Experience
- · Lead a three-person hardware team; own the hardware roadmap and vendor management.
- · Architected and delivered a working, field-deployable handheld spectrometer in nine months.
- · Improved battery life, scan speed, and signal-to-noise over the previous reader.
- · Own the system end-to-end, from sensor selection to signal-processing firmware.
- · Collaborate with the chemistry/R&D team on the material-plus-reader solution.
- · Engineered optical systems, including swept-source OCT and super-resolution microscopy.
- · Engineered optical components and algorithms for improved efficiency.
- · Developed intuitive interfaces and collaborated to enhance data analysis and insights.
- · Reconditioned and repurposed laser systems, surpassing specs in power and beam shape.
- · Reduced power drift from 30% to 2% by optimizing optomechanics and feedback loops.
- · Designed advanced laser control systems, including FPGA-based ADC/DAC PCBs for speed.
- · Developed high voltage amplifier designs and integrated data logging for automation.
Education
- · Recipient of Christina Enroth-Cugell Graduate Research Award.
- · Research in Super-resolution Microscopy, Optical Engineering, and Data Analysis.
- · Master’s degree earned en route to the Ph.D.
- · Second Major in Mathematics.