Experience

Tiger Optics | A Process Insights Brand

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Technician

  • 2014 - Present

  -Assembly of more complex units-Supervisory role over other technicians-Prints, distributes, and organizes job materials and paperwork-Inventory cycle counts daily-Performs annual reviews of employees-Familiarity with Epicor

• Production and Service Technician

  • Feb 2010 - 2014

  -Built optical cavities for continuous-wave cavity ring down spectroscopy and electro-analytics-Aligned laser based fiber optic systems with delicate optical components-Assembled electronic modules, laser boards, and gas flow systems-Constructed the components in a class 1000 clean room-Disassembled, cleaned, reassembled and realigned service cavities-Finalized all units for shipping, and completed final inspection-Assisted in inspection of incoming parts to be used in production



Thorlabs

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Optical Engineer

  • 2008 - 2009

  -Designed and tested new optical and opto-mechanical products including mounted lenses and lens systems-Projects included testing and evaluation of lenses, filters, fiber-optic collimators, laser damage threshold testing, multi-lens systems and more-Collected information on thin film coatings and inspected coated optics on a Spectrophotometer-Included on the RMA team to test returned products and find solutions to ensure the best products for the customer

• Applications Engineer

  • 2007 - 2008

  -Assisted customers of Thorlabs in their search for products and engineering solutions within the Thorlabs photonics industry-Worked at the call center and spoke with customers one on one to establish solutions-Gained knowledge on a vast array of photonics products including optics, fiber optics, electronics, and opto-mechanical devices-Recreated customer setups and experiments to better understand their questions and problems, to help their circumstances