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Al Post, Ph.D. Registered Professional Engineer apkaimono at gmail dot com         Vancouver, WA
Summary	Extensive industrial experience in all aspects of product development and mechanical engineering. Experienced engineering educator with funded research; applied mathematician; Japanese language. Advanced degrees in Mechanical Engineering,  International Management, and  Manufacturing Systems Engineering.
Industrial Experience	New Product Development Engineer, Hewlett-Packard Design and development of high volume inkjet printers from concept through initial production. Design of MJF 580 3D printer with emphasis on optical sensors, thermal processes and print quality. Replacement of traditional design practices through analytical modeling. Development of software tools for manufacturing quality. Troubleshooting of design and manufacturing issues including tooling, system tolerance, GD&T, DFX, print quality, and process control data issues. Laser metrology. Skunk works projects. Products on the market: Officejet Pro 8600, the OfficeJet Pro X Series printer, the sub-compact Officejet Mobile Printer, MJF 5XX series 3D printers.   (Link to specific engineering skills)						13 years
	Senior Engineer, Structural Solutions Inc.  Designed tracking pedestal for 5-meter satellite antenna, solo. This product performed flawlessly and sold for 1/4 the price of the nearest competitor. Conceived and wrote successful Army SBIR research proposal for composites manufacturing. Marketed an experimental submarine hull.						1 year
	Senior Associate Engineer, IBM Corporation Applied research - Proposed, then designed, built, and demonstrated a high-speed ion deposition printhead.  Developed the IBM 3825 industrial laser printer from initial concept to manufacturing release. Responsible for all aspects of design and prototyping for subsystems totaling 1/5 of base cost. Work included design, analysis, experimentation, vendor selection, patent analysis, costing, scheduling, and direction of design staff. Solved key vibration, electrostatic, tolerance, and thermal problems. Recipient of IBM Invention Achievement Award						14 years
	Independent Work: Designed and built an experimental algal bioreactor for biofuel research. Technical analysis of patents involved in litigation.
Teaching Experience	Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, Dept. of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology Taught a wide variety of engineering courses. Guided design project teams with projects funded up to $10,000. Wrote grants that funded 5 students. Research in electrorheologically micro-organized materials with structural and fuel cell applications, as well as applied mathematics, DFX education, and epidemiology. See Grants and Publications						5 years
	Associate Professor, McGill University, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Quebec Responsible for the Capstone Design Program. Taught team based project classes with  110 - 135 students each. Solicited funded engineering projects, then organized and guided over 22 interdisciplinary student teams per year to complete and deliver quality projects on a rigid 9-month schedule. Individual projects funded at up to $5000. Developed automation and industrial prototypes for medical and industrial clients. Active founding member of the Canadian Design Engineering Network.						3 years
Education	Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii / East-West Center Dissertation proposes a new way to model nonlinear dynamic systems, shown to produce the most accurate closed-form models available for standard test cases. It is far more accurate than perturbation methods, and it is mathematically simple and intuitive. Coursework in mathematics, heat transfer, and Asian languages.						1996
	M.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Stanford University Emphasis on technology management, robotics, and manufacturing.						1989
	Master of International Management, Thunderbird Emphasis on business and Asian studies. Final semester in Japan; researched Japanese engineering practices.						1986
	B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona
Other	Conversational in Japanese Mountain Rescue Association: Active participation in mountain rescue operations US Citizen						15 years
	References and transcripts available on request.