CV - Mario Tonin

Career History

Project Manager R&D, based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Design of new optical paths for laser engraving machines using femtosecond and picosecond lasers
Setting up, adjustment and alignment of the optical paths on laser engraving machines
Implementation of Digital optics, Spatial Light Modulators and Computer Generated Holograms for laser engraving
Computing Computer Generated Hologram using a custom made Python algorithm
Coding of a preprocessor and G-Code generator for custom made laser machining prototype with AEROTECH axes controller in Python and C++
Developing a process for Mask projection with an excimer laser and engraving of Diamond Like Carbon
Managing the development of a new autofocus device based on Low Coherence Interferometry with a University group
Writing several patents
Organization of the R&D server and implementation of a Knowledge Base
Product photography

PhD Student – Teaching assistant, based in Lausanne, Switzerland

PhD subject: Optical trapping inside hollow photonic crystal cavities and analysis of the motion of trapped nanoparticles
Development and Simulation of photonic crystals with COMSOL and custom made Matlab programs
Fabrication of silicon photonic crystals samples
Developing hybrid PDMS/glass microfluidic chips
Fabrication of microfluidic chips
Performing experiments in an optical laboratory
Physics tutoring for first second and third year Bachelor students, writing exercises.
Quantum optics tutoring for Master students
Multiple talks at international conferences about my research to present my results.

6 months internship, based in Bordeaux, France

Non linear optics simulations
Optimization of second, third and fourth harmonic convertors for femtosecond lasers
Assembly of frequency converting modules and laser sources

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Telecom Physics Strasbourg

Strasbourg University