MIKHAIL B. LEVIN
***** ******* ******* ***, *** *222
Bothell, WA 98012
Phone: 425-***-****; cell: 612-***-****
E-mail: ***********@*****.***
US citizen
Objective
To obtain a position in optical engineering where my experience in the optical systems design can contribute to the success of company
Summary
• Over 15 years experience as a designer of optical systems with a demonstrated ability to multi-task, meet deadlines, and complete project objectives
• Experienced in ZEMAX optical design, both sequential and non-sequential, trade-off systems analysis and tolerancing
• Designed illuminating, imaging, inspection and other optical systems
• Familiar with optical assembling and adjusting methods, designed optical fixtures for fine opto-mechanical systems aligning
• Experienced with optical testing methods, performed MTF lens measurements
• Familiar with alignment telescopes, interferometers, beam scanners and other precise test lab equipment
• Worked with optical vendors for on time high quality components fabrication
• Have AutoCAD opto-mechanical design experience
• Managed optical projects
Professional Experience
Optical Engineer 2008-2010
Lockheed Martin Aculight, Bothell, WA
• Utilized various modeling tools including ZEMAX to design complex optical systems
• Participated in conceptualizing and defining optical structure of fiber laser
• Developed collimators, focusers and various lens systems for fiber lasers
• Optical systems tolerancing and trade-of analysis
• Took part in the fiber laser developing for vascular surgery
• Designed a HP illumination pumping system for laser
• Generated optical drawings and BOM
• Assembling, alignment and testing optical and laser systems with precise lab optical equipment
Optical Engineer 2006-2007
Boston Scientific, Maple Grove, MN
• Developed (ZEMAX, AutoCAD) the optical devices for nondestructive inspection of polymer and metal tubing parts (for manufacturing)
• Designed a novel optical device that enabled laser cleaning of the inner surface of stents via organic ablation
• Designed a fiber device that allowed modification to the inner surface of polymer catheters via laser light
• Managed optical project
Optical Engineer 2002-2006
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
• Developed various illumination systems for IR laser medical tomography
• Designed the LED based illumination system for breast medical tomography
• Designed optical system for bifurcated fiber bundle testing setup
• Engineered a new compact multi-channel fiber-optic switch and optical connectors for fiber systems
• Assembling and fine alignment of multi-channel laser tomography systems with special fixtures
• Managed optical projects
Optical Engineer 1996-2002 Electro-Optics Technology Inc., Traverse City, MI
• Developed (ZEMAX) polarization insensitive optical isolator and new polarizer for laser industry (both were manufactured in large quantities)
• Designed and used the crystal birefringence and isolator’s extinction optical mapping setups
• Designed collimator and focuser for optical isolators fiber-optics input/outputs
• Designed beam shaping system for HP slab optical isolator
• Assembling and fine alignment optical isolators and other devices
• Quality testing of components and devices and precise optical measurements with interferometric setups
Engineer, designer, research group leader Pre 1995 OPTEK, Vavilov State Optical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia
• Developed new active media for dye lasers
• Researched dynamic loss in pulsed pumped dye laser
• Designed reflector setups for fluorescent excitation and measurements
• Developed tunable laser devices for the color holography and spectroscopy
• Designed the illuminating and imaging units for pulse laser tomography system
• Performed the CO2 laser media non-uniformity measurements with interferometric setup
• Performed MTF lenses testing for tomography illumination system
• Designed a mirrored illuminating/receiving system for air-dust particles meter with highest light efficiency
• Managed optical projects and optical manufacturing in company
Education
M. Sci. (Physical Optics and Spectroscopy), Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics, St. Petersburg, Russia