| EMPLOYMENT HISTORY |
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| Scientific And Technical Consulting |
4Jan10
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Present |
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Contractor to a recognized DNA sequencing company both implementing AND analyzing an ultra-high precision metrology instrument to measure optical geometric distortion for manufacturing qualification of their low fluorescence microscope objective. (Translation: this is an unambiguous example of successfully merging both in-lab E-O instrumentation skills and 3D computer modeling of the project.) Starting with ZEMAX analysis outputs, I wrote a multi-threaded analysis program to model axio-spatially variant PSFs and calculate instrument response to real pixel structures.
Authored a 3D altimetry waveform generation package for an international satellite-borne altimetry project. |
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| VISTA RESEARCH INC |
| Senior Applied Physicist |
19Oct05
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3Dec09 |
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Vista closed its Sunnyvale office when it lost government funding on termination of the Virtual Fence Project.
Authored 3-D ray propagation simulation softwares for these applications: 1) propagation through continuous media using differential ray propagation (i.e. not a shell model,) 2) ground radar systems performance (virtual radar), 3) Doppler signature calculation of walking and running humans, and 4) urban canyon environment modeling (buildings and vegetation) to predict echo returns for a multipath exploitation radar program. These codes were developed for a multi-processor, multi-core platform.
Co-inventor of US patent 8026844, 'Radar Visibility Model.'
High precision calibration of line of sight errors (optical geometric distortion) and alignment of an infra-red poly-camera for surveillance applications using diffractive optics reference standards. Responsible for all phases from concept to execution, including component acquisition, laboratory setup, data analysis software, and reporting.
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| CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR |
19Oct02
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18Oct05 |
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Analyzed a 100m aperture telescope with novel 3D optical software tools I developed. Wrote for Version 1 of the IBM-Sony-Toshiba Cell Processor User's Manual, the chapter on programming the Synergistic Processing Elements, (i.e. the parallel processing hardware and programming concepts.) |
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| LOCKHEED MARTIN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER |
| Senior Staff Electro-Optics Engineer |
Sep99
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18Oct02 |
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Architected and implemented an adaptive wavefront control brassboard instrument for real time imaging through the atmosphere using optical MEMS. Responsible for optical systems definition and software development of acquisition and processing algorithms. Contributed lab and systems engineering studies to the architectural definition of the James Webb Space Telescope. Directed a small group of junior staff and provided technical leadership to project. |
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| CONSULTANT |
Jul98
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Sep99 |
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Engineering capability assessments to NASA Goddard for synthetic assembly of satellite designs, Jul-Sep 98 |
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| CIRRUS LOGIC |
| Member of the Technical Staff |
1997
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Jul98 |
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Successfully participated on design team for a PC 3D graphics accelerator chip. Authored OGL algorithms (hidden line
removal, scanline processing, texture mapping, etc) in the assembly language for the pipelined, distributed parallel processor architecture.
Applied rendering codes to study of optimum hardware texture cache sizes. |
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| HEWLETT-PACKARD LABS |
| Consultant and Visiting Scientist |
1995
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1997 |
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Invited (twice) by Hewlett-Packard to develop an interactive visualization system with force feedback (haptics)
for CAD and opto-mechanical synthetic assembly. Responsible for project definition and direction, including real time collision detection
algorithms and 3D visualization software authoring, and internal and external technology evangelization. Represented HP Labs at SIGGRAPH 96 with an interactive Ford Mustang demonstration, and a synthetic wrench/bolt bimodal display at AUTOFACT 95 and HP/CONVEX 95. |
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| LOCKHEED PALO ALTO RESEARCH LABS |
| Senior Scientist, Electro-Optics Laboratory |
1985
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1995 |
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Built, calibrated, and used various interferometers (U.S. Patent Nos. 4583855 and 4687332 ) and their data acquisition systems for application in adaptive optics systems and optical metrology. Invented and implemented an infrared image source based
on a semiconductor wafer technology that resulted in the award of a large contract for infrared scene simulation. Implemented a state of the art optical CAD visualization package for in house use by optical engineers. Wrote and applied a
virtual reality visualization program to verify the proper opto-mechanical operation of COSTAR, the instrumentation NASA used
to fix the Hubble Space Telescope. |
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| NANOMETRICS |
| Senior Projects Engineer, Optical Division |
| 1984 |
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Developed thin and thick film measurement instrumentation for the semiconductor industry. Specific responsibility for optical
hardware development, computerized data acquisition circuitry, and software data analysis/presentation. Managed small team of professionals.
Solved instrument’s EMI susceptibility problem in out-of-the-box thinking fashion. Voted employee of the quarter by peers. |
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| SRI International |
| Research Physicist, Electromagnetics Laboratory |
1979
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1984 |
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Broad experimental and theoretical exposure to projects in electro optics, electromagnetism, digital image processing, and
optical oceanography. Responsible for hardware/software/algorithm instrumentation for measurement of ocean's optical properties. Designed and built 2 digital image acquisition systems and used them in experiments. |
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| IBM |
| Associate Engineer, Glendale Development Labs |
1975
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1978 |
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Worked on development of an optical character recognition (OCR) machine. Responsible for
digital logic and image algorithm design. |
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| EDUCATION |
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| 1975 |
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MS in Applied Physics (Laser Physics)
Case Western Reserve University
Thesis Topic: Design, construction, and characterization of a long-lived, sealed off, CO2 gas laser
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| 1970 |
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BS in Physics with Honors
Case Western Reserve University |
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| CONTINUING EDUCATION |
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1980
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2011 |
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Digital image processing, robotics and computer vision, and microprocessor hardware/software (Stanford)
Optical Design, SPIE course from Robert Fischer (2009)
Linear Algebra, Gregory Strang's MIT OCW Course (2011) |
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C/C++, Javascript, Microsoft Access, Tensor Calculus, Differential Geometry, Zemax, OSLO, Matlab |
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| REFERENCES |
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Dr. John Wood; Lead Optical Engineer, Hubble Space Telescope Project, NASA Goddard |
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Dr. Charles Rino; (former) VP of Research, Vista Research Inc. |
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Mr. Mark Enright; (former) Director of Manufacturing, Pacific Biosciences |
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Mr. Gene Cross; Senior Staff Optical Engineer; Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center |
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