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, NY09.2017
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Accra, Ghana06.2017
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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