Project Engineer / Project Manager

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER

WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

 Accomplished RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER having served for more than 7 years in at least four reputable companies, of diverging needs and different circumstances, as:

SENIOR RESEARCH ENGINEER ASSOCIATE RESEARCH ENGINEER ENGINEER CONSULTANT

 Proven track-record in establishing Intellectual Property on novel designs and technologies.

 Goal-driven and positively motivated; able to provide competent and effective assistance in research and development, conceptual planning, prototype design and development.

 Experienced in discharging duties relative to medical device design and development, smart materials, rapid prototyping, manual, and computerized machining techniques.

 Possess strong communication skills and able to work under limited supervision producing quality results under pressure.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Biomedical Mechatronics Laboratory, Northeastern University, Boston, MA Jan 2004 – June 2010

SENIOR RESEARCH ENGINEER, MAY 2007 - PRESENT

ASSOCIATE RESEARCH ENGINEER, JANUARY 2004 – APRIL 2007

 Supervision and management of laboratory operations, such as purchasing, equipment acquisition, and resource management.

 Spearheaded medical rehabilitation development device projects and NSF funded gait rehabilitation research projects.

 Tasked to handle and train mechanical engineering graduate students/PhD candidates.

 Managed relocation of laboratory from Rutgers University to Northeastern University.

 Negotiated contract at Northeastern University for purchase of 3d Systems Viper Rapid Prototyping machine and Setup rapid prototyping laboratory.

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

 Conducted personal research and development in the following project areas, to wit:

BIOMEDICAL PROJECTS

 Robotic Hand Rehabilitation System.

 Actuated Knee Brace.

 MRI compatible ERF based force-feedback system.

 ERF Controlled Knee Brace.

GENERAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS

 Gear Bearing Drive (GBD) functional prototype design and fabrication.

 Compliant Torque Sensor (CTS) proof of concept prototype.

 Electro-rheological Fluid (ERF) Actuators.

 External Rotor DC Motor Dynamometer Testing Platform.

 Rotary Vane Brake and Electro-rheological Fluid Dynamometer.

 Smart fluid actuator, Hieroglyphic Machine Interface Language (HMIL), and DARPA prosthetic arm.

Robotics & Mechatronics Laboratories, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Jan 2002 – Dec 2003

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER

 Provided necessary assistance and relative supervisory direction and evaluation in prototyping ERF-based Haptic Joystick and MRF based clutch for automobiles of General Motors.

OTHER RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BDC Laboratories, Wheat Ridge, CO 2008 ENGINEERING CONSULTANT

 Designed and provided consultation services relative to design of new drive system for the BDC high-speed radial durability testers, specifically in view of heart valve, stent graft and stent testing.

Deak Energies, Brooklyn, NY Nov 2007 – Dec 2008 ENGINEERING CONSULTANT

 Provided consultation services on matters pertinent to mechanical design and fabrication of two piezoelectric devices, namely:

 Piezoelectric Switch: i.e., a piezoelectric powered battery-less wireless switch mechanism was designed, whose power is generated by flexure of a piezoelectric disc to power wireless transmitter.

 Piezoelectric Vacuum Pump: i.e., a vacuum pump that used piezoelectric discs, prototyped using a method of encapsulating the piezo elements in polyurethane.

EDUCATION

 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 2007

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 2004

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

TECHNICAL SKILLS

 Proficient in Prototyping, Metal Fabrication, Rapid Prototyping and Project Management.

 Have considerable knowledge in use of Solidworks, Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire Solid Modeling, Integrated Gear Software, Cosmos and Ansys FEA analysis, Camworks, Mastercam, and Photoshop.

 Competently knowledgeable in the use of 3d Systems Viper SLA, 3-axis mill, Lathe, Prototype Design, Testing Systems and Smart Materials.

PATENTED ACTIVITIES

 Weinberg B., Vranish J., Mavroidis C., Gear Bearing Drive.

 Khanicheh, A. Muto, B. Weinberg, A. Fisch, C. Mavroidis, Variable resistance exercise and rehabilitation hand device.

 Weinberg B., Nikitczuk, J., Mavroidis C., Electro-rheological Fluid Brake and Actuator Devices and Orthotic Devices using the same.

 Weinberg B., Sivak M., Unluhisarcikli O., Mavroidis C, Bonato, P, Mirelman, A., 2 DOF Hand Rehabilitation System.

 Weinberg B., Pietrusinski M., Mavroidis C., Compliant Torque Sensor.

 Weinberg B., Mavroidis C., MRI Compatible Smart Fluid Multi-mode Actuator.

CO-AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS

 Unluhisarcikli O., Weinberg B., Sivak M., Bonato P. and Mavroidis C., "A Robotic Hand Rehabilitation System With Interactive Gaming Using Novel Electro-Rheological Fluid Based Actuators," Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2010), Anchorage, Alaska, May 3 - 8, 2010

 Sivak M., Unluhisarcikli O., Weinberg B., Mirelman-Harari A., Bonato P. and Mavroidis C., "Haptic System for Hand Rehabilitation Integrating an Interactive Game with an Advanced Robotic Device,"Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE Haptics Conference, Waltham, MA, March 25-26, 2010

 Ding Y., Sivak M., Weinberg B., Mavroidis C. and Holden M., "NUVABAT: Northeastern University Virtual Ankle and Balance Trainer," Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE Haptics Conference, Waltham, MA, March 25-26, 2010

 Nikitczuk J., Weinberg B., Canavan P., and Mavroidis C., “Active Knee Rehabilitation Orthotic Device with Variable-Damping Characteristics Implemented via an Electro-Rheological Fluid,” IEEE Transactions on Transactions on Mechatronics, 2010 (in press).

 Khanicheh A., Mintzopoulos D., Weinberg B., Tzika A., and Mavroidis C., “Evaluation of Electrorheological Fluid Dampers for Applications at 3-Tesla MRI Environment”, IEEE / ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 286-294, 2008.

 Khanicheh A., Mintzopoulos D., Weinberg B., Tzika A., and Mavroidis C., “MR_CHIROD v.2: Magnetic Resonance Compatible Smart Hand Rehabilitation Device for Brain Imaging”, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 91-98, 2008.

 Weinberg B., Nikitzuk J., Shyamal P., Patritti B., Mavroidis C., Bonato P. and Canavan P., “Design, Control and Human Testing of an Active Knee Rehabilitation Orthotic Device”, Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Roma, IT, April 10-14, 2007.

 Weinberg B., Nikitczuk J., Fisch A., Mavroidis C. "Development of Electro-Rheological Fluidic Resistive Actuators for Haptic Vehicular Instrument Controls", Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 14, pp. 1107-1119, 2005.

 Mavroidis C., Nikitczuk J., Weinberg B., Danaher G., Jensen K., Pelletier P., Prugnarola J., Stuart R., Arango R., Leahey M., Pavone R., Provo A., Yasevac D., “Smart Portable Rehabilitation Devices,”Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, Vol. 2, No. 18, 2005.

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