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Alexander Decker Optical Technician

Rochester,NY

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Optical Technician II

Optimax Systems Inc.
Ontario, NY
10.2020 - Current
  • Executed quality inspection of aspherical optics to precise final dimensions, based on drawing specifications.
  • Joined the engineering team on a project to reduce optical staining through strategic adjustments to grinding coolant composition.
  • Enhanced precision of optical surface measurements using interferometers and manipulated images before grinding.
  • Performed precision polishing of prototype aspherical optics with the aid of Satisloh and MRF equipment.

Optical Technician I

Corning Tropel
Fairport, NY
01.2018 - 08.2020
  • Implemented trigonometric methods and trained engineers and technicians on how to use them to manage pyramidal error.
  • Interpreted blueprints to manufacture spherical optics to specifications, using CNC grinding machines.
  • Instructed staff on parameter calculations for optics, including the selection and operation of suitable interferometers.
  • Developed a manufacturing floor layout to streamline technician and operator movements in the Optical Fabrication Testing Area.

Environmental Engineering Technician I

NYSDEC: Division of Environmental Remediation
Albany, NY
05.2016 - 08.2016
  • Compiled data into contamination map of Long Island using Geographic Information System (GIS)
  • Organized 19 data packages of laboratory results using Excel and entered into Environmental Quality Information System (EQuIS; EarthSoft, Inc)
  • Organized laboratory reports of remediation sites under continual investigation

Student Research Assistant

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Accra, Ghana
06.2017
  • Collected parasite specimens and prepared them for laboratory analysis

Education

B.A. - Biology

SUNY Geneseo
Geneseo, NY
09.2017

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Accra, Ghana
06.2017

Skills

  • Optical coating techniques
  • Optical interferometry
  • Computerized lens surfacing
  • Optical laboratory handling standards
  • Lens quality inspection
  • Excel, MS Office Suite
  • Optics fixturing
  • Continuous improvement and 5S techniques

Affiliations

  • Juggling

Timeline

Optical Technician II

Optimax Systems Inc.
10.2020 - Current

Optical Technician I

Corning Tropel
01.2018 - 08.2020

Student Research Assistant

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
06.2017

Environmental Engineering Technician I

NYSDEC: Division of Environmental Remediation
05.2016 - 08.2016

B.A. - Biology

SUNY Geneseo

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research

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