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Andre Taylor
Lead Optics Project Manager, L3Harris
Location: Charles Town, WV United States
Joined: Oct 22nd, 2007

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Alabama A&M University class of 2000

Undergrad Major: Applied Physics

Experience

I currently work with L3Harris as Lead Optics Project Manager
I have years of experience working in the Other industry.

Lead Optics Project Manager | L3Harris
From October 2018 to Current • 8 year(s)
Manage teams of Engineers, Scientists, Technicians and operators while being responsible for Cost, Engineering/Research Quality, and Schedule. Handle projects from $200k to ~$50M in manufacturing for Government, private and public sectors.

Adjunct Professor | Southside Virginia Community College
From August 2017 to Current • 9 year(s)
Professor of Physics and Chemistry.

Lead Optical Scientist for Business Development and R&D | Navy Research Laboratory (NRL)
From October 2007 to Current • 19 year(s)
Opto-Electronic Government Defense Testing and R&D including in field, live fire, sensor set up and testing. Government grant consulting and scientific educational program design.

Lecturer | Welsh International Studies Center: Newport University
From June 2011 to June 2013 • 2 year(s)
Lecturing in Physics Maths, Engineering, Calculus.

Principal Investigator: Optical Engineering | A.G.TAYLOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
From September 2010 to June 2012 • 2 year(s)
Development of an Optical Characterization QC System of Diode Lasers for manufacturing including fabrication, testing and development.

Program manager for three JNLWD systems | AMERICAN SYSTEMS
From February 2007 to October 2007 • 0 year(s)
Research, analysis and development for Government Contracts including design telecommunication systems, lens analysis, material design, optical modeling, sensor design.

Researcher/Consultant | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
From November 2005 to November 2006 • 1 year(s)
Lens optimization of the Optical design, Error budget analysis, mathematical modeling, process engineering of the 2.5 meter Fresnel lens for the International Space Station.

Principal Investigator | A.G.TAYLOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
From January 2001 to January 2006 • 5 year(s)
Client support, Sales, advertising, and website work. Government grant consulting, educational program design.

Optical Engineer and Physicist | Corning
From January 2001 to October 2001 • 0 year(s)
Optical Design, develop and write technical procedures for Technicians, laser beam measurement develop 157nm testing, prism testing, optical window testing.

Researcher | Linear Accelerator Research
From March 1999 to May 1999 • 0 year(s)
Collect, analyze and organize experimental data and create a network system for storage. Design laboratory setup, cooling system for accelerator, hands-on accelerator maintenance.

Researcher | National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Center of Excellence
From January 1995 to January 1999 • 4 year(s)
Theoretical Analysis, Design, and Fabrication of Polymer Based Optical waveguides with Fiber Coupling for Aeronautical and Industrial sensor design.

Intern | Institute of Optics, University of Rochester
From January 1994 to January 1995 • 1 year(s)
Summer research internship including condensed research opportunities and undergraduate research work.

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