com Aspiring Leader in Photonics Singapore Citizen
INTRODUCTION My career in Photonics is characterized by strong engineering roots with elements of business-development (BD), epitomized in Product Management(PM). While I specialize in lasers & photonics, I also acquired senior management techniques like policy formulation & systemic thinking throughout my work. Industry knowledge allows a discourse with end users for tech support and to identify gaps in product specs; BD skills facilitates solution implementation & life-cycle planning. It is PM that synergizes these skills, making products successful. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT SKILLS Active evangelizing of lasers and optical products to end users which requires technical knowledge Continuous sourcing of products & suppliers to offer customized solutions to match customers’ needs Provide technical support and training for all laser optical products including AOMs, fiber, lens, lasers etc. Drive internal training sessions; Brief sales managers in technical specs; Brief engineers in market trends Develop pricing strategy to differentiate from competitors; Market research on competitor’s pricing Created competitive differentiation by sourcing cheaper suppliers & materials to reduce price Go through product life cycle: requirements, design & development, production, QA, logistics, tech support Technology road mapping according to market trends and aim to keep products “ahead of the curve” Drive highly customized projects for customers; Keep track of requirements, documentation & progress Design technical marketing materials for sales team, and propose sales strategy & direction of market growth EMPLOYMENT Singapore Industry PhD Research – Nanyang Technological University/Sintec Optronics Aug ’16 - Present Developing ultrafast fiber laser with novel micro-structured optical fiber design Authored and published papers, and give conference & seminar talks New product development @ NTU concurrently with PM responsibilities @ Sintec Singapore Product Manager - Sintec Optronics Pte Ltd Sept ’13 - Present Plan road map to offer laser components like ultrafast lasers according to market trends Connect ultrafast laser products to market entry/expansion taking 10% of market share Implement production cost savings of 10-20% for each customised laser system, Improve assembly and ergonomics of scanheads and reduce product cost by 33% Provide pre- and post- sales technical support on laser optical systems worth >$250k Reduce cost of exhibits like at Laser World of Photonics: Shanghai & India & Munich Some general management and operations responsibilities like submitting ACRA forms, apply for grants & funding, HR policy & S- PASS/EP & career track, delivery logistics Boston, USA Researcher - Nanostructured Fiber and Nonlinear Optics Lab, Boston University Jan ’11 – July ‘13 Lead research projects: Design & characterization of multi-mode optical fibers, simulation of nonlinear-pulse propagation, demonstration and characterization of bottle beams, fabrication of fiber gratings, fiber mode conversion via SLM Investigation of higher order modes and nonlinearities in high power optical fiber lasers Co-authored and published papers, and gave CLEO conference talks Singapore Electro-optics Engineer - ERL, DSO National Labs Jan ’10 – July ‘10 Study missile seeker tracking algorithms and characterization of IR sensors Singapore Asst. Manager (Systems Policy & Capability Development) - DISO, MINDEF May ’08 – Jan ‘10 Performed project assignments and policy writing; Lead on several industry research Involved in mapping out the Defence Technology Ecosystem for systemic planning DISO Excellence Awards for project contributions like SG Airshow, Tech-X Singapore NS Section Leader - Singapore Armed Forces Jan ’08 – Apr ‘08 Placed in-charge of several responsibilities including arms squad and logistics planning Singapore Information Technology (IT) Administrator - Crimson Logic July ’07 – Dec ‘07 Testing of software modules to track audit trail and quality assurance Ottawa, Canada Junior Technician (Intern) - University of Ottawa Sep ’06 – May ‘07 Ran optical experiments and maintained lab equipment EDUCATION Singapore Industrial Ph.D student – Nanyang Technological University Aug ’16 – present EDP IPP scholarship; Develop ultrafast fiber laser at non- standard wavelength Boston, USA M.Sc Electrical Engineering (GPA 3.65) - Boston University Sept ’10 –May ‘13 ECE Fellowship (scholarship); Concentration in Electromagnetics and Photonics Ottawa, Canada B.A.Sc (Honors) Electrical Engineering, cum laude - University of Ottawa Sep ’03 –May ‘07 Concentration in Microwaves & Photonics, Minor in Business Management
PUBLICATIONS (see full publications list on my website www.chenyuhao.com)
ENGINEERING SKILLS Photonics and Familiar with standard optical lab equipment including Optical Fiber Optics Spectrum Analyzers(OSA), IR cameras, free space optical components, microscopes, etc. Optical fiber handling: cleaving, splicing, polishing, inspecting facet with fiber scope Used Spatial Light Modulator to convert modes in freespace and couple back into fiber. Designed, fabricated, tested, characterized custom microstructured fibers & gratings RSoft beam prop to simulate free space propagation of non- standard beam shapes Understand optical nonlinearities & applications of higher order modes in fiber optics Lasers Operation and maintenance of Coherent Ar-Ion laser; calibrated for second harmonic Usage and characterization of DPSS, HeNe, CO2, fiber, Ultrafast, SLM lasers Laser beam collimation, P-I curve and Knife-edge beam diameter measurements Involved in high power fiber laser build; Characterized components; optimized output Build CW and pulsed fiber lasers, including research into ultrafast fiber lasers Industrial Laser marking/engraving machine assembly, testing, deployment Laser at industrial factories Applications Tuning scanheads, galvanometers, control cards, other components for laser machines Applications testing of laser processing quality of different lasers on different materials Deployment of visible fiber lasers and alignment into microscope system
Chemical Class 100 clean room training and experience
handling and Trained to handle hazardous materials (eg. Hydroflouric, Nitric, Clean Room and Sulphuric Acid) Trained to handle compressed and liquefied gases (eg. Nitrogen, Hydrogen) Programming Past experience in C, C++ & Java; Understand basic Object and Hardware Oriented Programming interface Used LabVIEW and MATLAB to interface with lab equipment such as laser shutter, motorized translation stages, custom fusion splicer unit, InGaAs camera , OSA etc. Familiar with GPIB interfaced by MATLAB Matlab and Implemented digital filters and DSP techniques for audio and Simulations images Coded a finite difference solver for optical fiber modes and solved for parameters (propagation constants, dispersion, mode profile, petermann spotsize, power etc.) Coded a split-step differential equation solver for nonlinear pulse propagation Electronics Operate oscilloscope, volt-amp-ohm meter, power meter; soldering on circuit boards INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS Fluent in English & Spoken Mandarin; Learnt technical jargon in Mandarin to train Chinese engineers Interaction with people from different cultures; Liaise with Chinese suppliers and Indian customers Able to adapt quickly to complement teammates and work alone to analyze and solve problems Translate customer requirements to technical specifications that engineering team can understand Negotiate prices, coordinate lead times and mediate between US/UK suppliers and China/India customers Open to take up responsibilities even outside of job scope HOBBIES AND MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS • Class 3B driver’s licence • Swimming, Gym • Like to tinker with technology and assemble computers • Volunteer at grassroots Meet-the-People session • Youth Executive Committee member at BuonaVista Community Club • Read up on international news and politics • Love to travel whenever I can
