Brian Park
16921 Crystal Cave Drive
Austin, TX 78737
512 894 0384
floman@austin.rr.com

Skills

● Creative Mechanical Engineer with Project Management experience - ability to take responsibility and see projects to completion,

● 29 years experience in product design and development for virtual reality, aerospace, scientific, oilfield and medical fields,

● Strong electro-mechanical product design skills,

● 5 years Solidworks (revs 2001 – 2006), 5 years Pro/Engineer CAD (revs 13-18),

● Use of both qualitative and quantitative design skills, and an appreciation of good design, quality and aesthetics,

● Seven patents awarded.

Education

BSME, Honors, Strathclyde University, Scotland 1971.

Experience

May-July 2006. Contract design work for Steag HamaTech USA Inc. Designed equipment for wafer manufacturing for the semi conductor industry based on their ModuTrack line. Used SolidWorks 2006 and PDMWorks to design and document I/O station, chemical module and components for the bake stacks and dispense modules. Included sheet metal design; designing machined parts of aluminum and stainless steel, PTFE and similar plastics; pneumatics design and schematics; design of gas and liquid delivery systems and exhausts.

2000 – 2006 DVC Company – a small camera manufacturer. Project Manager and acting Quality Manager responsible for the development of a range of high end CCD based digital cameras for scientific applications, including thermoelectric cooled cameras, image intensified cameras, multi-spectral filter module designs, and other OEM custom designs. Performed all electro-mechanical packaging design using Solidworks. Conceptualized, designed, fabricated and tested all designs through release to production, and provided on going support. Developed cameras working closely with EEs, PCB designers and S/W developers to provide economic and easily produced cameras. Design included electronic packaging, optical filters and windows, stepper motor mechanisms, CNC machining, sheet metal, finishes, thermoelectric cooling design, thermal studies, graphics, aesthetics and RoHS compliance.

Implemented the Quality Management System by writing the Quality Manual, company procedures, ECO processes, inspection processes, assembly and test procedures, product documentation, etc., all based on ISO 9001:2000 requirements.

1989 - 2006 Flogiston Corporation. President of one man product design company. Developed a neutral body posture chair, the Flogiston Chair, which was then funded by NASA SBIRs from 1994 to 1997 as a training system for astronauts using a range of motion bases (hydraulic, pneumatic, and electric) and VR immersive systems. Commercial spin-off was called the Flostation, which combined a full field of view immersive dome screen with the chair and an equipment tower for gaming and new media. Complete system doubled as both a home theater and immersive system. Also worked on an HDTV stereoscopic display for telepresence for use on the Space Station with the Robonaut, funded by a second NASA SBIR in 1998. Two patents awarded. Pro/Engineer and Solidworks used for design. Received significant media exposure and had a prestigious customer list, including Intel, Motorola, NASA, Cirrus Logic, American Movie Classics, Universities of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Chair and dome licensed to third parties.

1991-1993 Oceaneering Space Systems, subcontractor to NASA. Project Engineer on the development of equipment for the galley of the Space Station, principally the refrigerator/freezer, originally based on traditional R134 compression. Spearheaded alternate 20 cu. ft. system based on super-insulation panels and modular thermoelectric panels. Formed a consortium with Marlow Industries and Owens Corning to develop the system. Three patents awarded for a super insulation thermoelectric refrigerator. Familiar with NASA standards and requirements. Performed thermal analysis studies, supervised subcontractor A.D. Little, used AutoCad and Intergraph.

1990-1991 DTM Corporation. Startup. Marketing and Sales Executive of rapid prototyping equipment.

1989-1990 Consultant to Xerox Corporation Aerospace Marketing Group. Promoted Xerox Information Systems to aerospace clients.

1981-1989 Teleco Oilfield Services – R&D Design Manager. Ran 12 man R&D design group with annual budget of $1m, and implemented CAD systems for the design and development of Measurement While Drilling equipment for down-hole oil-well telemetry. Designed for extremely hostile environments using aerospace techniques. Responsible for hazardous area design and certification of surface equipment to US and European standards. Two patents awarded. Expanded use of Xerox Expert and Viewpoint software for mechanical and electrical design and documentation for entire engineering department up to 48 workstations. President of Xerox CAD users group 1987-88.

1980-1981 Abbott Laboratories – Senior Engineer, designed and developed an infusion pump with disposable sets for critical care applications. Designed for fluid flow, plastics, stepper motors, LCD touch panels, cams, batteries, sensors, ergonomics, intensive care requirements.

1977-1980 The Analysts Inc. – Mechanical Engineer, developed numerous sensors and instrumentation for oilfield use, including testing in the North Sea, Gulf Coast and the Philippines.

1972-1977 The Analysts UK – Worked worldwide as a Data Retrieval Specialist/Mud Logger on offshore oilrigs, advancing to field supervisor of Norwegian operations before being promoted to Houston R&D.

Other

Wrote articles and columns for technical magazines – Workstation News, Cadence, etc. 1991-93