Experience

Santa Barbara Infrared / IRCameras
• Mechanical Engineer

  • Sep 2016 - Present

L-3 Cincinnati Electronics
• Supplier Quality

  • Jan 2015 - Aug 2016


L-3 Communications

• Mech. Enginnering Group Mgr. of IR Products

  • Jul 2008 - Aug 2014

  Participated in establishing mechanical development process within working group. Extended the Mechanical Group's interaction across functional and organizational boundaries by building key relationships within Production Mfg, Quality, and Purchasing departments in an effort to produce products that meet or exceed our Customer requirements. Additional effort was placed on Cost Account Management (CAM) activities to coordinate with Project Managers / PMO department to enhance Customer support and meet our product delivery goals.Specialties: Cryogenic coolers, IR Detector packaging, IR Sensor Engine design / cryogenic, optical, and vacuum packaging for IR Cameras. Show less

• IDCA Group Manager

  • Jul 2002 - Jul 2008

  Plan and direct all aspects of mechanical engineering activities within IDCA Design Group. Ensure all Sensor and IDCA mechanical engineering projects, initiatives, and processes conform to organization's established policies and objectives. Oversee the design of products such as FPA Assembly, Dewar design, HTC Ceramic Feedthru, Cryocooler selection, Cold Shield, and Sensor Electronics packaging. Manage and organize the development of mechanical engineering design & development tasks of a project from initiation through to hand-off to manufacturing. These include; designing from flow-down customer and derived specifications, creating written requirements specifications, presenting engineering content (Peer, Preliminary & Critical Design Reviews). Show less

• Member of Technical Staff – IR Products

  • Jan 1995 - Jul 2002

  Develop/ identify new technology related to infrared packaging technology (dewar, cryogenics, materials, electrical interface, vacuum) which may be implemented to improve company products through material cost reduction, shortening the manufacturing cycle time and / or labor reduction. Develop/ identify new technology related to infrared packaging technology (dewar, cryogenics, materials, electrical interface, vacuum) which may be implemented to improve company products through material cost reduction, shortening the manufacturing cycle time and / or labor reduction.


Loral-Fairchild Imaging Sensors
• Lead Mechanical Engineer

  • 1989 - 1995