This document provides a summary of William M. Ash III's qualifications and experience. It outlines his expertise in areas such as microelectronics, material physics, and electro-optics. It also lists his professional experience, including positions at Belcan Corporation, DeVry University, and Honeywell Defense and Space, where he served as a senior engineer, professor, and technical consultant. Finally, it provides details on his education, including a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the University of South Florida.

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William M. Ash III, Ph.D.
12621 Gorda Circle East  Largo, Florida 33773 (727) 403-1495 / (727) 530-0769 fax wash@mail.usf.edu
APPLIED PHYSICIST/PROJECT STAFF
Research, Development and Management of Future Technologies
 Expert in microelectronics, material and semiconductor physics, microelectronics manufacturing and process engineering
 ‘DC-to-light’ experience with highly capable/highly reliable electronics, systems, electro-optics, and hardware
 Applied Physicist with experience spanning the aerospace, electronics and biophysics industries
 Extensive experience in servicing sponsors and customers including Tri-Services, scientific/NASA and commercial
 Key pursuit/proposal team member— Implements key technology approaches from capabilities, roles and responsibilities
 Results driven process champion / ‘Outside-the-box’ spiral development / Director-level report
EXPERTISE
— Product Development for various missions & environments
— Project Lead for Guidance and Control Systems
— Instrument analysis, design, manufacture and test
— Development of enabling technologies/ trade studies
— Strategic Marketing Assessments
— Technical support for subcontracts management
— Valued Tiger Team member
— Statements-of-Work, WBS & Subcontract Deliverables
— Electro-optics, optics, lasers, and Digital Holography
— Control Account Manager for labor and materials
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Belcan Corporation, Cincinnati, OH on contract to Honeywell Defense and Space Clearwater, FL 5/12 – 2/15
Senior Engineer, Aerospace Electronics Microcircuits Technology/Physics-of-Failure Subject Matter Expert (SME)
DeVry University, Tampa, FL
Professor, Electronics and Computer Technology, Wireless, FPGA and microprocessors, 7/12 to 12/13
WyzAnt Tutoring, Inc., Chicago, IL on contract in Largo, FL
Science and Mathematics Tutor, College, College preparatory and High School, 3/12 to 8/12
Saint Petersburg College, Saint Petersburg, FL
Adjunct Physics Instructor, Physics I and II undergraduate lecture and laboratory, 10 sections, 1/11-12/11
Honeywell Defense and Space Electronics Systems (DSES), Clearwater, FL
Technical Consultants Alliance Inc - Systems Test Engineer, USAF satellite Fiber Optic Gyroscope system, 9-12/10
Thermal Vacuum re-qualification (10
-5
TORR) and Angular Rate Table acceptance tests
Project Staff Engineer, 10/94 - 8/06
Lead Systems Engineer for USAF P81 satellite Command, Telemetry & Control Unit Engineering Model (CTCU-EM)
Negotiated contract and led project team for design, development, production and test ($2M Control Account)
Pendulous Integrating Gyroscope (PIGA) Test System requirements verification and flight computer proposals
Radiation Effects team lead for Commercial Systems Operation;
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Co total dose, protons at UC Davis, SEE at U Mich
Technical Review Board (TRB) Chairman– Parts Reliability Assessments and test regime optimization for spaceflight
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Space Department, Laurel, MD
Test and Radiation Effects Section Supervisor, 1993 -1994
Microcircuit qualification and acceptance tests;
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Co total dose, Single Event Effects at Brookhaven National Labs
Member of the Technical Staff, 1990 -1993
Electrical Engineering for Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX), NEAR-Shoemaker Asteroid Rendezvous and the
Advanced Composition Experiment (ACE) solar satellite, Reliability modeling for NEAR & Special Sensor Ultraviolet
Spectrographic Imager, Product Assurance Manager for USN UHF communications satellite and BRILLIANT PEBBLES
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
New Technology Evaluation (NTEP) for MEMS gyro and support ASIC used on Lockheed Martin STARMU attitude sensor
US Army Mission Computer and Inertial Momentum Unit; cost and schedule savings / performance improvement
Reduced review of qualification data parametrics from entire datasheet to parameters critical for mission application
Enabled qualification of dual-use epoxy encapsulated microcircuits; electronics capability otherwise unobtainable
Kept USAF P81 satellite CTCU-EM on-time, on-budget and to specification with technical leadership and management tools

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Isolated and repaired thermal failures on USAF satellite Fiber Optic Gyroscope system tester allowing unit test and delivery
Established Technical Review Board for Honeywell Single Process Initiative thus lowering procurement and screening costs
Provided USAF customer visibility into qualification and production of Silicon-on-Sapphire MIL-STD-1750 Processor chipset
Cleared out APL’s active parts screening backlog by identifying and tracking each lot through Receiving Inspection queue
Based on priority, procurement, test software generation, test fixture construction, and estimated delivery to stock
Notable Honors and Awards
 University of South Florida Academy of Inventors, Charter Member -- 2009
US Patent 20090316158 Interferometric Chemical Sensor Array 12/24/09 Optical MEMS device
 Global Enterprise for Micro-Mechanics and Molecular Medicine GEM4, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 2009
Workshop and Symposium via National Science Foundation (NSF) grant http://gem4-2009.mechse.illinois.edu/
 Duckwall Graduate Research Fellow, University of South Florida, 2009
 National Science Foundation Fellow, Integrated Graduate Education Research Training (IGERT), 2009
 Honeywell Patent Submittal Awards (3) – Resulting in US Patent 7518713 Passive Optical Locator, 2009
USPTO PAF 20070103671, 20070103673 and 20070127008
Robotics Application of a Passive Optical Locator, Passive Electronic Imaging and Ranging, 2005
 Honeywell Outstanding Engineer – Division recognition for qualification & insertion of dual-use technologies, 1999
 Honeywell Visions Award – Corporate recognition for leadership in Single Process Initiative development, 1996
Education and Credentials
Ph.D. Applied Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 2007-2010, GPA 3.72
Dissertation: Total Internal Reflection Holographic Microscopy for the Quantitative Phase Characterization of Cellular Motion
Total Internal Reflection Holographic Microscopy (THM) is near-field phase microscopy using Digital Holography (DH).
Required the use of optical Electromagnetic theory to design, construct, test, and evaluate a prototype unit. DH image
processing is accomplished by the Angular Spectrum Method coded in National Instruments LabVIEW software.
Doctoral Research Fellow – National Science Foundation, Sensory Knowledge-based Interface Science (SKINS)
Biophysics Thrust Area – Bio-photonics, Advanced Imaging, and Sensing for Human Health (NSF BISH-CBET)
NSF Grants DGE 0221681 and NSF BISH CBET 0755705
Invited Adjunct Physics Instructor, Undergraduate General Physics Lecture, 3 sections, 6/10-8/10 and 1/11-8/11
M.S. Applied Physics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1995, GPA 3.70
GWC Whiting School of Engineering - Concentrations in optical and spacecraft systems design
Design project: “Wavelength Agile Imaging Spectrograph” – Hyperspectral Imager (HSI). Based on tunable Tellurium
Dioxide (TeO2) acousto-optic modulator, Charge Coupled Device (CCD) imagery and folded off-axis optics
Six-Sigma Green Belt certified; Project- Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) engineering analysis techniques
Professional Societies and Organizations
 Journal article referee - Optical Society of America (OSA) & Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
 American Physical Society (APS)
Skills
Certified Earned Value Management System Control Account Manager (EVMS CAM); Labor and Material; $20M in accounts
Proposal costing, scheduling and account management, work breakdown structure (WBS) creation and management
Generate and approve Program plans, Technical Directives, Statement-of-Work/SOW, Request for quote/proposal RFQ/RFP
Parts, Materials & Processes Control Board (PMPCB) Chairman for US Army Mission Computer and Inertial Momentum Unit
Certified Electro Static Discharge Sensitive (ESDS) handling, Class 100 clean room, and medium hoist/sling operation
Computer tools: Minitab, LabVIEW, Vernier Labquest Logger Pro 3, DOORS, MATLAB, ZEMAX, MAPLE, Mathematica, UNIX,
SAS, MS Office suite, BlackBoard, QB64/BASIC, RELEX, FORTRAN
Selected Publications and Conferences
William M. Ash III, A Casasnovas et al, “Evaluation of CSAM for Plastic-Encapsulated Microcircuit Dormant Storage Testing”, IEEE Trans on
Components, Packaging & Manufacturing Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCPMT.2014.2358574 2156-3950, 10/24/14
William M. Ash III, Leo Krzewina, and Myung K. Kim, "Quantitative imaging of cellular adhesion by total internal reflection holographic
microscopy," Appl. Optics 48, H144-H152 (2009) http://www.opticsinfobase.org/VJBO/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-48-34-H144
B. G. Henson, W. Stapor, W. M. Ash et al, “Energetic Proton Measurement and Analysis on a CID camera to be used in the ERADS
Environment”, Government Microcircuits Applications Conference (GOMAC), 3/2000