Jeff A. Jarboe
Prague
Summary
Experienced Laser Engineer with twenty years of professional work experience in Lasers and Electro-Optics. Responsibilities have included being Laser Facility Manager maintaining and operating R&D laboratories as well as being the technical lead on multiple projects including the commissioning of two Petawatt class laser systems at ELI Beamlines in Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic. Expertise in project planning, training, prototyping conceptual designs as well as performing detailed data analysis.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Laser Engineer
SEURAT TECHNOLOGIES
06.2019
HAPLS-L3 Senior Laser Engineer
ELI BEAMLINES
08.2021 - Current
L3 Scientific Team Leader / Senior Laser Engineer
ELI BEAMLINES
08.2018 - 06.2018
- Pump Laser Engineer responsible for the operations, configuration management and the development of a concept of operations for the L3-HAPLS system experimental campaigns
- L3-HAPLS Shot Director for High Energy Operations runs which includes managing all personnel and machine safety subsystems
- ELI commissioning manager for the installation of the 10 Petawatt L4 Laser system developed by National Energetics
- Responsible engineer for the L4 power amplifier subsystem consisting of the flash lamp pulse forming network.
HAPLS Laser Facility Manager / Senior Laser Engineering Associate
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
04.2010 - 06.2018
- HAPLS – ELI Beamlines Project Laser Facility Manager overseeing all operational and safety aspects of the High repetition-rate Advanced Petawatt Laser System (HAPLS) being developed for the European Union's Extreme Light Infrastructure Beamlines (ELI) in Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic
- Laboratory (RI) responsible individual for developing safe work plans for a work team of 15 members
- Shot Director for High Energy Operations runs leading to the world record for the highest energy, all diode pumped solid state laser system
- Technical lead on the HAPLS pump amplifier system currently producing 100 Joules and 3.3 Hz
- Responsible for prototyping concept designs and engineering solutions to allow simplified operation and maintenance of production personnel in the future
- Discussing technical specifications of components with commercial vendors to insure the point design will surpass our performance requirements.
Laser Engineer
GEMINI OBSERVATORY
09.2008 - 04.2010
- Maintained and optimized custom diode end pumped solid state laser oscillators in a SFG configuration
- Analyzed laser performance data and performed preventative maintenance to maintain design specifications
- Lead RI on multiple upgrade projects to aid in the reliability of the laser and beam transport systems
- Contributed to technical design reviews for the development of a Laser Guide Star system to be installed at the Gemini South Observatory in La Serena, Chile.
Laser Engineering Technologist VI
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
03.2004 - 09.2008
- Maintained and operated an R&D optical damage laboratory for NIF systems engineering
- Setup and maintained multiple laser systems including: Tripled Nd:YAG, Nd: YLF, CO2 and HeNe lasers
- Probed the effects of wavelength and pulse length laser conditioning and measure the corresponding bulk / surface damage threshold of KD2PO4 crystals
- Performed ρ(φ) analysis of data collected from other laser laboratories to determine conditioning protocols that will be used in NIF production.
Production Manager
CIENA CORPORATION
08.2000 - 09.2003
- Contributed in building an organization of six test technicians to twenty five strong within an 18 month period
- Accomplished a full range of managerial functions that included selecting / training personnel, planning workloads, promoting quality, maintaining discipline and safety
- Authored Procedures to streamline productivity while aiding the company in receiving an ISO / TL9000 Certification
- Communicated as well as delegated various ideas and jobs to ensure that production goals were met
- Provided support to local contract manufactures for training and other quality assurance issues.
Laser Engineering Technician V
LIGHTWAVE ELECTRONICS
08.1999 - 08.2000
- Aligned and repaired commercial frequency doubled Nd: YAG laser systems
- Consulted with Engineers daily on product revisions.
Laser Engineering Technician III
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
06.1998 - 06.1999
- Maintained and repaired fourteen frequency doubled Nd: YAG pump laser systems
- Alignment and operation of high power Dye lasers, CVL, Ti:Sapphire, and high power solid-state laser systems.
Education
A.S. Degree in Laser and Electro-optic technology -
Vincennes University
Vincennes, Indiana05.1998
Skills
- Clerical Support
- Fluent in [Language]
- Troubleshooting
- Quality Assurance
Publications
2015 R&D 100 Award winner for High-power Intelligent Laser Diode System (HILADS) 2013 R&D 100 Award winner for Laser Screening at High-throughput to Identify Energetic Laser Distortion 2012 R&D 100 Award winner for Laser Energy Optimization by Precision Adjustments to the Radiant Distribution Co-Inventor of a LLNL Patent #20130139551 - 6/06/13 “A system and method for laser-based, non-evaporative repair of damage sites in the surfaces of fused silica optics”. Developed Input scratch mitigation protocols by varying mode size, energy, rep-rate and duration of a CO2 laser on fused silica optics for use in NIF production Author of a LLNL publication titled “Analysis of output surface damage resulting from single 351 nm, 3 ns pulses on sub-nanosecond laser conditioned KD2PO4 crystals” Proceedings Vol. 6720, DOI: 10.1117/12.752957 - 12/20/07
Timeline
HAPLS-L3 Senior Laser Engineer
ELI BEAMLINES
08.2021 - Current
Laser Engineer
SEURAT TECHNOLOGIES
06.2019
L3 Scientific Team Leader / Senior Laser Engineer
ELI BEAMLINES
08.2018 - 06.2018
HAPLS Laser Facility Manager / Senior Laser Engineering Associate
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
04.2010 - 06.2018
Laser Engineer
GEMINI OBSERVATORY
09.2008 - 04.2010
Laser Engineering Technologist VI
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
03.2004 - 09.2008
Production Manager
CIENA CORPORATION
08.2000 - 09.2003
Laser Engineering Technician V
LIGHTWAVE ELECTRONICS
08.1999 - 08.2000
Laser Engineering Technician III
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
06.1998 - 06.1999
A.S. Degree in Laser and Electro-optic technology -
Vincennes University
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