• Lead projects in all phases of the product-development lifecycle, from conceptualizing new product ideas through sketching, creating models, developing engineering designs, prototyping, testing, supporting production and rolling out new and improved products.

• Engineered scanning and slipstick piezo nanopositioners for applications which are integrated into new optical product offerings.

• Lead novel dilatometer project from initial design to completion for the measurement of thermal expansion and magnetostriction at cryogenic temperatures from 1.9 K to 400 K and magnetic fields of 0 Tesla to 12 Tesla.

• Lead Raman project - integration of a Raman spectroscopy measurement system into multiple measurement platforms offerings

• Coordinated scheduling and planning for multiple projects while overseeing firmware/software development, hardware design build and testing.

• Responsible for design, testing and documentation for new cryogenic cold head prototypes.

• Set up testing platforms with instrumentation and communications for diagnostic assessment of systems.

• Designed several different prototypes for manufacturability and integration into quantum designs instruments.

• Responsible for purchasing and planning on multiple projects.

• Fabricated parts using CNC mill and lathe for prototypes.

• Responsible for conveying drawings and proper tolerancing to machinists.

• Implemented design changes for manufacturability of the products.

• Worked with software and firmware engineers to develop CAN communication systems for the automation of the system functionality.

• Responsible for testing and troubleshooting of the systems for refinement and manufacturability.

• Responsible for building and testing diode pumped solid-state laser systems for military use.

• Focused on manufacturing processes and methods for opto-mechanical and mechanical systems related to assembly and product testing.

• Set up, calibration testing, and troubleshooting of laser systems using laboratory diagnostic equipment including optical test equipment, beam diagnostic, energy measurement, and thermal test equipment.