Sr. Electrical/Optics Engineer

OBJECTIVE

A challenging position where I may apply my research and development skills and assist the company in growing its business. I am uniquely suited for new technology management.

SKILLS

Electronics

Expertise in computer-actuator/detector interfaces including stepper motor and servo drivers. Comfortable in both analog and digital design.

Modeling

Developed spectroscopic models (Zeeman & hyperfine splitting). Analyzed optical links (laser radar & HITRAN). Detailed understanding of BPM and nonlinear FDTD. Various ab initio semiconductor physics simulations.

Optics

Free-space and waveguide optics design and modeling. Expertise in detection systems including CCDs as well as photon counting and analog photomultiplier tubes (PMT) systems. Skilled in nonlinear and coherence effects and numerous spectroscopy techniques.

Materials Science

Detailed understanding of optical, electronic, and physical properties of semiconductor materials under quantum confinement.

Programming

Developed custom GUI data acquisition systems (C/Win32). Expert in GPIB and VXI instrument control. Comfortable in C, C++, C#, Java, Java/ECMAscript, PHP, SQL, Tcl/Tk, LabVIEW, Mathematica (et al.). Experienced in procedural, OO, and parallel systems.

Digital Signal Processing

Thorough understanding of DSP techniques and mathematics including hyperspectral image analysis, Bayesian statistics, and other advanced estimation techniques.

Statistical Design of Experiments (DOE) and Data Analysis

Expertise in JMP and IGOR Pro (including scripting).

Management

Experience interviewing, hiring, and managing technology teams. Very strong written and verbal communication skills. I lead by example.

EXPERIENCE

Sr. Staff Scientist 2007-present

OmniPV, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA)

Co-founder of a start-up company developing a novel photoluminescent planar waveguide solar collector for the renewable energy market. Member of the team that successfully pitched the company to venture capital. Participated in Board of Directors meetings. Guide DOE for materials development. Created new test capabilities as needed (including multispectral CCD imaging). Modeled and analyzed planar waveguide propagation. Coordinated outside contracts.

Staff Scientist 2005-2007

UltraDots, Inc. (Fremont, CA)

Designed and developed a multi-spectral barcode system for brand identification and authenticity detection (including through-bottle detection). In addition to managing the materials testing unit, I was the technology expert for new business development.

President/CEO September 2002-2005

Fortnight Solutions (Fremont, CA)

Co-founder of a start-up company that locates technology solutions for growing companies. Fortnight’s services protect the client’s name and intellectual property, while providing access to the most appropriate consultants and licensable patents and trade secrets. Particularly responsible for all technology aspects of the business (developed CMS from scratch).

Design & Test Engineer/Manager March 2001-July 2002

UltraPhotonics, Inc. (Fremont, CA)

Initial team member of a start-up company bringing nanotechnology to the telecommunications market. Designed and modeled new optical waveguide devices based around UltraPhotonics’ novel quantum dot materials. Formed and led the Design and Test group (4 employees) in both R&D and Product Development environments. Considerable interaction with foundries and other contributors.

Research Engineer March 1999-March 2001

Defense Science and Engineering Division

Nonproliferation, Arms Control and International Security Directorate

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Livermore, CA)

Team member developing remote sensing technologies to detect proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Post-Doctoral Researcher June 1998-September 1998

Electro-Optic Systems Lab

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Team leader for the installation and final development of an Fe resonance lidar in the NCAR Electra research aircraft. The system measured temperatures of meteor trails during the 1998 Leonids meteor shower over Okinawa, Japan.

Graduate Research Assistant August 1991-May 1998

Electro-Optic Systems Lab

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

South Pole, Antarctica

Designed and developed a Na resonant and Rayleigh depolarization lidar currently measuring atmospheric parameters above South Pole Station, Antarctica. Responsible for all theoretical modeling, subsystem design and assembly, software generation, installation, and operational validation. Coordinated contractor support. Modeled expected atmospheric propagation using HITRAN and various Mie scatter codes. Developed atmospheric dynamics data analysis software.

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3.6/4 GPA May 1998

M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3.6/4 GPA May 1995

B.S. with Honors in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3.6/4 GPA May 1991

SELECTED PATENTS

“Solar modules including spectral concentrators and related manufacturing methods”, US 2010/0236625.

“Optical devices including resonant cavity structures”, US 2010/0316331.

“Luminescent materials that emit light in the visible range or near infrared range”, US 7,641,815.

“Authenticating and identifying objects using markings through turbid materials”, US 2008/0038494

"Optical devices with engineered nonlinear nanocomposite materials", US 7,020,372

"Optical devices with engineered nonlinear nanocomposite materials", US 6,819,945

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

“Synthesis and characterization of CsSnI3 thin films”, Applied Physics Letters, 221903, 2010.

“Gravity Wave Characteristics in the Lower Atmosphere at South Pole”, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 27 March 1999.

“The Mesospheric Na Layer at Extreme High Latitudes in Summer”, Journal Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 27 March 1998.

“Analysis of a potassium lidar system for upper-atmospheric wind-temperature measurements”, Applied Optics, 20 October 1995.

“Sensitivity analysis of Na narrowband wind-temperature lidar systems”, Applied Optics, 20 January 1995.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Authentication & Brand Detection with Covert Spectral Barcodes: Using Light to Carry Authenticity Data”, Third Annual Security Printing Conference 2006, Las Vegas, NV.

“University of Illinois South Pole Lidar - Initial Results”, poster, Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) Workshop 1995, Boulder, CO.

“Sensitivity analysis of a sodium Doppler wind lidar”, Optical Society of America (OSA) Annual Meeting 1993, Toronto, CA.

“Sensitivity analysis of a sodium Doppler wind lidar”, poster, Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) Workshop 1993, Boulder, CO.

“Error analysis of wind measurements for the University of Illinois sodium Doppler temperature system”, International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC), 1992, Cambridge, MA.

Contact this candidate