SUMMARY:

• Self - motivated, innovative professional with 20 years experience in engineering and management. Wide variety of engineering skills including Optical and Electrical Engineering and Physics, along with Computer Engineering. Leader and member of cross-discipline teams. Experienced in new product development from research and development to production. Excellent outside-the-box thinker. Proficient communicator with strong company loyalty. Specific proficiencies include:
• Luminaire Development Engineering Management
• New Product Innovation Due Diligence and Assimilations
• Cost Reduction Company Vision

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential - Mentor, Ohio

Principal Optical Engineer/ Physicist

Responsibilities:

• Performed Optical design tasks for multiple projects. As the primary solitary optical lead, I am the critical path for all aspects of projects with optical aspects. Soon After starting at Steris my broad background in Physics, Electrical and Computer Engineering and experience in production methods makes me an asset in projects that span several engineering disciplines. My background in electronic production methods allow me to work closely with the electrical engineering groups to optimize the combination of optics and electric circuits. I also work closely with tool and die, plastic injection molding companies to produce optical assemblies and other mechanical parts to support the general product under development.
• I also take great pride in bringing innovative ideas that produce intellectual property that give my company a completive advantage. I have submitted several Invention disclosures that are being submitted for patent application. Projects I have participated in include surgical lights with adjustable color temperature, very narrow angle collimating optics with beam expansion. I also worked on sensors for chemical detection and imaging endoscopic devices and attachments.

Confidential- Mentor, Ohio

Sr. Product Development Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Technical lead of the LEDioc design and retrofit product line. Eye Lighting’s largest LED product line. Lead the redesign and major cost reductions for both its Kiaro and Aphos products. Responsible for the optical design of all in-house projects, including reflective and refractive optics. LED selection including COBs, CSP, Mid and High Power LEDs, Multi-Junction and AC LEDs. Other responsibilities included, driver selection, the direction of the physical design of hardware, including industrial design. Worked extensively with internal and external suppliers, including international sources. Responsible for the review of optical and electrical data from regulatory and performance testing.
• Familiar with UL1598 and 8750. Implemented multiple plastic injection molded optics and other injection molded components. Continue to implement new innovations in the field of lighting including: thermal, electrical and optical performance materials and components. Continuous improvement to cost verses performance ratios. Particular attention to design for manufacturing. Located and vetted new suppliers. Responsible for LED PCB design and review.

Confidential - Solon, Ohio

Physicist and Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities:

• I was responsible as the technical lead and project manager of the company’s largest project a 4’ LED fluorescent replacement. The project utilizes one LED and a cylindrical wave guide rather than a plethora of LEDs over the length of the tube. I in addition developed EFOI’s 50 Watt Wall Pack retrofit kit. The kit replaced a 175W-200W Metal Halide outdoor luminaires source with an adjustable bracket and universal mount that can convert most outdoor fixture into an energy efficient LED luminaires without the added cost of installing a whole new fixture.

Confidential- Willoughby, Ohio

Software Engineer and Project Manager

Responsibilities:

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• While the job was not in an area of my interest it enabled me to move back to Cleveland near family and friends.

Confidential - Conyers, Georgia

Lead Illumination Engineer / Innovation

Responsibilities:

• The Innovation department was hand-picked and selected from all engineers in the company. It was charged not only with implementing new light sources (like LED) but also with developing new materials and methods to improve both the manufacturing and the performance of the company’s luminaires. Sources like Plasma, OLED and Induction were included, but the main focus was on LED.
• LED work has given me extensive knowledge of all major manufacturers’ individual LED specifications. Through the use of both internal and external interaction I was able to make luminaires that not only met but actually exceeded their own vision. With this knowledge I created an LED-selector tool that allowed product groups to easily narrow their LED choices to those that would best fit their specific application. My efforts have also led to energy-saving products for use in retrofit applications, which has become an interesting market as companies cut back on new construction but want to modernize their existing facilities and reap benefits from both cost and energy savings.

Confidential - Beachwood, Ohio

Development Manager (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for new hardware for wireless utility meter-reading devices. Managed a team of Technicians and Mechanical, Radio Frequency and Electrical Engineers. Developed new meter interfaces including circuit boards for gas, water and electric meters. Helped obtain $250 million contract with Pacific Gas and Electric. audio-technica - Stow, Ohio2005

Confidential

Project Manager / Physicist (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Managed teams of Technicians, Acoustic Designers, Draftsmen and Mechanical, Electrical and Materials Engineers. Utilized cutting-edge Ultra-wideband (UWB) communication technology for development of new wireless high-security microphone systems, from proof of concept to full-scale production. Oversaw all mechanical, electrical and audio testing to comply with European Union WEEE and RoHS requirements. Critical job functions included: project control; tool design for plastic and metal (cast, formed and extruded) parts; budgetary control; vendor management for price and delivery. This project was the largest ever undertaken by the company.

Confidential - Cleveland, Ohio

Vice President of Engineering/ Physicist

Responsibilities:

• Evaluated companies, and their technologies, for acquisition. Responsible for the complete transfer of technology for these new businesses.
• Redesigned physical sensors to double their range and resolution, reducing costs to half that of the next lowest competitor. The product rose to the second largest-selling product in the company.
• Presented technical papers to professional associations including the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the Aerospace G-12 Committee. Published paper to SAE: “Field Testing Aircraft Ground Deicing Fluids Using Refractometery.” Presented to government agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration and Transport Canada, and at national and international assemblies. Prepared new product announcements, specifications and photography. Organized tradeshows including sales, display design and product literature.

Confidential

Project Manager / Optical Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities included designing and developing new optical sensor technology. Job functions included mentoring junior engineers, cost estimation, bills of materials, materials sourcing and cost reduction (including overseas outsourcing). Designed / developed new optical instruments using Confidential . New product required significant mechanical engineering and injection molding tool design for a two-shot molding process. Responsible for the largest sale in the company’s history. Also testified as an expert witness and assisted in defending an intellectual property lawsuit.

Confidential

Electrical Engineer / Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for analog and digital circuit design. Performed microcontroller programming in both assembly language and C. Developed multiple sensor industrial instruments, cutting production time by 90% and lowering the retail price to almost half that of the leading competitor. Worked with ultra-low-power-consumption electronics to increase battery life to four times that of the competition. Implemented internal error checking and background error recording to capture user abuse.
• Evaluated new sensor designs and simulated sensor operation. Used rapid prototyping to go directly from 3-D models to SLA parts. Identified and corrected a significant error in the highest-selling instrument, eliminating a source of legal exposure.