PRIMARY TECHNICAL INTERESTS	systems dynamics, control systems, and mechanical design and analysis
EDUCATION 9/79 - 5/83	MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cambridge, MA Mechanical Engineer Degree (Post Masters): Thesis: "Development of a Velocity Based Mine Roof Fall Warning Device." Minor completed in Electrical Engineering.
9/76 - 8/78	Master of Science Degree, Mechanical Engineering. Thesis: "Design and Simulation of a Hand-held Hydraulic Rock Hammer."
9/73 - 9/76	Bachelor of Science Degree, Mechanical Engineering
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	Completed four credit course at the University of Arizona via the NTU video system: "Fundamentals of Applied Optics. Completed two week course at the Pennsylvania State University: "The Engineer/Scientist as Manager. Completed numerous short courses in areas such as disk drvie technology, servo systems, finite element analysis, dynamic systems analysis, computer aided design, and project management.
EXPERIENCE   5/96 - 6/98	DIAMOND SEMICONDUCTOR GROUP, Gloucester, MA Senior Mechanical Engineer Responsible for design and fabrication of portions of three ion implanter systems: An 80 KeV high current serial implanter, a 100 KeV implanter for 600 mm flat panel displays, and a 3.3 MeV serial implanter. Specifics included optimization (electrically and mechanically) of servomechanisms, structual analysis and subsequent redesign of vacuum chambers and support structures (including dynamic analysis for predicting earthquake response), thermal analysis of several subsystems, complete design of several actuators operating in vacuum, radiation mapping and shielding, and on-site vendor and customer support. Initiated use of mechanical and thermal finite element analysis.
10/94 - 5/96	POLAROID CORPORATION, Cambridge, MA Senior Principal Engineer -- Graphic Imaging Systems Responsible for alleviating specific design problems in a 750mm wide imagesetter system as it approached the manufacturing phase. This system was developed jointly with LinoType-Hell AG, requiring extensive interaction with the partner in Germany and the United States.
7/93 - 9/94	Senior Principal Engineer -- High Resolution Imaging Responsible for leadership of a hardware R&D group supporting the current efforts and future needs of Polaroid Medical Imaging Systems and Polaroid Graphic Imaging Systems. PMIS and PGIS were the groups developing applications around Polaroid’s HELIOS dry, instant, non-silver thermal imaging medium. Specific areas of responsibility included systems dynamics and controls for HELIOS products, development of next generation slow scan mechanisms and autofocus hardware, and several other areas specific to the processing of the HELIOS medium. This assignment, like most earlier Polaroid experience, included hands-on individual contribution (mechanics, servo systems, and optics), as well as direction of other design professionals.
11/91 - 6/93	Senior Principal Engineer -- Engineering R&D Division Responsible for development of mechanical systems for a new printer utilizing Polaroid’s silver based instant film. Primary activities included: 1.) design and fabrication of one-of-a-kind breadboards for evaluation of various printer concepts, and 2.) development of concepts suitable for production. A highlight of this effort was development of an extremely low cost, high precision (sub-micron) linear encoder.
4/90 - 10/91	Senior Principal Engineer -- Medical Imaging Systems Design for manufacture, and achievement of reliability goals, in preparation for product release of the HELIOS 8 x 10 medical printer.
12/87 - 3/90	Principal Engineer -- Industrial Product Design Group Assignment consisted of the following: 1.) Responsibility for mechanical and electro-mechanical elements of the HELIOS 8 x 10 medical printer. This task included direction of engineers and designers as well as individual contribution in the areas of mechanical design and analysis and servo systems design and analysis. 2.) Integration of the HELIOS medium into an existing high-performance graphic arts system (300mm format) produced by LinoType AG in Germany. This included working closely with LinoType in Germany and the U.S., as well as working with a domestic vendor to deliver a multi-watt YAG laser for integration into this system.
10/85 - 11/87	Principal Engineer -- Storage Systems Group Responsible for mechanical design and analysis of high density floppy disk drive systems. Assignment included conceptualization of mechanical hardware, and supervision of senior engineers, designers, and technicians, resulting in the production of several prototype systems. Responsible for long term program scheduling, interfacing with Polaroid Model Shops and outside vendors and primary technical interface with project partner JVC, including five trips to Japan.
11/83 - 10/85	Senior Engineer -- Storage System Group Responsible for mechanical design, fabrication, and analysis of miniature magnetic storage systems (prototypes) for electronic imaging camera systems.
9/79 - 11/83	School Leave of Absence
9/78 - 8/79	Product Design Engineer -- Industrial Products Group Responsible for design conceptualization and realization, including interfacing with internal manufacturing groups, vendors, and customers.
SELF EMPLOYMENT	Have operated a one-man machine shop specializing in prototyping mechanical and electro-mechanical hardware. Work included devices such as linear induction motors, elbow prostheses, servo-mechanisms, and small consumer products. This operation was active from 1973 through 1983.
PATENTS	Responsible for numerous invention disclosures and hold four patents: 1.) An improvement of an autofocus servo system, 2.) A centrifugally actuated clamping system for a printer drum, 3.) A low inertia high speed printer drum, 4.) An improved clamping system for a printer drum.
LANGUAGE SKILLS	Fluent in German. Basic working knowledge of French.
COMPUTER SKILLS	CAD: CADDS4X, ProEngineer, Autocad FEA: Abaqus, Cosmos/M Dynamic Systems Modeling: ACSL, MatLab