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Electrical Engineer and Computer Scientist, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Specialist, Micro-fuel Cell Technology Consultant, RF and High-Frequency Packaging Technology Consultant, Expert, Engineering Consulting Services
Expertise in technology related to micro-fuel cells for portable applications, military research, micromachined silicon pressure diaphragms, RF and high-frequency packaging, diffractive optics for fiber-optic networking, micromirror arrays for projection displays, acoustic imaging for medical diagnostics, and automated package testing of IC’s & MEMS.

This KKAI consultant is also highly experienced in areas including development of fabrication processes, launch, design and development of sub-1PSI piezoresistive pressure sensor line, design and development of magnetic and electrostatic micromirrors, MEMS finite-element modeling (FEM), intellectual property (IP) development and filing of patents

PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Foundry, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Medical, Military

EDUCATION
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
S.M., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.

Providing expertise in electrical engineering and computer science, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), micro-fuel cell technology consulting, RF and high-frequency packaging technology consulting, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.

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Clients included DARPA (Single largest US military research grant funding agency), Neah Power Systems, Inc. (Micro-fuel cells for portable applications), Merit Sensor Systems (Micromachined silicon pressure diaphragms), Bridgewave Communications, Inc. (RF & high-frequency packaging), LightConnect, Inc. (Diffractive optics for fiber-optic networking), Reflectivity, Inc. (Micromirror arrays for projection displays), Shalon Ventures (Independent investor), MedScanSonics (Acoustic imaging for medical diagnostics), Multitest GmbH (Automated package testing of IC’s & MEMS).

Manager of MEMS Development and Foundry Relations, Measurement Specialties, Inc., Fremont, CA

Expanded business into a new $1M disposable blood pressure sensor customer. Oversaw, negotiated, managed, and developed fabrication processes for the transfers of a $6M industrial grade piezoresistive accelerometer line to a new 6” foundry, a $1M AFM SiN3 cantilever line in jeopardy of losing process support to a 4” process, a $5M decaying 1.5” wafer strain gauge & pressure product lines to a 5” fab. Launched, designed, and developed a sub-1PSI piezoresistive pressure sensor line on a 5” CMOS compatible process compatible with an electrochemical etch stop process.

Director of MEMS Engineering, Co-founder, InLight Communications, Inc., Fremont, CA

Presented to several investors and helped raise $15M Series-A financing. Designed, developed, and launched company’s 1st magnetic and electrostatic micromirrors. Oversaw production of single-mode fiber-optic V-grooves for a $200M connector company. Expanded and co-managed design, development and fabrication team of more than 15 people.

Application Engineering Manager & West Coast Office Manger, Microcosm Technologies, Inc. / Coventor, Inc., San Mateo, CA

Was responsible for technical marketing, support, and training of MEMS finite-element modeling (FEM) tools (CoventorWare & MEMCAD) in the western half of US and parts of Asia. Expanded office from 2 to 8, including a group to support BioMEMS development. Initiated educational outreach and curriculum integration of FEM tools at Berkeley’s Sensor and Actuator Center (BSAC), Stanford and UCLA. Hosted summer interns from Berkeley.
Initiated Microcosm’s intellectual property (IP) development, and filed company’s 1st patent.

HONORS AND AWARDS
Magna cum laude, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

PUBLICATIONS
Involved in intellectual property (IP) development and filing of patent. Author of papers on topics related to Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS).

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