Work Experience

(2021- Present )  Apple Inc.        

Sr. Modeling and Simulation Engineer 

   2023 - Present  

• Developed and validated a physics-based model for display-sensor interactions, enhancing performance accuracy  and guiding critical cross-functional design decisions.

• Orchestrated cross-functional efforts to establish a robust screening plan for high-volume manufacturing. Coordinating multi-disciplinary DOE (Design of Experiments) and failure analysis, to refine process stability and achieve demanding yield targets.

• Lead development of clear and robust documentation strategy to align multi-component engineering requirements, ensuring optimal product delivery while balancing innovation with practicality.

Optical Engineer 

    2021 - 2023  

• Scope new technology (processes, optical components, AISC properties) to determine feature impact and coexistence risk, using customized first-principles model and commercial optical modeling software.

• Implemented machine learning algorithm (K-NN coupled to Naive Bayes) to identify tester excursions and automate data filtering.

• Patented and successfully deployed innovative dichroic-metal hybrid color filter technology enabling 80% reduction in module size for ambient light sensing applications

(2013-2020)  Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms                                                                                                                                                               

Experimental Molecular Physics Group of Prof. John Doyle

PhD Research Fellow

• Modernized in-house software tools to automate equipment and control (Python, Matlab, Labview) - streamlining experimental operation (5x speedup).

• Developed a maintainable library of modular analysis code (Python, Matlab) with the flexibility to adapt to new data formats, bootstrapping for error estimation, and incorporating evolving data visualization tools.

• Pioneering first experimental demonstrations of molecular cooling using coherent optical forces  and  direct laser cooling and control of polyatomic molecules - establishing viability as a powerful platform for fundamental quantum sciences

• Collaborated on four successful grant proposals securing over $1.5 million in federal research funding

•  Orchestrated launch and operation of two novel experimental research efforts resulting in 8 publications -- coordinated procurement, lab space renovation, designed nascent apparatus, interfaced control and acquisition hardware, directed collection and analysis of experimental results.

• Managed a team of 6 researchers as project manager - determined scientific direction, delegated sub-projects, summarized and communicated progress with weekly reports.