Colin Parker: Product Engineer in San Francisco, CA
Colin Parker
Product Engineer
San Francisco | United States
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Vu1 Corporation
Product Engineer | 02/2014 - Current
Working with a small team of engineers in designing, prototyping, optimizing, and manufacturing of an energy efficient, vacuum-tube (CRT) light bulb for the residential market.
- Shipped first order (~1000pcs) to client, February 2015.
- Select / assemble / test / document electronic components for ballast circuit.
- Document procedures and travel to Chinese manufacturing facilities to oversee implementation
- Diagnosed a failure mode in high-voltage multiplier electronics, proposed superior design.
- Optimized a graphite application procedure to prevent electric arcing in the vacuum tube product
- Corrected colored phosphor mix ratio to ensure the bulb color was luminous and white. Calculated theoretical mixes, ran trials, analyzed results, and optimized the final blend for production
- Calculate radiation rates, verify experimentally, cross check versus FDA approved guidelines
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University of California, Santa Cruz
Master of Science | 2012 - 2013
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