joe tedesco

* CAD design and fabrication of complex engineering components for MCP imaging detectors for three government & commercial satellite projects in orbit around Earth and Mars (2020) * Lead Engineer for the design of multiple high resolution neutron and photon detectors used at facilities around the world including LBNL, SLAC, LANL, INL, JPARC and ORNL * Supervising and training multiple Engineering Aids to work in coordination with our team * Vibration, thermal and vacuum environmental testing of hardware to establish performance standards * Author of engineering documentation and procedures to support EAG's various ground and flight based operations * Serve as EAG's safety coordinator and liaison to the SSL safety committee * Serve as the only non-manager Engineering representative in SSL's Engineering Coordinating Committee, which is responsible for SSL's engineering talent and future engineering endeavors

* Training of lab personnel, students and others who work in the lab * Development of general departmental safety information and procedures for use in labs minimize exposure to all chemicals * Achieve and maintain worker safety and regulatory compliance within labs according to OSHA and UC Berkeley EH&S standards * Establish proper identification, safe storage, handling, accumulation and disposal of hazardous chemical waste

* CAD Conception and design for various aerospace endeavors * Mechanical systems quality assurance * Assist in the design, implementation, and operation of test facilities

* Developed mechanisms for manipulation and transportation devices inside UHV * Assisted lead engineer in design work for various photon counting detector projects * Author and manager of an internal part database for the EAG group * Co-supervisor in managing Engineering Aids

* Sustained and updated clean rooms * Assisted in the design work of a photon counting detector assembly * Refurbished and assembled vacuum chambers

* Maintained and upgraded vacuum chambers that made precision optical filters for biomedical, laser systems, telecommunications equipment and other applications that demand ultra-precise control of light * Fabrication and design work in AutoCAD / SolidWorks to improve production and testing efficiency * Served as a liaison for Sirrus with Part Suppliers

Taught engineering fundamentals to classes of 10 to 30 students (elementary to middle school) ~ Developed unique exercises to illustrate general engineering/physics concepts

* started as a R&D Engineer 1 in May 2010) * Working with physicists to design UHV systems and hardware, for making EM & FM Photon detectors for satellite projects * Key member in a team that designed and processed an 8"x8" high resolution Photon detector * Lead Design Engineer for a high resolution Neutron imaging detector project * Supervising and training Engineering Aids to support our team and help with mechanical builds * Using SolidWorks to design lift mechanisms, manipulation and transportation devices * Designing preliminary models for weight and size requirements used in proposals for future funding * Communicates with multiple vendors and fabrication groups to create custom UHV components * Author and maintainer of an internal part database for the EAG group

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