Mechanical Engineering Consultant Specializing in the Design of Laboratory Analytical Instruments

Consultant #1529

Mechanical design of laboratory analytical instruments including industrial design, thermal zone design, control and structural design and analysis.
Application of materials science to part design, fabrication, manufacturing and trouble-shooting.
Flow and pressure sensors for use in laboratory analytical instruments.
Mechanical and packaging interfaced designs of micro-machined components for use in flow and pressure control systems.
Working with others in a multidisciplinary team to create a new design or solve a problem.
Procurement engineering work with research and development manufacturing groups to select and approve new suppliers for fabricated parts and assemblies.

Undisclosed Company, Procurement Mechanical Engineer, 1999 - 2008

Source and produce fabricated parts for life science and chemical analysis products.
Supported new product development, current products, and development and production of fabricated parts and assemblies in metal, ceramic and ceramic-metal.

Hewlett-Packard Company, Research and Development, 1970 - 1999

Mechanical Development Engineer, Wilmington, DE, 1988 - 1999

Project lead and mechanical design for helium plasma ionization detector.
Mechanical design of plastic packaging and inlets for single-channel gas chromatograph.
Mechanical design of pneumatic components and systems for use in an electronically controlled flow and pressure system for a laboratory analytical instrument.
Developed a silicon micro-machined proportional flow control valve.
Technical project lead: Designed a package and assembly process for a silicon micromachined thermally actuated proportional control valve for gas flows to be used in laboratory analytical instruments.
Worked with a major flow and pressure sensor manufacturer to redesign standard flow and pressure sensors for use in a new laboratory analytical instrument.
Designed and developed a new separation column support system, a liquid sample injection system, using a novel injection valve and thermal insulation system. Parts included injection molded plastic structural and appearance housing elements for a new form-factor laboratory and at-line analytical instrument.
Designed the complete mechanical assembly of a novel analytical detector instrument for a laboratory. Parts included sheet metal, machined metal, thermal insulation, ceramic, and ceramic-metal assemblies, as well as vacuum brazed and TIG welded pneumatic components.

Materials Engineer, Avondale, PA, 1984 - 1988

Supported new product development, current products, and commodities (motors, cables, interconnects, switches, syringes, optosensors, flexcircuits, line power modules, bearings, and fasteners).

Production Engineering Supervisor, Avondale, PA, 1979 - 1984

Supervised a team of engineers supporting new product introductions and current products in GC, LC, automatic liquid sampling, and separation columns.

Research and Development: Mechanical Development Engineer, Palo Alto, CA,1976 - 1979

Mechanical design of GC to MS interface and mechanical architecture of new GC/MS product.
Development of new quadrupole mass filter fabrication processes.

Production Development Engineer, Palo Alto, CA, 1973 - 1976

Technical support of production lines for ESCA spectrometer and GC/MS instruments.

Production Development Engineer, Avondale, Pa, 1972 - 1973

Technical support of GC production lines and fabrication shop process development.

Research and Development: Mechanical Development Engineer, Avondale, PA , 1970 - 1972

Mechanical design of pressure case, seals, connectors, internal architecture and transport case for quartz-based pressure transducer for oil well logging.

Academic and Professional Affiliations

Certifications

U.S Navy Nuclear Power Submarine Service
U.S Navy Nuclear Power Reactor Operator/Supervisor Practical Training and Qualification
U.S. Navy Submarine School

Publications and Patents