Narciso Guzman
La Habra,CA
Summary
Accomplished Technical Consultant with over 15 years driving proactive fiber-optic based solutions and working on workflow-related issues in government, academic and private company sectors. Certified in LabVIEW and expertise in fiber optics.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Consultant (self-employed)
LUT Engineering
03.2023 - Current
- Established own business as an independent contractor providing technical advice and service to R&D-based clients.
- Troubleshot laser ultrasound system comprised of fiber-optic and laser components.
- Offered input for problem solving system to support client-ready final versions.
- Improved and developed laser ultrasound system with addition of new features and infrastructure.
- Developed technical requirement documentation for new software products.
Senior Research Engineer
Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc.
07.2008 - 02.2023
- Member on the Laser Ultrasonics (LUS) group focused on laser-based ultrasonic inspection/health monitoring of various components with the aim to commercialize patented LUS system.
- Researched and developed system for U.S Air Force to detect internal structural damage on aircraft using an in situ arrayed fiber Bragg grating sensor panel controllable via LabVIEW.
- Deployed low power, omnidirectional, AUV mountable laser diode-based hydrophone for monitoring marine acoustics.
- Contributed to the development of a non-lethal LED-based incapacitating flash bang weapon.
Lab/Research Assistant
Optics Laboratory at CSUF Physics Department
01.2006 - 07.2008
- Characterized the Viscoelasticity of Tygon Tubing using Elastica Fiber Optic Sensor and LabVIEW’s Data Acquisition (thesis project contributing to MS in Electrical Engineering)
- Organized and maintained optical equipment, setup computer/work stations for lab students
Lab Assistant
Electron Scattering Lab at CSUF Physics Department
06.2004 - 08.2006
- Maintained electron gun and analyzer to functional conditions
- Fabricated apparatus components, extracted and analyzed data
Education
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
CSU of Fullerton, GPA: 3.7
05.2009
Master of Science - Physics
CSU of Fullerton, GPA: 3.7
05.2007
Bachelor of Science - Physics
CSU of Fullerton, GPA: 3.5
08.2005
Skills
- LabVIEW Certified
- Fiber optics
- Laser & photodiode
- Power/energy meters, PMT
- Function generator, oscilloscope, OSA
- Optical element assembly/design
- SolidWorks/CAD
- Metal shop machinery, lathe, mill
- Bilingual (Spanish)
Publications
- J. Delgado-Alonso, R. Lieberman, P. DiCarmine, S. Marpu, D. Berry, N. Guzman, Integrated sensor biopsy device for real time tissue metabolism analysis, Conference: Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XVIII, Feb 2018
- I. Saxena, V. Dayal, N. Guzman, NDE of Bridging Delamination using Guided Waves: Simulated and Experimental Results, Conference: IEEE Aeroconference, March 2016
- F. Hingerl, S. Marpu, N. Guzman, S. M. Benson, J. Delgado-Alonso, Development and Testing of a New Fiber Optic System for Monitoring CO2 Solubility in Aqueous High-Pressure Geological Systems, Energy Procedia, December 2014
- I. Saxena, N. Guzman, R. Lieberman, Highly reproducible Bragg grating acousto-ultrasonic contact transducers, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 9202, September 2011
- I. Saxena, N. Guzman, K. Hui, S. Pflanze, AUV-portable temp-compensating fiber optic hydrophone, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 8026, May 2011
- I. Saxena, N. Guzman, K. Hui, S. Pflanze, Diaphragm resonance-based fiber optic hydrophone, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7675, April 2010
- I. Saxena, H. Baid, N. Guzman, L. Kempen, A. Mal, Propagation loss with frequency of ultrasound guided waves in a composite metal-honeycomb structure, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7314, May 2009
- M.A. Khakoo, K. Keanne, C. Campbell, N. Guzman, K. Hazlett, Low energy elastic electron scattering from ethylene, Journal of Physics B, Molecular and Optical Physics, 40, 3601-3613, September 2007
Awards
- Outstanding Paper Presented by IOS Employee, IOS LLC.; "Propagation Loss with Frequency of Ultrasound Guided Waves in a Composite Metal-Honeycomb Structure", 2010
- Outstanding Master’s Degree Recipient, Physics Department, CSUF, 2007
- Outstanding Service Award, Department of Physics, CSUF, 2006 and 2007
- Norman Nitzberg Award in Experimental Physics, CSUF, 2006
Personal Information
U.S. Citizen
Weekend handyman
Balloon animal artist
Timeline
Technical Consultant (self-employed)
LUT Engineering
03.2023 - Current
Senior Research Engineer
Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc.
07.2008 - 02.2023
Lab/Research Assistant
Optics Laboratory at CSUF Physics Department
01.2006 - 07.2008
Lab Assistant
Electron Scattering Lab at CSUF Physics Department
06.2004 - 08.2006
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
CSU of Fullerton, GPA: 3.7
Master of Science - Physics
CSU of Fullerton, GPA: 3.7
Bachelor of Science - Physics
CSU of Fullerton, GPA: 3.5
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