James E. Toney jtoney@cscc.edu OBJECTIVE To apply my expertise in semiconductor and electro-optical materials and devices to the development of advanced technology. SKILLS Software/Modeling : Integrated Optics Device Modeling (BPM, FDTD), Monte Carlo Simulation/Optimization, Data Analysis, Labview, Matlab Experimental : Fiber Optics, Optical Spectroscopy, Nuclear Spectroscopy Fabrication : Photolithography, Metal Deposition/Etching, Ferroelectric Domain Inversion Other : Japanese-to-English translation (written), Training and Course Development WORK HISTORY Research Engineer, Penn State Electro-Optics Center, Freeport, PA, February 2007-present *Conduct research in fiber optics and photonics. *Set up, programmed and utilized a variety of fiber optic test equipment, including fusion splicer, optical vector analyzer, optical spectrum analyzer and tunable laser. Physics Instructor, Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH, January-May 2003 and September 2006-March 2007 * Taught several physics courses, including both algebra-based and calculus-based versions. * Developed laboratory exercises in atomic, nuclear and optical physics. Principal Research Scientist/Photonics Engineer, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH, May 2001-August 2006 * Designed and analyzed fiber and integrated optical devices, including photonic band gap structures, in various material systems (silicon, polymer, glass) and using several modeling tools (beam propagation method, finite-difference time domain, finite-element, photonic band solver). * Awarded 2 U.S. patents for photonic crystal devices and filed 8 other internal invention reports. * Developed optimization algorithms for integrated optical devices using Monte Carlo and genetic algorithms. * Devised a novel preamplifier configuration for semiconductor radiation detectors, procured and managed a project to design electronics for a nuclear spectroscopy system. Staff Scientist, Spire Corporation, Bedford, MA, June 1998-December 1999 * Managed federally funded research and development programs dealing with semiconductor X-ray and gamma-ray detectors. * Wrote two successful SBIR/STTR grant proposals for a total of $600K in funding. * Achieved the first nuclear radiation detection with semi-insulating, epitaxial ZnTe films. Applications Engineer, Teradyne, Inc., Boston, MA, June 1984-October 1990 * Provided training and technical support to users of computer-based electronic test equipment. * Developed course materials, wrote documentation and application reports. * Served 4 months in Tokyo, Japan, working with Japanese colleagues and customers. EDUCATION Ph.D. in Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, May 1998 * Conducted experimental and computational research relating the properties of cadmium zinc telluride to the performance of nuclear radiation detectors. * Established the use of photoluminescence spectroscopy as a quantitative predictor of radiation detector performance. * Wrote a Monte Carlo simulation program that successfully predicted an improvement in detector performance based on a modification in the fabrication process. * Experimentally characterized nuclear radiation detectors that I fabricated and correlated their performance with the results of optical spectroscopy measurements that I performed. * Participated in building a system to use alpha particles as a probe of detector response and collected the first alpha-particle maps of CdZnTe detector response. M.S. in Physics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, May 1994 B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, May 1984 JAPANESE LANGUAGE TRAINING Technical Japanese Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June-August 1991 and 1993 * Read and translated articles from Japanese technical journals. * Wrote and delivered in Japanese a presentation on semiconductor lasers. Advanced Japanese Program, Middlebury College, June-August 1992 * Used Japanese as the sole language for daily communication throughout the program. * Wrote and delivered in Japanese a presentation on the relationship between Japanese technology and U.S. national security. PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS More than 20 publications in refereed journals and conference proceedings (complete list available at http://www.geocities.com/jetoney_phd/PUBS.htm) Authored a handbook section on photoluminescence spectroscopy Delivered five oral and two poster presentations at conferences PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society SERVICE ACTIVITIES Mentor, COSI Academy, Columbus, OH, October 2001-May 2004 Treasurer, St. Barnabas the Apostle Orthodox Church, Columbus, OH, April 2002-September 2006 CONTINUING EDUCATION Japanese gardening and bonsai, 21 hrs., Dawes Arboretum, Newark, OH