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ERAN REDICK
OBJECTIVE
Apply my knowledge and skills of high power fiber lasers and amplifiers in
a rewarding manufacturing environment and be given the opportunity to
further my professional development while building up a competent team
of staff for expansion.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
My current position of tech III high power laser technician carries the
responsibility of performing the final build of >20,000 Watt fiber lasers.
These responsibilities include:
 Making the critical optical fiber fusion splices for high power laser
combiners and the final output delivery fiber(s), providing more
than 20,000 Watts (CW) optical power.
 Apply a methodical, patient and accurate approach to all aspects of
optical and electrical assembly.
 Research new methods to improve optical splicing / coupling
efficiency.
 Working with software, mechanical, optical and electrical
departments to modify custom high power fiber laser platforms to
meet customer’s needs.
 Routinely working with a variety of optical fiber types, manually
cleaving and splicing fibers with 7 to 1,000 micron core diameters.
 Use of Vytran and Fujikura cleavers, Fujikura and Ericsson splicers
 Set up and recording of test data from a wide variety of
measurement and manufacturing equipment including: primes
optical beam analyzers, oscilloscopes, optical spectrum analyzers,
digital multi-meters, Ophir, Primes, Coherent/Molectron, optical
power meters, fiber fusion splicers.
 Visit customers all over the United States for field installation,
service and support
 Analysis of optical and electrical schematics, component data sheets,
product manuals, manufacturing guides, software manuals.
 Troubleshooting of circuits and components, fine pitch soldering.
 Writing of procedures for high power laser construction and testing.
 Writing of end-user guides and procedures.
 Complete final test , calibration and burn-in of high powered lasers.
 Training of new technician staff in the high power laser department.
Prior to my promotion to the position of High Power Laser technician
III I first trained and worked on sub-200 Watt optical devices. Here I
demonstrated my ability to learn new technologies and showed the
required skills and proficiency over many years that singled me out for
the more advanced laser position I have today:
 Installation and testing of high power laser diode pump sources.
 Installation and testing of high power active fiber gain stages.
 Installation of electrical control boards
 Complete start to finish construction of active optical fiber
products.
 Calibration and adjustment of electronics and optics.
 Performance/Qualification testing of finished optical units.
 Many years of experience and familiarity of the following active
optical single-mode fiber technologies:
 Erbium amplifiers (1W – 50W)
 Erbium lasers (1W – 50W)
 Ytterbium amplifiers (1W – 100W)
 Ytterbium lasers (1W – 3000W)
 Cascaded Raman fiber lasers (1W -5 W).
 Routinely dealt with specialty products that called for customization
of standard optical, electrical and mechanical designs. These
involved identifying mechanical and electrical rework requirements.
Other skills include:
 Computer software: Primes beam analysis, All Windows Operating
Systems, Outlook, Word, Excel, HTML, Web design.
 Safety Training: Laser, ESD, Health in Workplace, ISO.
WORK EXPERIENCE
[ 2000 - present ]
IPG Photonics
High Power Fiber Laser Optics and Electronics Technician III
 High Powered Fiber Laser Test and Calibration Technician for IPG
Photonics
[ 1998-2000 ] Net phone Inc,
Marlborough, MA
Telecommunications Private Branch Exchange, Electronics Technician
 Final Test, Troubleshoot, and Repair PCI slot PBX boards
EDUCATION
[ 1996-1998 ] Becker College
Associates Degree Science - Highest Honors
Worcester MA
[ 1996-1998 ] Worcester Technical Institute
Worcester MA
Electronics Engineering Technology, Telecommunications and Networking
Oxford, MA
Certificate - Highest Honors