Paul M. Sweeney

** *** ***** **. *** F Nashua, NH 03062

Phone: 716-***-****

E-Mail adi2ff@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Skilled research scientist with doctorate in electrical engineering. Strong background in high power laser design including diode pumped solid state lasers, CO2, ultrafast systems, regenerative amplifiers and MOPA’s, as well as OPA’s and OPO’s. An experienced quality assurance manager responsible for the development and coordination of all quality control aspects within a semiconductor and electro-optics production facility. A strong leader able to train and motivate teams to peak performance.

EXPERIENCE

BAE Systems Inc. JUL ‘18 – PRESENT

Sr. Optical Engineer

Generate and implement improvements in test design, processes, and methodologies to reduce cost, increase throughput and ensure producibility of designs.

Knowledge and proficiency in the use of electronic and optical test equipment such as collimators, alignment telescopes, beam profilers, signal generators, oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers.

Resolved walk-off compensation for multiple Crystal OPA design

Helped author a solid state laser design guide for engineering

Help develop a training course for production technicians including experimental setup and development of course content including lecture materials, outline, and class slides

TRUMPF Photonics DEC ’10 – NOV ‘11

Quality Assurance Engineer

Development and Coordination of all quality control aspects within TRUMPF Photonics semiconductor and electro-optics production. Optimization of all production areas for equipment, tools and fixtures according to Lean Manufacturing and 5S standards.

Managed quality improvement projects, including leading Six Sigma green belt projects saving the company $150,000 annually

Initiated Kaizen corrective action teams with the purpose of reducing defect occurrences or reversing negative trends in defects observed, when necessary escalated to FMEA

Drove shop floor quality improvement campaign (Gemba Management) and moderated Gemba quality meetings

Performed internal and external (vendor) audits and qualifications

Maintained company compliance as a Certified ISO 9000 Internal Auditor

Conducted training of employees on TRUMPF Quality Standard, technical guidelines/techniques, QA-Procedures

Related skills and computer experience

Statistical reliability characterizations and failure analysis for III-V epitaxial growth, wafer processing and laser packaging

Experienced in all phases of solid-state laser manufacturing including semiconductor lasers, CO2 lasers, external cavity lasers, harmonic generation, beam combining, fiber coupling, and wavelength stabilization

SAP,SPC, DOE, JMP, Minitab, Matlab, LabVIEW, and Sonoscan

Photonics Industries International Inc. NOV ’06 – FEB ‘09

Product Manager DM Series (AUG ’07 – FEB ‘09)

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of a $4.3M product line, overseeing a group of six scientists, engineers and technicians responsible for all phases of research, design and production.

•Audited existing processes, identified critical gaps and designed new corrective procedures. Authored new work procedures and trained staff for improved productivity and safety.

•Implemented Quality improvement program including spot audits, root-cause analysis, and implementation of remedial actions.

•Handled customer complaints including physically visiting customer plants and collaborating with production engineers to identify and solve issues. Demonstrated exemplary customer service strengths in oral and written communications.

•Facilitated numerous Root Cause Failure Analysis Investigations in regard to product and/or system failures.

•Produced short/long term production scheduling, forecasting, monthly analysis, and cost forecasting.

Key Accomplishments:

•Solved significant design flaws in the cooling systems that were resulting in customer complaints and product failures.

•Streamlined production procedures to reduce costs and increase production by 23%.

•Performed numerous domestic and international on-site visits for Demonstration, Integration and Customer Training. When needed provided on-site field service and repair to reduce “down-time” and restore customer confidence resulting in nearly a 30% increase in DM sales over 18 months.

Sr. Laser Engineer R&D (NOV ’06 – AUG ‘07)

R&D Group member responsibilities included new product development and product improvement initiatives for existing product(s) line. Experienced in taking products from concept to production.

New product developments include:

•200 Watt and 400 Watt IR systems for industrial applications.

•80, 150, and 200 Watt green systems for pumping of Ti:Sapphire & Dye Lasers

Technical Experience:

•Diode-pumped solid state lasers including Nd: YVO4, YAG, YLF, and Ti: Sapphire laser mediums.

•Second, third, and forth-harmonic generation, SLM and Narrow Linewidth.

•Continuous Wave, Q-switched, Pockels cell, and SESAM mode locked laser.

•Master Oscillator Power Amplifiers (MOPA), Regenerative Amplifiers and OPO’s

•Picosecond, Femtosecond and Attosecond Ultrafast Systems

State University of New York at Buffalo 1998 – 2006

Adjunct Instructor – Department of Electrical Engineering (2003 – 2006)

Developed syllabus and overall course structure, including weekly lab practicum, and administered all grades.

•EE429/529 - Introduction to Electromagnetic Compatibility – On site course Motorola Automotive Division, Elma, N.Y.

•EE492/592 - Lasers and Photonics

•EE494/594 - Consumer Optoelectronics

Research Assistant – Center for Advanced Electronic and Photonic Materials (CAPEM) and the Laboratory for Advanced Spectroscopic Evaluation (LASE) (2001 – 2003)

•Resolved the phase segregation of indium due to growth temperature in InGaN/GaN multiple quantum well heterostructures on a sapphire substrate.

•Resolved the spontaneous polarization of AlGaN resulting from the asymmetry in the tetrahedral sub-structure of the wurtzite lattice. This included performing CW and time-resolved photoluminescence experiments on quaternary AlInGaN/AlGaN quantum well materials, analyzing and modeling the data.

•Assisted in the acquisition of the lab formerly known as Optek located in Baltimore, MD. Primarily responsible for the market analysis of all equipment, tear down, transportation, and set-up of the facility in its current location on the campus of the State University of New York at Buffalo now known as CAPEM

Research Assistant - Laboratory for Advanced Spectroscopic Evaluation (LASE) (1998-2001)

•Resolved the presence of piezoelectric fields within p-i-n GaN/InGaN multiple quantum well structures. Specifically time integrated and time-resolved photoluminescence measurements and theoretical calculations of the effect of these fields; and how these fields influence the carrier dynamics and how the piezoelectric field will affect the design of GaN/InGaN devices.

•Conducted research on optical non-destructive determination of stress and strain, reasons for delaminations and device failure modes. Non-destructive testing techniques include Twyman-Green and Moiré Interferometry, and electronic speckle pattern interferometry.

•Designed and assembled much of the apparatus, e.g., experimental apparatus and interferometers; evaporation chamber for grating replication, modified cryogenic chamber for optical experiments.

EDUCATION

State University of New York at Buffalo

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering 2005

Dissertation topic: Piezoelectricity and indium segregation in III-nitride heterostructure devices

State University of New York at Buffalo

M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering 2001

Project topic: Optical spectroscopy of InGaN/GaN multiple quantum well heterostructures

Canisius College

B.S. in Physics, B.S. in Mathematics 1997

Senior project: Real-time speckle interferometry

Professional Society Affiliations

Optical Society of America (OSA), American Physical Society (APS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Materials Research Society (MRS), and Eta Kappa Nu

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