Experience

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  Paperless Parts

  • Applications Engineer

    • Apr 2011 - Present

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  The MathWorks

  • Application Support Engineer

    • Dec 2009 - Apr 2011

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  Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Graduate Student

    • Sep 2007 - May 2009

    Studying Robotics Engineering

  • Teaching Assistant

    • Sep 2007 - May 2009

    (6 terms) Hands-on project support for Robotics Engineering program. Developed prototypes, integrated custom sensors and motors with VEX equipment, developed sample code for embedded controllers in C, managed large equipment inventory, graded assignments.

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  MIT Fabrication Laboratory at Takoradi Technical Institute, Takoradi, Ghana

  • Educator & Engineering Support

    • Jan 2006 - Sep 2006

    Created a unique volunteer position in Africa to live abroad and make a difference. Trained at Boston Fab Lab for three months then went to work in Ghana.Guided technical and educational lab development through mentoring teachers and students. Created learning environment conducive to creative problem solving.Trained users on CAD design tools and CNC fabrication equipment. Taught electronics, and computer skills. Managed Linux network administration.The Fab Lab is a community-based personal and digital fabrication laboratory and an educational outreach program from MIT. http://fab.cba.mit.edu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fab_lab

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  Minuteman School of Applied Arts & Sciences

  • Technology Teacher

    • 2004 - 2005

    Worked with middle school science teachers to engage students in a variety of hands-on, design projects that focus on critical thinking. Taught Lego robotics.

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  Fairleigh Dickinson University

  • Adjunct Physics Instructor

    • 2003 - 2003

    Completely responsible for preparation of the course, problem solutions, exams and grades. Received outstanding recommendation from the Director of the School of Natural Sciences.

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  Randolph High School

  • Physics Teacher

    • Jan 2002 - Apr 2002

    Taught three high school physics classes with labs using Conceptual Physics by Paul Hewitt and Active Physics by Arthur Eisenkraft.After working in industry for a number of years, pursued my interest and plunged into the world of teaching. A huge amount of work along with great satisfaction from being able to connect abstract concepts to the real world based on my engineering experience. Designed my own hands-on experiments and demonstrations from a well equipped lab. Received exceptional recommendations from colleagues and the science supervisor.Hired as a long term substitute to take over for a disabled teacher mid-year.

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  Instrumentation Engineering

  • Systems Engineer

    • Sep 2000 - Sep 2001

    • Designed and developed hardware and software for automated testing system for electro-optical component testing.• Built system using National Instruments LabView with custom and commercial test equipment.• Integrated extensive hardware-software, strengthened knowledge of optical and electrical switching, laser sources, spectral analyzers, fiber optics, thermoelectric controllers, and various analog and digital interfaces.

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  Mikron Infrared

  • Thermal Imaging Project Manager

    • Jan 1996 - Jan 2000

    • Rehired by Mikron to manage product development for M9000 thermal imaging systems.• Designed, developed and documented real-time image processing software using LabView. Analyzed customer applications and developed custom software and temperature ranges.• Developed, tested, and calibrated M9000 sensor and optics. Developed algorithms to improve dynamic range, compensate for emissivity, reflections, and ambient temperature and convert a radiance image from the sensor to a true temperature image.• Designed and developed application software for 6T61 scanning infrared imaging system using C programming language which provided image storage, data logging and control through GPIB interface and 4-20 mA analog output for selected points or user-defined regions.

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  UPS

  • Senior Telecommunications Analyst

    • Jan 1993 - Jan 1995

    Telecommunications Testing Group• Transferred to telecom to improve end-to-end troubleshooting of distributed applications.• Tested new network hardware and software to determine reliability and compatibility.

  • Senior Technical Support Analyst

    • 1992 - 1993

    Distributed Systems Support Group• Transferred to second level support group to improve problem resolution as lead TIPS analyst.• Developed training materials and trained 30 analysts.• Improved problem resolution from 20% to 80%.

  • Senior Programmer Analyst

    • 1990 - 1992

    Delivery Information Systems Group• Application programmer (C language) for TIPS (Tracer Information Processing System) which communicated with 80 district office LANs around the country and two central mainframes.• Third level technical support coordinator.

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  Mikron Instrument Company

  • Senior Computer Engineer

    • Jan 1986 - Jan 1990

    • Designed, developed and built automated calibration systems for various analog and digital infrared instruments using computer controlled blackbody sources, picoampere current source, and linear positioners.• Designed and developed software for communication, data collection, remote control and post processing of data for various infrared instruments using C programming language.• Conducted applications engineering and technical support for imaging systems. Analyzed and solved customer applications for major research and manufacturing companies.• Conducted on-site customer training and demonstrations, and represented company at industry trade shows.• Performed tests to measure specifications, and recommend design changes that improved performance of black body calibration sources.• Managed selection, purchase, installation, maintenance, user training, support and network administration of all computer hardware, software and peripherals.• Automated sales department by writing custom sales lead and quotation management software.

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  • Computer Programmer

    • Jan 1985 - Jan 1986

    • Developed industrial barcode reading and barcode printing software on IBM industrial computers and Printronix line printers.

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  New York Institute of Technology

  • Computer Programmer & Hardware-Software Interface -- ROBOTICS RESEARCH LAB

    • Jan 1982 - May 1985

    Designed and built mobile industrial robot as member of 3-man design team. Developed ultrasonic navigational software and low-level motor control programs with optical encoder feedback in assembly language. Developed servo system simulation programs with graphic output which accurately predicted servo responses as seen by oscilloscope.