Resume of Engineering Project Manager

Title
Engineering Project Manager

Primary Skills
Project Planning and Exec., Development Control Systems

Location
US-MI-Portage (will consider relocating)

Posted
Mar-24-07


OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position as Project Manager allowing me to use my Electrical Engineering and Team Leading skills

PROFILE
* Successful in developing innovative technology solutions for industrial applications
* Exceptional project management skills
* Outstanding motivator of teams
* Efficient team member
* Flexibility to resolve problems on a short-term basis
* Proven ability of analyzing systems to improve performance and cost-effective operation
* Demonstrated capability of combining Electrical Engineering with Information Technology requirements

EXPERIENCE
Project Manager - 10/2004 - Present
Fraunhofer USA, Plymouth, MI
* Developed high power laser systems
* Transferred research results into industrial prototypes
* System analysis, improvement and integration
* Hired/managed research assistants
* Acquired business partners
* Designed, programmed and assembled control systems
* Information Technology system administration; client support
* Supervised Information Technology assistant
* Consolidated server and support system; improved security
* Developed database system for project planning and accounting
* Publications/Presented at several conferences

Web Developer - 4/2002 - 12/2002
Ericsson Eurolab Deutschland GmbH, Herzogenrath, Germany
* Developed web applications and tools for other departments
* Finalized and debugged online systems

Project Manager - 5/2001 - 12/2002
Chair of Technical Computer Science, Institute for High Voltage Technology, Chair for Processing and Recycling of Solid Waste Material, Chair of Applied Philology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
* Conducted meetings with representatives of institutes and computing center
* Programmed flexible online enrollment system; consolidated requirements

Computer Support Assistant - 10/2000 - 2/2001
Chair of Communication Networks, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
* Trained students in basic computer skills
* Computer lab support

EDUCATION/CIVIL SERVICE
Master of Science, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology - 10/2004
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Laser Technology Internship - 10/2003 - 10/2004
Fraunhofer USA, Plymouth, MI
* Training in the field of high power laser systems
* Designed and fabricated control electronics

University Project - 10/2000 - 2/2001
Institute of Communication Systems and Data Processing, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
* Developed online hearing test
* Recorded sounds for hearing test

Civil Service - 7/1997 - 8/1998
University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
* Assisted in the allergology department

Graduation Examination (Abitur) - 6/1997
Immanuel-Kant-Gymnasium, Muenster Hiltrup, Germany

SKILLS
Electronics skills:
* Design of analog circuits and PCB layouts using components such as opamps, comparators, voltage regulators and electronic switches
* Programming of microprocessor based controllers in C and HDL; interfacing and signal conditioning with analog components
* Manufacturing of PCBs, assembly and characterization of electronics; soldering, de-soldering, wiring, testing
* Highly experienced with linear and switching laser power supplies; PID temperature control drivers using linear or pulse width modulation
* Measuring and testing equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes and pulse generators up to GHz range

Computer skills:
* Highly experienced with the following technical languages:
- C/C++, Visual Basic
- Web Design and scripting, using HTML, DHTML, Java-Script, PHP, Perl, MySQL under Microsoft Windows and UNIX/Solaris
- HDL/VHDL, LabVIEW
- Origin
- Layout software Eagle
* Microsoft Windows Server, including Active Directory, Group Policy, DHCP, DNS, IIS; database programming with Microsoft Access, Sybase
* Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, XP workstations; Microsoft Office, Project, Frontpage; Visual Studio
* UNIX/Solaris; Apache Webserver
* Setup and maintenance of network components such as firewalls, routers, switches, wireless devices, VPN; data backup and recovery systems; McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
* Graphic design software Adobe Photoshop and Corel Draw, TV video/editing equipment; award winning film making

Optics skills:
* Cleaving, splicing, laser coupling of single mode and LMA fibers; single mode excitation techniques
* Characterization of optical components such as gain medium fibers for pulsed and cw systems
* Highly experienced with optical setups, lab equipment and measurement devices such as power meters, spectrum analyzers, energy meter

Languages: German (native speaker), English (fluent), French (basic skills), Latin (basic skills)

PUBLICATIONS
* "System Integration Aspects of Pulsed Fiber Lasers in MOPA Configuration." Proceedings, Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review, paper Fiber1-1. Tim Lauterborn, Stefan Heinemann and Almantas Galvanauskas, June 2006
* "Flexible Yb-doped fiber laser generating a single-transverse mode beam with up to 0.5mJ/11W." Proceedings, International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics, paper 508. Tim Lauterborn, Stefan Heinemann and Almantas Galvanauskas, November 2005
* "Single transverse mode Yb-doped fiber laser generating up to 0.5mJ/11W with flexible pulse parameters." Proceedings, SPIE Optics & Photonics, Vol. 5887, p. 15-21. Tim Lauterborn, Stefan Heinemann and Almantas Galvanauskas, August 2005
* "Polarized single transverse mode Yb-doped fiber laser generating up to 200 J/6 W with flexible pulse parameters." Proceedings, Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review, paper Fiber-8. Tim Lauterborn, Stefan Heinemann and Almantas Galvanauskas, June 2005

AFFILIATIONS
* IEEE
* VDI (Association of German Engineers)
* VDE (Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies)
* SPIE
* DEPS

VOLUNTEER
Lighting Designer - 3/2004 - 2/2007
Basement Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
* Eight productions, including Equus, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Titus Andronicus
* Development of lighting design for innovative staging concepts

Certifications
See above


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