Research, Test Engineer

Mark Kurzmack

**** ****** **** ***, *******, Colorado 80535

Home: 970-***-**** email: *********@***.***

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Significant Employment:

WI, Inc, Englewood, Co; Contract as Test Engineer; 2009-present; Developed and updated test documents and procedures; performed tests on pulse oximeters and supporting test equipment; characterized sensors for use on a lung transplant cart

Precision V&V Services, Fort Collins, Co; Short term contracts as Test Engineer; 2008; Tested medical instrumentation and OCR software; Contracts completed successfully.

HEI Inc., Boulder, Colorado; Contract position as Test Engineer, 2007-2008; Tested medical instrumentation software using both formal and session based testing methods; Contract completed successfully.

Volt Technical, Loveland, Colorado, 2005-2007; Two contract positions:

• Dako. Fort Collins, Colorado; Mechanical Technician, 2007; Experience with fabricating parts, milling, and developing and running thermal, air flow and other tests as part of a pathology instrument development team; Project canceled and work sent to Denmark

• Benchmark Electronics, System Tester, 2005-2006; Worked in System Testing to troubleshoot and do final testing on Apache 5400, Chato 5500 systems and mechanical and electronic components used for testing flash memory; Factory closed and work sent to China

United States Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado, 1988-2004; One project but administered by four different contractors:

• S.M. Stoller Corporation, Broomfield, Colorado; Hydrologist/On-site Manager, 2002-2004

• Pacific Western Technologies, Lakewood, Colorado; Senior Scientist I, 1997 – 2002

• Foothill Engineering Consultants, Golden, Colorado; Systems Analyst III, 1989 – 1996

• Goodson Associates, Denver, Colorado; Computer Specialist / Hydrologist, 1988-1989

Developed methods and software to calibrate thermocouple psychrometers, pressure transducers, thermocouples, and thermistors to measure humidity, pressure, and temperature

Interfaced electronic instrumentation including voltmeters, nanovoltmeters, scanners, current and voltage generators, flow meters, hygrometers, etc. using the IEEE-488 bus and serial ports

Worked with flow controllers, mass flow meters, pneumatic valves, and vacuum systems as part of a computer controlled underground gas collection system

Set up an automated calibration laboratory and helped instrument and collect data from sensors in deep boreholes on Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Developed data acquisition, analysis, and database software for large datasets

Extensive hands-on computer experience including responsibility for selecting, troubleshooting, and maintaining PCs, Novell networks, and peripherals

Developed software in various languages including Visual Basic, Pascal, and Fortran; some experience with C and C++; extensive use of Microsoft Office including writing macros for Excel

Documented work and developed procedures to meet regulatory and safety requirements of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, and the US Geological Survey

Performed technical reviews to ensure data and calibration records met both scientific and QA standards

Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, Maryland; Associate Staff/Research Associate (non-tenure faculty), 1981 - 1987; also served as Acting Business Manager during 1985

University of the Pacific, San Francisco, California; Research Associate, 1975 – 1980; (Laboratory moved to Maryland in 1981)

Developed software to simulate enzyme partial reactions to analyze kinetic and equilibrium data and co-authored over 20 publications

Worked with biochemical instrumentation including spectrophotometers, centrifuges, HPLC, pH meters and electrodes, rapid kinetics instruments, etc.

Used radioactive tracers to study Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca++-ATPase reactions

Herringswell Manor School, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England; Teacher; 1973-1974

Education:

B.S. in Chemistry University of Denver 1971 Chemistry / Mathematics

M.S. University of Denver 1973 Chemistry

Community Involvement

1981-1987 - Southwest Community Council, Baltimore, Maryland; represented the community before the Maryland State Board of Education and successfully appealed the closing of Diggs Johnson Junior High School by the Baltimore City School Board

1996-2003 - Adult Leader, Troop 87 Boy Scouts, Laporte, Colorado

2002-2005 – Coordinator, Rocky Mountain Woodturners Regional Symposium

2003-2010 – Mentor for Poudre High School First Robotics team

References and a list of over 25 technical publications are available on request

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