Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Ambitious characterization, verification and test expert in the field of medical devices, mechanics, electronics, sensors, and MEMS, with excellent communicational skills and project-minded attitude. My strong adaptation skills, and natural balance between fundamental detail and pragmatic attitude, allow me to become effective in new research fields and working environments rapidly. My management and research style can best be characterized as engaged, committed, and thorough. Technical specialities: Test architecture and HW development; (Medical) Device Verification, Sensors, characterization, calibration and industrialization thereof; Electromechanical and thermomechanical modelling and simulation; Experimental characterization and data analysis; MEMS; Biosensors.
In June 2015, ams-AG acquired the former Business Line Sensors of NXP Semiconductors. Since then, I've continued my contributions in the development of environmental sensors, with following responsibilities: - Lead developer of sensor test and calibration methodologies, and industrialization thereof, including o Leading work-package team of ~5 fte of test and product engineers. o Project Lead external HW development (subcontractor selection, budget, planning, requirements specification, buy-off, etc.) - Characterization and analysis of engineering samples, aiming for industrial qualification, test-to-lab correlation, and release for production. - Development of electrostatic, mechanical, and thermal simulation models (both analytical and FEM). - Developing methods and extraction routines for data analysis of large data sets. - Building partnerships with external scientific contacts.
Research on gassensors based on a CMOS platform. Responsible for - Project management and project execution (project leader since September '13) - Developing simulation models (both analytical and FEM) of thermal structures on silicon and their behavior in stagnant gaseous environments; - Conducting and analysing measurements on prototype devices; - Developing methods and extraction routines for data analysis; - Building partnerships with external scientific contacts.
Research on biosensors based on a CMOS platform. Responsible for - Conducting and analysing measurements on prototype biosensors; - Work Package Leader of the advanced packaging of biosensors and microfluidics; - Computational fluid dynamics simulations / microfluidics; - Modeling and simulation of biosensors, including binding kinetics and response rate modeling; - Modeling and simulation of the impedimetric characteristics of biomolecules; - Building partnerships with external scientific contacts.
2009 onwards: Research on biosensors based on a CMOS platform. Responsible for - Computational fluid dynamics simulations / microfluidics; - Modeling and simulation of biosensors, including fluid flow, Brownian motion (diffusion) and binding kinetics; - Modeling and simulation of the impedimetric characteristics of biomolecules; - Advanced packaging of biosensors; - Thermomechanical modeling of packaging process. 2005 - 2008: Performing scientific research in the field of Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS), with a focus on capacitive and galvanic switches for mobile applications and high data-rate digital connections (e.g. USB, HDMI). Research tasks comprise: - Innovative concept and technology development of RF MEMS switches; - Modeling and simulation of the electromechanical and thermal behavior of these switches, in both analytical and Finite Element (FEM) models; - Analysis of optical, electrical and mechanical measurement results and writing computer scripts to automatize these tasks; - Wafer mask design and manufacturing of these devices; - Writing scientific publications and generating IP.