Eran Redick

PHONE (upon request) E-MAIL er3@er3.com


Objective:
Apply my knowledge and skills of high power fiber lasers or other opto electronic devices in a rewarding manufacturing environment and be given the opportunity to further my professional development.



Summary of qualifications:
My previous position as a laser technician III at IPG Photonics carried the responsibility of coordinating the final build of >20,000 Watt fiber lasers.



These responsibilities included:
•  Making the critical optical fiber fusion splices for high power laser combiners and the final output delivery fiber(s), providing more than 20,000 Watts (CW) optical power.

•  Training of Lead master splicer on the techniques of high power fiber splicing

•  Apply a methodical, patient and accurate approach to all aspects of optical and electrical assembly.

•  Research new methods to improve optical splicing / coupling efficiency.

•  Working with software, mechanical, optical and electrical departments to modify custom high power fiber laser platforms to meet customer’s needs.

•  Routinely working with a variety of optical fiber types, manual and auto cleaving and splicing fibers with single mode to a variety of large core multimode diameters including 7 to1000um core match and mismatched fibers.

•  Use of Vytran and Fujikura cleavers, Fujikura and Ericsson splicers

•  Set up and recording of test data from a wide variety of measurement and manufacturing equipment including: optical beam analyzers, oscilloscopes, optical spectrum analyzers, digital multi-meters, optical power meters, fiber fusion splicers.

•  Visit customers all over the United States for field installation, service and support, phone support
- at one point was the entire field service department for high powered lasers alone.

•  Analysis of optical and electrical schematics, component data sheets, product manuals, manufacturing guides, software manuals.

•  Troubleshooting of circuits and components, fine pitch soldering.

•  Writing of many procedures for high power laser construction and test procedures.

•  Invented new ways to reduce lead time of lasers by 1 - 2 days

•  Writing of end-user guides and procedures.

•  Complete final test , calibration and burn-in of high powered lasers.

•  Training of new technician staff in the high power laser department. All current lead testers trained by myself.



Prior to my position of High Power Laser technician III, I first trained and worked on sub-200 Watt optical devices. Here I demonstrated my ability to learn new technologies and showed the required skills and proficiency over many years that singled me out for the more advanced laser position:

•  Installation and testing of high power laser diode pump sources.

•  Installation and testing of high power active fiber gain stages.

•  Installation of electrical control boards

•  Complete start to finish construction of active optical fiber products.

•  Calibration and adjustment of electronics and optics.

•  Performance/Qualification testing of finished optical units.

Past experience and familiarity of the following active optical single-mode fiber technologies:

•  Erbium amplifiers (1W – 50W)

•  Erbium lasers (1W – 50W)

•  Ytterbium amplifiers (1W – 100W)

•  Ytterbium lasers (1W – 20KW)

•  Thulium and Raman fiber lasers (1W -10 W)

•  Routinely dealt with specialty products that called for customization of standard optical, electrical and mechanical designs. These involved identifying mechanical and electrical rework requirements. 



Other skills include:

•  Computer software:All Windows operating systems, Word, Excel, html, web design.

•  Safety Training: Laser, ESD, Health in Workplace, ISO.




Work experience

•  [ 2000 - 2012 ] IPG Photonics Oxford, MA

•  High Power Fiber Laser Optics and Electronics Technician III

•  Lead High Powered Fiber Laser Technician for IPG Photonics

•  [ 1998-2000 ] Net phone Inc, Marlborough, MA

•  Telecommunications Private Branch Exchange, Electronics Technician

•  Final Test, Troubleshoot, and Repair PCI slot PBX boards


 

Education

•  [1996-1998] Becker College Worcester MA

•  Associates Degree Science - Highest Honors

•  [1996-1998] Worcester Technical Institute Worcester MA

•  Electronics Engineering Technology, Telecommunications and Networking Certificate - Highest Honors