SUMMARY:

• My engineering career consists of Project and R&D Engineering with focus on image acquisition and analysis using IR and machine vision technologies. I am working with advanced matrix and line scan camera and LED illumination systems and have been applying my skill set to large scale industrial applications, as well as DoD pyrotechnic and munitions manufacturing and testing.
• The majority of my R&D projects involved IR detection of aerosols and explosives using laser scanning and advanced optical data analysis methods.
• During the past five years, several of my projects required that I define all project requirements, submit capital project proposals and write peer - reviewed White Papers for DoD solicitations. I also define manufacturing time line/milestone scheduling and cost estimates, PSM implementation and operator, implement industrial and DoD code compliance, safety and emergency planning, as well as customer and support.
• I am seeking a senior-level engineering position to apply my background and prove myself to advance to the next level.
• Prototype designs of trace explosives IR detector for a national defense contractorat Sensor 21 Photonics Group~
• Prototype designs of transparent bullet-proof materials for a national defense contractorat Sensor 21 Photonics Group~
• Developed an inline telecentric multi-camera machine vision system for precision parts measurement with sub-pixel tolerance compliance at Confidential ~
• Patent #7,686,478 LED with Built-In Redundancy to Reduce Failure edat Confidential
• Devised and implemented work instructions for approximately 50 operators, supervisors, quality assurance and maintenance personnel on four production lines manufacturing delay fuzes and munitionsat Confidential ~
• Designed and built an explosion-shielded, remote-controlled, multi-channel test station for small rocket motor testing, including load sensors, high-speed cameras, PLCs and extensive data acquisitionat Confidential ~

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software & Management Skills: Linux, Python, Assembly, C++, Matlab, Fortran, VB6, MS Office Suite, MS Project, AutoCAD, Inventor, LabView, OSLO-Lambda Research and Minitab, Project Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, ATLANTA. GA

Optical Engineer, Lab Manager

Responsibilities:

• Evaluation of customer samples, specification of large scale machine vision solutions, trouble - shooting and root cause analysis.
• Special customer projects R&D, unique machine vision and illumination applications
• Customer site demo setups, remote customer support and .

Confidential, Perry, FL

ProgramEngineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and built several assembly lines, from concept to implementation, for using pyrotechnicmaterials in fuzes and munitions, based on DoD requirements.
• Systems incorporated automated production modules, PLC controls, operator safety circuitry, vision systems, critical fault recognition, sensors and remote control, pick - and-place robotics, multi-channel data collection, image and trend analysis, lean manufacturing and 5S, OSHA and NFPA compliance.
• Created and enforced work instructions for approximately 50 operators, supervisors and qualityassurance and maintenance personnel, lead engineer on capital improvements.
• Conducted numerous tests for redesigned manufactured components based on rigorous design of experiment (DoE)principles to prove their advantage to the government customer, while improving the production process &profitability.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Project Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Acted as a Project Contractor with Kraft Foods and Nestle Foods at Northbrook R&D facility as Product Data Facilitator.
• Provided Prototype designs of optical components for advancedIR sensor system for the detection of bio - hazards.

Confidential, Aurora, IL

Application Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in extensive research and evaluation of integrating uncooled infrared cameras into automatedobject feature recognition in machine vision applications, specifically for the high speed blow - molding and plastics extrusion industry Developed an inline tele-centric multi-camera machine vision system for EHT evaluation with sub-pixelP/T ratio tolerance compliance for the small parts and bottling industry; this work contributed to the biggest contract in Confidential s history
• Developed a high speed vision system for reading and analyzing 2D bar codes on medical vials,independent of their alignment on the wheel
• Performed exact dimensional (EHT) measurements on moving parts on the conveyor independent of theirplacement on the belt, hence avoiding optical distortions

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Research Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the physics of electroluminescence of phosphor down - conversions, polymeric scattering materials,reflection and refraction in optical waveguides, predictability of color temperature, intensity and quantitative, multivariate spectral analysis for scaling up to mass-production
• Researched into heat-dissipative materials, hardware/software control of color-changing RGB displays,A/D conversion of illumination systems and pulse width modulated dimmability; emphasized on DoE Six Sigma Approach, UL and EnergyStar .