STARTUP COMPANY MICROMATERIALS INC CREATES GROUNDBREAKING MODERNIZED TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL HELP THEM SCALE UP IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS
My work at MicroMaterials under Dr. Nicholas Djeu has been similar to a university level independent study. The effort done in writing the automation program, designing and construction of a new Laser Heated Pedestal Growth Station, recording data, writing procedures, and collaborating on innovative new solutions has been lead by me and supervised by Dr. Djeu and his son Derek Djeu, who have contributed immensely to my growth and development in the realm of engineering, optics, and laser theory. I am overwhelmingly grateful for their mentorship.
From Resume:
Chief Design Engineer
- Led team of engineers, president, suppliers, and machinists to implement the design and build of high-precision Laser-Heated Pedestal Growth (LHPG) machine for growing sapphire fibers for fiber optic cables
- Engineered 61 machined parts, including summary portfolio, process documentation, and itemized cost report for new machine
- Designed motor and gear-train system for >99% motor stability using custom-made encoder data interface in VS C#; wired by hand and created wiring diagram for motor, limit switch, and controller connections
Chief Automation Programmer
- Co-inventor on provisional patent application #63426801 “Automation Method for Laser-Heated Pedestal Growth”
- Improved transmission quality of fiber optic cable by 200%, tripled production, and increased revenue by 30% over 6 months
- Coded .NET application in VS C# using object-recognition OpenCVDotNet Github wrappers for proportional laser control
- Programmed control of linear actuator stages to maintain the fiber at the focal point of the laser during 8 hours of growth
- Innovated user interface with auto-harvest and safety features that allow for unsupervised, automated, overnight growth
Manufacturing Engineer
- Grew, polished, and measured transmission of 75µm – 200µm x 2m sapphire crystal fibers for fiber optics applications