1. Trevor Niblock (PhD)
Mobile: (408) 306 1315 California resident Email: Trevor@niblock.org
Work status: US & UK Citizenship
Summary
Innovative mechatronics engineer and scientist with strong project leadership skills.
Excellent at understanding a market need and producing a novel product to address that
need. 17-years of experience in developing mechatronic systems from conception to
product in both start-up and large corporate environments. Conceived, developed and
secured funding for numerous projects that have gone on to commercial fruition with
funding from various government and VC sources. PhD in MEMS with an MRes(MBa) in
research & development. Expertise in Mechatronics, Robotics, IOT and MEMS. Particularly
strong background in technology fusion: integrating technologies and systems to form new
technologies and products and taking them to market.
Experience
2015-onwards, Director of advanced technology, uBeam, (Santa Monica, CA, USA):
Running a team of engineers to rapidly develop conceptual devices through prototyping to
production. Responsible for ideation, systems architecture, transduction architecture
design and manufacture. Running the development and testing cycles, and bringing the
successful devices to production. This involves running the R&D team, building
relationships with and getting contract manufactures up to speed, procurement, and
setting up product management functions to ensure quality in the product(s) during
manufacturing.
2008-onwards, Founder of Magzor Corporation (Westlake Village, CA, USA):
Co-founder of Magzor Robotics Corporation, initially this company was set up as an
equipment manufacturing company specializing in MEMS electroforming tools that
produce magnetic and complex metal alloys for the military and medical device industry.
This technology was spun off to 3rd party vendors and we continued to developed magnetic
actuators for micro-robotics. With DARPA funding we then applied VLSI design techniques
to robotics design and developed a robotics/mechatronics design tool. Conceptualized all
the technology, wrote all the DARPA proposals and developed the technology. This
includes hiring and managing a team covering multiple disciplinary fields. The product
today is complete and just entering the market, it allows a user to easily design a
robot/mechatronics system whilst all the mechanics, electronics, sensing, embedded and
control code are generated by our system.
2005-2008, MEMS Program Manager, National Semiconductors – Now Texas
Instruments (Santa Clara, CA, USA)
Appointed by NSC to develop their MEMS group and product line. Working within the
Advanced Processing Technology Development group, developed Magnetic MEMS devices,
their processing parameters, packaging and integrating it into the product line. Develop
the stack architecture enabling a host of devices (inductors, switches, actuators and IMUs)
to be added to all of NSCs technology files. Developed production plans, production models

2. and cost proposals. Produced the development documentation as a foundation for
ISO9001 & MIL certification. This stack was sold to Honeywell for back end compatible
MEMS devices to be added to their military product line of semiconductors as well as still
being used in all of the present days DC-DC buck converter technology.
2001-2005, CTO, Analatom Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA, USA)
Developed a series of MEMS sensors and electronics systems for the Structural Health
Monitoring industry – mainly military customers. Developed the PMST (Portable
Maintenance Support Tool), basically a pre-cursor to the smartphone. Moved laboratory
devices to low-level production by developing viable process flows and systems for them to
integrate with (i.e. embedded and analog hardware and software). Developed a series of
test beds for the different types of sensors and electronics (the PMST) we produced.
Designed processing manuals and procedures for military suppliers. Performed process
analysis for franchised customer.
Educational Qualifications (Subject)
Degree University/Major Year
PhD Southampton, UK – (MEMS Scanning Probes) 2001
M.Res (MSci+MBa) Sheffield, UK – (Semiconductor fabrication + MBA) 1997
B.Eng Hull, UK – (Mech’Eng - semiconductor processing major) 1994
IT & Technology Knowledge
C, Ansys, CAE Scripting, AutoCAD, fusion 360, Inventor, MatLab, LabView, Eagle, L-edit,
Energia and all enterprise office suites. Most forms of micro (semiconductor) and macro
(mechanical) machining and processing.
Personal Strengths & Profile
People Skills: Great at creating a positive team spirit and pushing work through
engineering. I enjoy helping people to grow and excel by infusing a ‘can do’ attitude in a
fast moving dynamic environment and encourage people to find creative, yet practical
solutions to technical challenges. I’m amicable and social, and I work effectively under
pressure.
Documentation; For every project I handle I produce an introduction document that lays
out the problem with clear and well-defined goals and a project and resource plan.
Similarly, at the end of a project I produce an accompanying summary of learning. For
larger projects I produce a yearly report.
Presentation: I’m great explaining complex technology in a simple and inspiring way. My
presentation preparation and delivery skills are excellent.
Engineering and Scientific; I have extensive experience and love designing engineering
and mechatronic systems and architectures from transducers to robots. I quickly
understand concepts allowing me to put mechatronic systems to work, optimizing
processes and ensuring quality in product. I’m often credited with ‘pulling a rabbit out of
the hat’. I enjoy developing models to describe the behavior of devices and systems.
Practical implementation; I have great hands of skills and tend to design, build and code
up a prototype of what I need quickly, at minimal cost and effectively.
Patents and Publications; 23 Patents, 22 reviewed journal and conference publications