Burlington, West Virginia, United States
Achieving quality requires a combination of observation, persistence and resources.
Responsible for E-Beam/Ion source coating of primary mirror. Alignment of 91 mirror array. Lead other technicians in segment support setup, mirror lab and coating facility operation. Consult for UT coating production and outside vendors/fabricators for WFU optics. (University of Arizona, JDSU, OST,Denton Vacuum, Quantum Coatings Inc.).
Maintain telescope, dome and subsystems to ensure readiness for visiting astronomers. Install, troubleshoot and performance test all instrument mounted to telescopes. Machine fixtures and assemblies in support of science operations. Lived on site at Mt. Hamilton, Lick Observatory, for quick response to night operations.
Responsible for scientific instrument changes and performance testing. Interfaced with astronomer/observer for night operations. Aluminize telescope optics. Design/CAD/machine 107" dome brake system, encode RA/DEC drives, encode 107" secondary flip cage focus drives.
Maintain 81 robotic assembly machines on 3 assembly lines that produced automotive & aircraft air conditioning compressors. Troubleshoot and maintain plant pneumatics, relay and control logic, PLC, hydraulic presses, rotary indexing tables, conveyor systems and flow rate controllers.