on experience with wide range of microcontrollers, sensors, serial and wireless protocols, electromechanical and optical components, high data rate acquisition, PID control, sensor fusion, flexible devices, BLDC control, battery and power management. o Designed high throughput automated systems for test and characterization of MEMS sensors for UVLSI semiconductor industry.
Wearable, Wellness and Medical devices:
o Designed several products/prototypes: Monitoring physiological activities (brain waves, heart rate, blood pressure, oximetry …), DBS/Brain interfacing/neuromodulation, sleep monitoring, smart contact lenses, glucose level monitoring, stress level monitoring, epilepsy monitoring/treatment, high risk pregnancy monitoring, implants using hyper-elastic polymers and memory alloys. o Hands-on experience with medical sensors (DBS, EEG, ECG, EMG, ECoG, PPG, oximetry, pressure, chemicals and others).
Automotive industry:
o Hands-on experience with IMU modules and MEMS pressure sensors for automotive applications. RELEVANT HISTORY (Full-Time employment)
Novela Neurotechnologies Alameda, California
Principal Engineer, Project Manager 6/2018 – 3/2020
Full-Time employment.
Created, designed, and launched revolutionary product for wireless brain interfacing platforms (recording and stimulation) for closed-loop therapy of epilepsy and addiction. Reduced cost by 200x, and size by 100x compared to competitive products.
Created and developed low-cost, scalable, high throughput/yield processes for manufacturing and assembly of MEMS sensors.
Hands-on work: MEMS sensors design (ANSYS FEA, Autocad, Solid Works), sensor signal pre-processing and sensor fusion (Matlab, C++), sensor test and validation, rapid prototyping and high speed PCBs (Altium, SI), embedded and board level design (ARM/Arduino/C++), designed power management and SMPS, wireless data links (BLE, MICS), microfabrication/nano-post-processing.
Management roles: Created and Managed 4 engineering teams, managed 6 collaborating research groups (engineering and medical researchers), FMEA, DFx, scalability and planning for production, managing CM’s, established document control system, planning animal testing.
Contributed to company IP roadmap through my technical experience and business development vision.
Established and managed research collaborations (medical, engineering) and industrial partners in North America, Europe and the Middle East.
Silicon Microstructures (SMI) Milpitas, California Senior MEMS Design Engineer, Project Manager 6/2017 - 5/2018
Designed and launched new MEMS pressure sensors for consumer market. Worked on sensors projects for medical devices and automotive applications.
Hands-on work: MEMS sensor design (Ansys FEA), microfabrication process development (in-house foundry), sensor characterization and validation, MEMS package test and characterization, testing scripts and FMEA, Improved and automated MEMS simulation scripts and models (ANSYS), Improved scripts and hardware setups for test and characterization of MEMS sensors (LabView).
Management roles: Lead several joint projects with engineering design/test and validation/foundry teams.
Contributed to company IP roadmap.
Full-Time employment, short tenure due to relocation and urgent personal circumstances. TDK (formerly: InvenSense) San Jose, California
Senior MEMS Sensor Engineer, NPI (New Product Integration) 4/2016 - 6/2017
Worked on MEMS products/projects/prototypes for high-end consumer market clients (Apple, Microsoft, Google).
Member of engineering team to plan and launch InvenSense automotive IMU sensor in partnership with Panasonic.
Designed and qualified high throughput automated MEMS sensors characterization and validation systems and noise analysis scripts, and improved throughput by 300x.
Developed and qualified product prototypes for augmented and virtual reality (AR, VR) and head-mounted display (HMD) applications.
Hands-on Work: MEMS sensor validation/characterization/noise analysis scripts (Ansys, Matlab, Python, C#), signal preprocessing and sensor fusion (Matlab), designed sensor characterization hardware setups (PID/NI PXI/C#/C++).
Management roles: Project owner, new product integration, FMEA, Gage-RR for consumer and automotive markets.
Full-Time employment, short tenure due to acquisition by TDK. Novela Microsystems Waterloo, Canada
Co-founder, Research Director 2013 - 2016
Developed and qualified award-wining technology for medical wearable and implantable devices for brain interfacing. Improved electrical performance by 6400x compared to competitive technologies.
Designed and worked on wellness and wearable devices and prototypes using sensor fusion (C, C++, Matlab, Orcad, Altium, Ansys, Autocad), sensors arrays, flexible electronics, signal preprocessing and denoising.
Contributed to company IP roadmap through my technical experience and business development vision.
Developed custom solutions for industrial customers for medical wearable devices and flexible electronics. Mechworks Systems Inc. Waterloo, Canada
Circuit Designer 6/2006 - 05/2007
Designed and launched new product for industrial inertial measurement units (IMUs) modules (Ti MSP, C, IAR, Orcad, Matlab).
Designed electronic modules for automotive semi-active suspension system (Cadillac SRX) (Ti MSP, C, IAR, Orcad, Matlab).
Designed and launched new product to monitor performance and efficiency of snow plowing trucks (Ti MSP, C, IAR, Orcad, Matlab).
Designed motor controllers, sensing and actuation modules, IMU modules, CAN bus systems. Omega Electronics Cairo, Egypt
Founder, Circuit Designer 2002 - 2004
Designed and launched custom circuit and embedded system solutions for automotive and home automation applications (8051, Ti MSP, Atmel, C/C++).
Designed miniature DC motor controllers and servo motor systems (BLDC, PID), DTMF control systems. University of Waterloo Waterloo, Canada
Research Scientist, NSERC Industrial Post-Doctoral Fellow 2012 - 2013 Research Assistant 2004 - 2006 / 2007 - 2012
Developed and qualified novel technologies in nano and micro-fabrication and flexible circuits for sensors and OLED applications
Developed high performance sensors for EEG, ECG, EMG and Deep Brain Stimulation.
Developed wearable devices (embedded systems) for portable medical and wellness applications. EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, 2007 – 2012, University of Waterloo, Canada, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Created novel and award-wining MEMS technology for Intra-Cortical Microelectrode Arrays for Neural-Interfacing.
Worked on industrial projects for medical sensors, medical implants and werable devices.
Managed multi-disciplinary project conducted in the University of Waterloo, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital (Krembil Neuroscience Center), and the Sick Kids Hospital.
Master of Science, 2004 – 2006, University of Waterloo, Canada, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Created novel MEMS dry EEG probes for long term and portable applications.
Worked on industrial projects for medical sensors and portable wellness devices. Bachelor of Science, 1997 – 2002, Cairo University, Egypt, Electrical and Computer Engineering OTHER ASSETS
Volunteer tutor with Saint Mark Mentors Group (Cairo, Egypt) serving school children in economically disadvantaged areas.
Possess soft skills: Leadership, pro-active, good communication and problem-solving skills.
Hobbies: Research, reading, scuba diving, tennis, hiking.
Media: Alameda Sun: https://alamedasun.com/tags/novela
Media: Eureka Alert: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/nn-nnb111219.php
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