Physicist Consultant Specializing in Analytical Instrumentation, Optical Testing, Applied Optics, Non Destructive Testing and Accident Reconstruction

Applied Optics Consultant and Expert Witness: Analytical Instrumentation, Optical Testing, Applied Optics, Non Destructive Testing and Accident Reconstruction (661)

Instrumentation consultant including new instrument system research, development and integration.
Application of optical methods and devices for testing, particularly non-destructive testing.
Research and design of optical metrology and measurement tools.
Applied optics for waveguides, lasers cutting, guided wave optics and biomedical measurements.
Experienced in accident reconstruction and analysis, and providing expert witness.;
Lectures and gives tutorials on instrumentation and metrology.

Technical Consulting 1998 – Present

Consulting on instrumentation and applied optics including thin film optics research a devices development.
Forensic science consultant for accident analysis and reconstruction and personal injury cases.
Expert witness on patent litigation cases.

Abbott Laboratories (Diagnostics Division), 1979-1993

Originate, plan, conduct and manage projects in instrumentation and applied physical optics.
Installed improvements on high-speed CO2 laser cutting system for pilot manufacturing operation.
Developed laboratory technique for characterizing performance of photon counting detectors in clinical instruments.
Implemented research program to devise instrument prototypes employing only holographic optical elements for light processing.
Started thin film optics research program with responsibility for design, fabrication, analysis, and application of devices.
Led project which developed prototype holographic non-destructive testing system to examine disposable reagent packages.
Designed and developed prototype system for blood bank patient positive identification in hepatitis screening.
Developed prototype automated immunoassay system by interfacing clinical analyzer to desktop computer.
Designed, fabricated and verified performance of optical detecting system for high precision immunoassay spectrophotometer.

Illinois Institute of Technology (Department of Physics), Professor of Physics 1973-1979

Establish research program in cell membrane photobiophysics, supervise thesis research and undergraduate research assistants, teach and develop courses.
Developed quantitative experimental analysis of cells for membrane involvement in cell inactivation using molecular probes.
Characterized relationship between membrane fluidity and radiation sensitivity with both natural and artificial membrane structures.

Argonne National Laboratory (Division of Molecular and Biological Sciences), Consultant: 1978-1979

Demonstrated that yeast culture screen for mutagenic effects of coal derivative combustion products was not advisable.
Investigate feasibility of developing mutagen screening with yeast analogous to Ames test.

Hebrew Theological College(School of Liberal Arts and Sciences), Assistant Professor: 1978-1979, 1988-Present

Teach and upgrade general physics and mathematics courses.
Implemented full-year college and high school calculus-based and non-calculus general physics courses.

Pennsylvania State University (Department of Biophysics), University Park, PA
Postdoctoral Scholar/Fellow: 1971-1973

Research on cell membrane and radiation biophysics using physical techniques; teaching as required.
Demonstrated features of impurity diffusion and relationships between impurity diffusion and hydrocarbon matrix structure.

Seven journal articles, twenty-three contributed papers, one invited paper, nine Abbott technology exchange papers;
Co-chairman and proceedings co-editor, "Laser Medical Systems Engineering," OE/LASE'88 (SPIE); Tutorials chairman, "Optical Engineering Midwest/92" (SPIE); ~Chairman and proceedings editor, "Ultrasensitive Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics";
Chairman and proceedings co-editor, "Ultrasensitive Clinical Diagnostic Systems, ~American Physical Society
SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering

Holography Working Group
Optical Signal and Image Processing Working Group
Chicago Regional Chapter