Work history
Instruments, Non-Destructive Analysis, Remote Sensing and Really Hard Questions; Consultant
Science and Technology Problem Solvers
2009 – Present (6 years)Watertown, NY
Extremely energetic, a gift for solving complex problems in a fast-paced environment, exceptional interpersonal skills, committed to excellence, I have an innovative and challenging spirit, new innovations and products are always in the offing; a cross-functional/multi-disciplined geek-with-personality that is able to communicate at all levels; most importantly are abilities to define what the Customer really needs versus wants.
Measurements, scientific instruments, electronic engineering, project-management, design, selection, fabrication, prototype, medical equipment, vacuum-tube electronics, device design, consultant
Director, Biomedical Engineering
Samaritan Hospital
2011 – October 2013 (2 years)
Manage the Biomedical Engineering dept for a 280 bed hospital.
Engineering Physicist
Corning Incorporated
2009 – 2011 (2 years)Corning, NY; Antwerp Belgium; Paris, France, Russia
Multi-Disciplined – One Stop Abilities Shopping – Napkin to Product – Analytic/ Scientific/ Laboratory Instrumentation, Electronics design, prototype and maintenance, Mechanical
Engineering and Design, Optics, Biophysics, Trades-proficient, Writing, and Presentations; competent at Ph.D. level
Profound Ability to Troubleshoot and repair to the component level with minimal support and no “help-desk” mechanical, electrical, PC, non-Intel-based computers, data collectors and any type of sensor because of an advanced understanding of theory; worked as Hired Gun – travelling to the remote problems and solving
Expert Designer of Measurement instrumentation – electronic, acoustic, spectroscopy (any wavelength), optical, nuclear etc; invent, design, prototype, evaluate, and document scientific/ electronic instrumentation used in the lab, production facility or field
Certified by EPA to work with refrigerants; adept at installing, building and repairing HVAC, refrigeration (residential/ commercial and lab-special), heating, air handling, and Peltier solid-state refrigeration
Non Destructive Evaluation – System invention, design, fabrication and deployment X-ray, Ultrasound, light (including multi-spectral, IR/ Thermography), Electro-Magnetic and other novel probes to evaluate the contents of an inaccessible object or specimen; can build any type of instrument/ equipment
Projects Manager – From individual contributor through team using MS Project, staffing, external contractors and budget; working projects locally, nationally and in Europe (Fontainebleau, France; Antwerp, Belgium; London, England; Zurich, Switzerland) and nationally in the US. China Visa (expired)
Owned and Operated one firm for the maintenance and design of laboratory equipment one as a consultant
Contact Info
www.linkedin.com/pub/martin-sala/18/b23/285
Background
Summary
· Inventing means to detect and measure substances, structures and parameters using off-the-shelf and/ or exotic methods; Looking in-side the “sealed box” using non-fractology techniques to perform forensic and compositional analysis (explosives, illicit drugs, reverse-engineering, flaws and so on. . .)
· Identifying opportunities for improvement of Scientific, Engineering, Medical, Sensing and Defense processes and fabrication of those improvements in the lab then transferring to the process floor
· Intellectual Property protection; patented – not constrained by boundaries real or perceived
· Inventing new products
· Up-to-date and constantly evolving a multidisciplinary understanding of chemical, physical, design with techniques and emerging technologies – transforms vague issues into concrete results
· Designing, prototyping, testing, documenting instruments, products, processes then and bringing to market
· Remote and non-destructive analysis instrumentation (design and building) – getting the answer from afar
· Able to fix or design any machine, device or process by using First Principles and Scientific Method
· Work with other researchers, engineers and process/ product owners
· Abilities to define what the Customer really needs versus wants
• Completion of the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore in CA;
• Rescuing the $2B Corning SMF28 Fiber Facility from patent infringement
• Inventing an automotive catalytic convertor that eliminates greenhouse gasses
• Founding a Non-Destructive Analysis lab, designing much of the equipment
• Saving $3M loss/reservoir in Advanced Life-Sciences Genomics project
• Invented means to evaluate micro-reactors for small-scale chemical processing plants
• Nano particulate Semiconductors; Invented means to manufacture in an atmosphere
• Principle Investigator for NIH endoscopic measuring tool grant
Specialties:Remote Sensing, Hyperspectral Imaging, NDE, Non Destructive Evaluation, LIDAR, SONAR, RADAR, R&D, Electronics, Vacuum tube electronics, LASER system design, Measurements, Analytical Instrumentation design, Project Leadership, energy, technical writing, Intellectual Property, Patent process, Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Engineering, Medical Equipment Design, Grant Writing, Optics.
Martin Sala, Instrument Engineer, Sensors, Designer, Odd Engineering Projects
Martin Sala, Instrument Engineer, Sensors, Designer, Odd Engineering Projects
Skills
Top Skills
17R&D
15Optics
10Physics
9Characterization
9Sensors
6Science
5Engineering
4Spectroscopy
3Matlab
2Electronics
martin also knows about...
2Semiconductors
2Materials Science
2LabVIEW
Detector Design
NDE
Remote Sensing
Analytical Instrument...
Nanotechnology
Non Destructive...
Measurements
LiDAR
Sonar
Energy
Biomedical Engineering
Technical Writing
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Experience
Instruments, Non-Destructive Analysis, Remote Sensing and Really Hard Questions; Consultant
Science and Technology Problem Solvers
2009 – Present (6 years)Watertown, NY
Extremely energetic, a gift for solving complex problems in a fast-paced environment, exceptional interpersonal skills, committed to excellence, I have an innovative and challenging spirit, new innovations and products are always in the offing; a cross-functional/multi-disciplined geek-with-personality that is able to communicate at all levels; most importantly are abilities to define what the Customer really needs versus wants.
Measurements, scientific instruments, electronic engineering, project-management, design, selection, fabrication, prototype, medical equipment, vacuum-tube electronics, device design, consultant
Director, Biomedical Engineering
Samaritan Hospital
2011 – October 2013 (2 years)
Manage the Biomedical Engineering dept for a 280 bed hospital.
Corning Incorporated
Engineering Physicist
Corning Incorporated
2009 – 2011 (2 years)Corning, NY; Antwerp Belgium; Paris, France, Russia
Multi-Disciplined – One Stop Abilities Shopping – Napkin to Product – Analytic/ Scientific/ Laboratory Instrumentation, Electronics design, prototype and maintenance, Mechanical
Engineering and Design, Optics, Biophysics, Trades-proficient, Writing, and Presentations; competent at Ph.D. level
Profound Ability to Troubleshoot and repair to the component level with minimal support and no “help-desk” mechanical, electrical, PC, non-Intel-based computers, data collectors and any type of sensor because of an advanced understanding of theory; worked as Hired Gun – travelling to the remote problems and solving
Expert Designer of Measurement instrumentation – electronic, acoustic, spectroscopy (any wavelength), optical, nuclear etc; invent, design, prototype, evaluate, and document scientific/ electronic instrumentation used in the lab, production facility or field
Certified by EPA to work with refrigerants; adept at installing, building and repairing HVAC, refrigeration (residential/ commercial and lab-special), heating, air handling, and Peltier solid-state refrigeration
Non Destructive Evaluation – System invention, design, fabrication and deployment X-ray, Ultrasound, light (including multi-spectral, IR/ Thermography), Electro-Magnetic and other novel probes to evaluate the contents of an inaccessible object or specimen; can build any type of instrument/ equipment
Projects Manager – From individual contributor through team using MS Project, staffing, external contractors and budget; working projects locally, nationally and in Europe (Fontainebleau, France; Antwerp, Belgium; London, England; Zurich, Switzerland) and nationally in the US. China Visa (expired)
Owned and Operated one firm for the maintenance and design of laboratory equipment one as a consultant (http://msala.us)
Corning Incorporated
Sr. Research Scientist/ Engineering Physicist
Corning Incorporated
August 1997 – March 2009 (11 years 8 months)
• Multi-Disciplined – One Stop Abilities Shopping – Napkin to Product - Scientific Instrumentation, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering and Design, Optics, Physics, Biophysics, Medicine, Trades, Writing, Business Administration and Presentations; competent at Ph.D. level
• Non Destructive Evaluation – System invention, design, fabrication and deployment X-ray, Ultrasound, light, Electro-Magnetic and other novel probes
• Remote Multispectral Sensing – Developed novel techniques for use in the glass, fiber, ceramic, advanced-life-sciences and Advanced Engineering environments using light from deep UV – Vis – IR; LIDAR, RADAR, Sound and X-rays
• Phase Conjugate Optics – Invented system to analyze planar distortion of 3m x 3m x 0.5mm LCD glass during production in a harsh environment
• Measurement instrumentation - Expert Designer of– nuclear, spectral, optical, electronic etc
• High Temperature Characterization – Designed, Fabricated and Deployed characterization instruments used from 100ºC through 2,200ºC for lab and production applications
• Nano Particulates – Invented means to produce semiconductor nano particles in an atmosphere; developed detectors for EM waves and X-rays
• Proficient using CAD - SolidWorks 7, COMSOL, Paint Shop Pro 8, MultiSim 7, Ultiboard 7 and, OptiCAD (Zemax-like), LabView, Matlab
• Projects Manager – From individual contributor through team using MS Project, staffing, external contractors and budget
• Troubleshooting, Repair and Calibration of complex scientific instrumentation to component level
• Leadership – Staff, Students and projects of multi-million dollar budgets – reporting to director, vice president, CEO and Board
• Inventive - Proven and Continuous – Patents in diverse technology areas; products to market
• Pioneering – willing to ask the hard-questions; not afraid to fly in the face of “peer-wisdom”
Sr. Research Scientist/Project Manager
Corning Inc
January 1997 – January 2009 (12 years 1 month)
Member of a three person Impossible Situation Problem Solving Team; nano-particulate design to include: silica 3-D cellular scaffolding. Synthesis of Rutile nano-particulates for bio-processing (both patented or pending); Established Non-Destructive Analysis Lab; Consumer Products LASER, LCD and others; Tight-liaison to Harvard School of Public Health and nano-Analysis Lab; ; Design, development and deployment of scientific measurement(s) instrumentation; Patents and Patents Pending. Internal Publications, guest-speaker/lecturer (internal/external);
Project Manager/ Sr. Research Scientist
Corning Inc
January 1997 – January 2009 (12 years 1 month)
Design, development and deployment of scientific measurement(s) instrumentation using PC/ UNIX-based hardware, software, networking, security, data integrity, and disaster recovery. Member of a three person Impossible Situation Problem Solving Team; Established Non-Destructive Analysis Lab; Tight-liaison to Harvard School of Public Health and nano-Analysis Lab; ; Patents and Patents Pending. Internal Publications, guest-speaker/lecturer (internal/external);
Director R&D, CLinical Engineering
MBS Foundry, Inc
January 1990 – January 1996 (6 years 1 month)
FOUNDED Profitable Clinical Engineering services for two community hospitals: Author policy and procedure manuals; in-service education; Standing inspections from Joint Commission Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH), NY State and Insurance Carrier - always receiving "maximum-grades"; maintenance and safety. Deployed the patented (US 5,642,238 ) Retrospex rear-vision system. Electronic Engineering for development of novel scientific instruments.
Sr. Medical Instrument Designer
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
January 1984 – January 1990 (6 years 1 month)
Designed unique medical and scientific devices for scientific and clinical staff. Biomedical engineering duties.
Independent Research: Alternative Energy Sources; Trans-dermal/coetaneous oxygenation and sample acquisition; MRI Microscope; Non-Contact Neuronal Interface(s)
