Vladimir Rappoport
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Mary Miller
I had the opportunity to work with Vladimir for two years as a colleague. During the second year, my role changed to program management, where I more closely worked with Vladimir and his technical team. Vladimir was very instrumental in my effective start in my new role. He immediately and proactively engaged me in collaborative problem solving, to ‘right-size’ the technical team’s plans to new organizational resource levels. I quickly learned that Vladimir is a natural teacher – he patiently explained complex concepts on the underlying technology that we were using in a way that was easy for me to understand as a non-technical person. As a technical team leader, Vladimir formed a talented team that achieved target product functionality goals despite challenging technical barriers, very limited resources, and in a setting that required collaboration with external partners and frequent adaptation. Although Vladimir is highly accomplished technically and very analytically disciplined, he demonstrated a remarkable openness to the feedback and ideas of others. He is certainly a person who listens for insights that could potentially raise his personal level of performance, and the performance of his team.
Dan Myers
I worked alongside Vladimir for 7 years at Alexza. He headed up the electrical engineering team while I led the chemistry team within the product development organization, so we worked together pretty closely. From the technical standpoint, Vladimir is an excellent electrical engineer. He was very knowledgeable about both hardware and software design. Vladimir has a lot of experience with medical device requirements, i.e, design controls, failure mode analyses, etc. He was quite versatile, showing a strong grasp of mechanical and chemistry requirements and attributes as well. Vladimir was always helpful when problems crept up - helping me with anti-static problems, understanding IEC standards, suggesting equivalent electronic components, designing triggering circuits, etc. From a managerial perspective, he supervised a number of electrical and software engineers during his time at Alexza. His group respected his leadership and they had a good relationship with Vladimir. Vladimir set high expectations for his group, and they delivered. Vladimir is a very intelligent, dependable person whom I would like to work with again in the future.
Mary Miller
I had the opportunity to work with Vladimir for two years as a colleague. During the second year, my role changed to program management, where I more closely worked with Vladimir and his technical team. Vladimir was very instrumental in my effective start in my new role. He immediately and proactively engaged me in collaborative problem solving, to ‘right-size’ the technical team’s plans to new organizational resource levels. I quickly learned that Vladimir is a natural teacher – he patiently explained complex concepts on the underlying technology that we were using in a way that was easy for me to understand as a non-technical person. As a technical team leader, Vladimir formed a talented team that achieved target product functionality goals despite challenging technical barriers, very limited resources, and in a setting that required collaboration with external partners and frequent adaptation. Although Vladimir is highly accomplished technically and very analytically disciplined, he demonstrated a remarkable openness to the feedback and ideas of others. He is certainly a person who listens for insights that could potentially raise his personal level of performance, and the performance of his team.
Dan Myers
I worked alongside Vladimir for 7 years at Alexza. He headed up the electrical engineering team while I led the chemistry team within the product development organization, so we worked together pretty closely. From the technical standpoint, Vladimir is an excellent electrical engineer. He was very knowledgeable about both hardware and software design. Vladimir has a lot of experience with medical device requirements, i.e, design controls, failure mode analyses, etc. He was quite versatile, showing a strong grasp of mechanical and chemistry requirements and attributes as well. Vladimir was always helpful when problems crept up - helping me with anti-static problems, understanding IEC standards, suggesting equivalent electronic components, designing triggering circuits, etc. From a managerial perspective, he supervised a number of electrical and software engineers during his time at Alexza. His group respected his leadership and they had a good relationship with Vladimir. Vladimir set high expectations for his group, and they delivered. Vladimir is a very intelligent, dependable person whom I would like to work with again in the future.
Mary Miller
I had the opportunity to work with Vladimir for two years as a colleague. During the second year, my role changed to program management, where I more closely worked with Vladimir and his technical team. Vladimir was very instrumental in my effective start in my new role. He immediately and proactively engaged me in collaborative problem solving, to ‘right-size’ the technical team’s plans to new organizational resource levels. I quickly learned that Vladimir is a natural teacher – he patiently explained complex concepts on the underlying technology that we were using in a way that was easy for me to understand as a non-technical person. As a technical team leader, Vladimir formed a talented team that achieved target product functionality goals despite challenging technical barriers, very limited resources, and in a setting that required collaboration with external partners and frequent adaptation. Although Vladimir is highly accomplished technically and very analytically disciplined, he demonstrated a remarkable openness to the feedback and ideas of others. He is certainly a person who listens for insights that could potentially raise his personal level of performance, and the performance of his team.
Dan Myers
I worked alongside Vladimir for 7 years at Alexza. He headed up the electrical engineering team while I led the chemistry team within the product development organization, so we worked together pretty closely. From the technical standpoint, Vladimir is an excellent electrical engineer. He was very knowledgeable about both hardware and software design. Vladimir has a lot of experience with medical device requirements, i.e, design controls, failure mode analyses, etc. He was quite versatile, showing a strong grasp of mechanical and chemistry requirements and attributes as well. Vladimir was always helpful when problems crept up - helping me with anti-static problems, understanding IEC standards, suggesting equivalent electronic components, designing triggering circuits, etc. From a managerial perspective, he supervised a number of electrical and software engineers during his time at Alexza. His group respected his leadership and they had a good relationship with Vladimir. Vladimir set high expectations for his group, and they delivered. Vladimir is a very intelligent, dependable person whom I would like to work with again in the future.
Mary Miller
I had the opportunity to work with Vladimir for two years as a colleague. During the second year, my role changed to program management, where I more closely worked with Vladimir and his technical team. Vladimir was very instrumental in my effective start in my new role. He immediately and proactively engaged me in collaborative problem solving, to ‘right-size’ the technical team’s plans to new organizational resource levels. I quickly learned that Vladimir is a natural teacher – he patiently explained complex concepts on the underlying technology that we were using in a way that was easy for me to understand as a non-technical person. As a technical team leader, Vladimir formed a talented team that achieved target product functionality goals despite challenging technical barriers, very limited resources, and in a setting that required collaboration with external partners and frequent adaptation. Although Vladimir is highly accomplished technically and very analytically disciplined, he demonstrated a remarkable openness to the feedback and ideas of others. He is certainly a person who listens for insights that could potentially raise his personal level of performance, and the performance of his team.
Dan Myers
I worked alongside Vladimir for 7 years at Alexza. He headed up the electrical engineering team while I led the chemistry team within the product development organization, so we worked together pretty closely. From the technical standpoint, Vladimir is an excellent electrical engineer. He was very knowledgeable about both hardware and software design. Vladimir has a lot of experience with medical device requirements, i.e, design controls, failure mode analyses, etc. He was quite versatile, showing a strong grasp of mechanical and chemistry requirements and attributes as well. Vladimir was always helpful when problems crept up - helping me with anti-static problems, understanding IEC standards, suggesting equivalent electronic components, designing triggering circuits, etc. From a managerial perspective, he supervised a number of electrical and software engineers during his time at Alexza. His group respected his leadership and they had a good relationship with Vladimir. Vladimir set high expectations for his group, and they delivered. Vladimir is a very intelligent, dependable person whom I would like to work with again in the future.
Experience
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Medical Devices
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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400 - 500 Employee
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Engineering Consultant
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Jul 2019 - Present
Handheld, very low cost neurostimulator Hardware design (Nordic SoC, analog, power, UI with LCD, patient protection), firmware design, risk analysis, FDA-compliant documentation. Handheld, very low cost neurostimulator Hardware design (Nordic SoC, analog, power, UI with LCD, patient protection), firmware design, risk analysis, FDA-compliant documentation.
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Engineering Consultant
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Nov 2017 - Feb 2019
Device for treatment of hemodynamic congestion in heart failure patientsHardware design (embedded, analog, motor control and power electronics), firmware design, PC-based control software design, clinical prototype assembly and test.
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Engineering Consultant
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May 2016 - Oct 2017
Single-use wearable device for diagnosis of sleep apneaDeveloped production device based on clinical prototype. Designed device hardware (STM32 microcontroller, sensors, low power), architected firmware and cloud-based software, designed production tester, managed EMC, safety and usability testing, wrote all requirements specifications, design description documents, design/development plan, risk management documents, purchasing specifications, verification protocols and reports, technical reports. Participated in usability study (product validation). Show less
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Engineering Consultant - Director of Engineering (contract to hire)
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May 2012 - Oct 2015
Single-use wearable device platform; phase 1: consumer device for lifestyle assessment, phase 2: medical heart monitor. Phase 1: transitioned design from the development partner to in-house engineering team, managed EMC, safety and essential performance testing (CE, FCC, USB IF), initiated and performed failure analysis, improved product reliability, supported contract manufacturers in reliability improvements and cost reduction. Phase 2: performed feasibility work, supported wear study, designed device wear simulator, reducing the need in human wear studies and replacing them with bench testing. Show less
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Alexza Pharmaceuticals
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India
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1 - 100 Employee
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Electrical Engineering
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Feb 2005 - Feb 2012
Inhalers for rapid delivery of a pure drug aerosol into the deep lung Platform 1, low cost single-use device: designed hardware for low-cost high-volume commercial platform; led transition from discrete device electronics to ASIC, developed ASIC specification, managed design and verification activities, performed ASIC validation, designed product use simulator to speed-up and reduce cost of ASIC validation; selected and evaluated suppliers, managed technology transfer to contract manufacturers in Europe and Asia, performed supplier qualification activities; managed EMC and safety testing; participated in failure investigations. Platform 2: multi-use device with drug cartridge: supported clinical study, participated in commercial platform development. Other projects: designed numerous test fixtures to help with production line validation, toxicology studies, and with new technology development (embedded microcontrollers, analog and digital circuits, PCB design, firmware and PC software). Show less
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Electrical Engineering
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Apr 2001 - Feb 2005
Automated portable battery-powered CPR machine Selected hardware architecture, designed power subsystem and positional sensor (Xilinx FPGA-based absolute encoder, sensor conditioning, battery management, fan and coil drivers). Managed EMC and safety testing. Designed hardware and software for automated test fixtures used for quality control of electromechanical assemblies: motors, encoders, sensors. Performed failure analysis. Wrote and maintained design control procedures, requirements specifications, risk management documents. Show less
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Phormax
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Electrical Engineering
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Jul 1999 - Apr 2001
Medical X-ray plate scanner offering a low-cost solution for transitioning from conventional to digital X-ray technology Designed imaging front-end with PMT, amplifier and signal conditioning circuits, power source and cooling system for solid-state lasers, high-power LED-based light source, servo amplifier and power distribution system. Created and maintained design control procedures for electronic assemblies, wrote requirements and design documents, test protocols and reports. Medical X-ray plate scanner offering a low-cost solution for transitioning from conventional to digital X-ray technology Designed imaging front-end with PMT, amplifier and signal conditioning circuits, power source and cooling system for solid-state lasers, high-power LED-based light source, servo amplifier and power distribution system. Created and maintained design control procedures for electronic assemblies, wrote requirements and design documents, test protocols and reports.
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Electrical Engineering
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May 1998 - Jul 1999
Electron microscope – based semiconductor inspection system Designed vacuum column control board, which contained all high-voltage and high-current circuitry for driving electron microscope plates and coils, data acquisition system and power conditioning (over 2300 components). Managed PCB layout, fabrication, assembly and test. Performed design verification. Designed and validated PC-based automated tester for incoming inspection of column control boards, reducing the test time from 4 days for manual test to under 1 minute. Performed feasibility work with high-voltage (up to 10kV) control circuits for electron microscopy. Show less
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Netmotion, Inc.
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Electrical Engineering
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Apr 1996 - May 1998
Modular distributed industrial control system Participated in development of a control system, which included data acquisition and control modules, servo and stepper motor controllers and motor drivers connected via a network and capable of running complex industrial equipment. Designed hardware and firmware for several analog and digital I/O modules and stepper and servo motor controllers. Provided application support to the pilot customers. Modular distributed industrial control system Participated in development of a control system, which included data acquisition and control modules, servo and stepper motor controllers and motor drivers connected via a network and capable of running complex industrial equipment. Designed hardware and firmware for several analog and digital I/O modules and stepper and servo motor controllers. Provided application support to the pilot customers.
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Electrical Engineering
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Jun 1994 - Apr 1996
Integrated networked monitoring system: fire control equipment, security, card access, CCTV and HVACDesigned hardware and firmware for the heart of the system: gateway nodes that performed data conversion from the proprietary protocols used by equipment vendors. Developed software for PC-based event simulator used for system verification / validation.
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Electrical Engineering
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Jul 1993 - Jun 1994
Power plant pollution monitoring systemDeveloped PC-based data analysis software and HMI. Led customization effort for specific power generation units and trained software developers performing customization. Performed system troubleshooting at customers’ sites.
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Education
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1979 - 1985
St. Petersburg State Technical University
Master’s Degree, Physics and Electrical Engineering
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