Expert Details
Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Telecom, Optical Design, Microscopes, Laser Safety, Adaptive Optics
ID: 724617
Netherlands
Optics, lasers, photonics, telecom, optical design, microscopes, laser safety, adaptive optics, beam optics and shaping, displays technology, Fiber optics, optical communications, Fourier optics, optical signal processing optical measurement, optical metrology, integrated optics, laser optics, optical materials, medical optics, biophotonics, microscopy, nanophotonics, nonlinear optics, optical data storage, optical design, optical fabrication, optical manipulation, optics-based materials processing, remote sensing, spectroscopy, structured photonic materials, machine vision and colour.
Discussion with a major investment bank, whether to invest money in a company which sells laser.Discussion with a investor, whether to invest money in a start up company in the field of bio-photonics.Discussion with board of directors of a company, whether to invest in laser technology for production purposes.Writing a memo on the subject of laser marking for a company, which described the technology, the world market, the way to implement it in the production process.Discussion with a manager of a company, how to set up the way the IP from the R&D department would be accessible for the whole company.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1998 | Degree: Bachlor of Enginering | Subject: Physics with specialisation Photonics | Institution: Rijswijk University of Professional Technical Education |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2007 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Optical Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Since mid 2007 Expert has been an independent optical consultant at this company providing consulting services to the photonics sector. Most of his time he was employed at the Dutch Department of Defence, with the main topics being calibration and fiber optics. Besides this he worked on several optical measurement set-ups, laser safety and advised on several small optical related subjects. Besides that he did some advise work for several SME's. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2007 | Employer: Ingenieursbureau IPSE bv | Title: Director / Owner / Optical Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Because of his previous experience he set-up his own engineering bureau specialized in photonics. The projects ranged from the construction of laser diode modules in small series, LED light sources to laser scanners. Markets included the food industry, agro automotive, traffic, purification and entertainment industry. For those optical modules the company did the entire design, proof of principle tests, construction and field tests of the prototype. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2003 | Employer: Tyco Electronics | Title: Product Development Engineer | Department: Fiber optic division |
Responsibilities:While at Tyco Electronics he worked on two major sub-projects both within what was then known as the laser cleave project. First he had to work out the optics for the production laser cleave system and do initial testing with it and parallel with it he did research whether it was possible to create cylindrical optics on the single mode fiber tip with the laser cleave process. He succeeded in that and because of that he was named in the patent.Besides that he worked many custom made fiber optic connector which Tyco designed on customer request. At any given time he had at least 10 projects on his desk ranging from a feasibility study on a customer request, to making samples with the laser cleave process to design a complete connector in which he had to combine optics, glass, mechanics ceramics and if required glue. During that period he worked with colleagues from Japan, Europe and the USA. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2002 | Employer: Philips | Title: Instrumentation Specialist | Department: Research |
Responsibilities:During his time at Philips Research he had to advice his colleagues with the purchasing of the right equipment and when a research question like for example “how can I see one hair shaved off by a Philips Razor without changing the functionality of the razor?”. He had to work out and construct the set up for that kind of tests. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| SPIE, NVVF. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Guest appointment at a Precision Engineering Department of Technical Eindhoven University |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 2/2007 Elementary optics; 2004/2005 Several IPSE application notes; 9/2000 U.S. Patent |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Philips Corporate Patents and Trademarks; Personal effectiveness in Research; Working for customers; Failure Mode and Effect Analysis Training; Software training: ZEMAX Optis solstis, SAP, AutoCAD. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Due to the nature of his working experience he has a very good understanding of the photonics market in Europe and the Netherlands in particular. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Due to the nature of his work experience he has a very good view on the photonics industry world wide from serveral fields of view. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| English | He uses English as a second language, and is highly proficient. |
| Dutch | Native language. |
| German | he speaks German in a manner that is good enough for small talk. |
Fields of Expertise
fiber optic cleaving, fiber optics, fiber-optic component product design, fiber-optic connector, optical fiber cable, optical fiber cleaving tool, optical lens, optics, prism, ray tracing (optics calculation), laser safety, laser safety training, non-linear optics, optical communications equipment, optical fabrication, optical measurement, optical metrology, optical microscope, optical signal processing, optical spectroscopy, optical system design, photonics technology, applied spectroscopy, biophotonics, laser safety regulation, eye safety, laser focusing, absolute refractive index, beam optics, laser beam, optical fiber coating material, Abbe number, glass lens, laser optics, military defense system, diode laser spectroscopy, laser spectroscopy, optical manufacturing, laser application, optical communication, lens design, Department of Defense, optical storage system, laser microscopy, spectroscopy, remote sensing, optical alignment system, laser, integrated optics, infrared fiber optics, optical fiber sensor