Luke Benoit
Navarre,FL
Summary
Passionate and driven Optical Engineer with over 5 years of research and leadership experience in the field of Optics. In humbling experiences, I have been exposed to multiple research projects translating into feasible startups in the fields of holography, visual optics, and lasers.
Currently, I hold an Optical Engineer position at Mercury Systems in Gulf Breeze, FL, developing modular, rugged LCD displays and Heads-Up Displays, while also exploring future opportunities to bring the next generation of display technologies to the Aerospace and Defense. My research interests and experiences include "how" we will see the future digital world (Future Flat Panel, Projection, and 3D Display Technologies) and also “what” we will be able to see in the future digital world (biometric capturing of wearable displays, and computational and 3Dimaging).
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Optical Test Engineer
Mercury Systems
09.2023 - Current
- In charge of the optical system requirements and design of flat panel displays for highly-intensive environmental applications, specifically in Aerospace and Defense.
- Improved testing efficiency and the overall optical metrology capabilities with the development of automated testing using scripts.
- Engaged in Internal Research and Development throughout the company for applications such as Head-Up Displays, the improvement of LCD Designs, and future display technologies suitable for military-standard environmental conditions.
Manufacturing Engineer
NP Photonics
02.2023 - 09.2023
- Developed technical documentation, including standard operating procedures, work instructions, and scripts to support manufacturing operations of high-powered lasers.
- Improved manufacturing efficiency by creating a Burn-In Rack for the mass production testing.
- Developed a fiber coupler for TZL fiber at high-powered, Mid-Wave IR for high-precision sensing applications.
Optical Engineer Intern
ICRX Inc., TIPD LLC, EARdg Photonics
06.2019 - 03.2023
- iCRX: Worked on the optical telescope design and optomechanical tolerance analysis for a portable VR phoropter system.
- TIPD LLC: In charge of developing the optical design for both Monostatic and Time-of Flight Radar Cross Section Imaging systems for 3D imaging at the sub-micron level.
- eARdg Photonics (acquired): Assisted with the optical design and recording of holograms for near-eye displays with a large field of view.
Education
Master of Science - Optical Engineering
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ05.2024
Skills
- Optical Engineering:
Display Optics, Flexible and Curved Displays, Flat Panel Displays, Waveguide Design, Holography, Source Modeling, Illumination Design, Optical Communication Design, Laser Design, Optical Design, Diffractive Optics, Optomechanical Design, Computational Imaging, Imaging System Design, and Image Segmentation
- Programming:
Matlab, Polaris, Mathematica, Python (beginner), C/# (beginner)
- Applications:
CodeV, Zemax, VirtuaLab, SolidWorks, Fred, TracePro, Light Tools, RSoft, VirtuaLab Fusion, OptiLayer, Solidworks, Creo, Adobe products, Microsoft Office tools (including Project), JIRA
- Business:
Modeling and Venture Development, Project Management, Program Management, Industry Analysis, and Budgeting
Timeline
Optical Test Engineer
Mercury Systems
09.2023 - Current
Manufacturing Engineer
NP Photonics
02.2023 - 09.2023
Optical Engineer Intern
ICRX Inc., TIPD LLC, EARdg Photonics
06.2019 - 03.2023
Master of Science - Optical Engineering
University of Arizona
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