Looking for Quality/Reliability Leadership position in the Solar Industry

[Paul Robusto]

Hi Solar Associates,

I have strong product development background and can significantly
help in reliability efforts for developing 20 year plus life times.

Thanks,

Paul F. Robusto, PhD
300 Third Street,
#615
San Francisco, CA 94107
Cell Phone: (760) 644-3003
Email: paulr...@aol.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

GREENVOLTS CORPORATION, San Francisco, CA Concentrated Photovoltaic
Solar Utility Startup developing CPV module, power unit, and complete
utility installation.

2007–January 2009: Director of Quality and Reliability developed the
test requirements and methods for achieving a long life time solar
product. Determine the optical transmission/reflectance changes for
over 50 materials after exposure to high intensity UVA/UVB, Xenon and
temperature/humidity to determine their suitability for outdoor solar
use. Designed, built, and implemented accelerated life test methods
for mirror coatings and optical materials for high intensity 20 year
cumulative exposure. Designed and setup accelerated UVA/UVB testing
for optical adhesive and optical materials. Worked extensively with
design and manufacturing teams to incorporate quality and reliability
in the early stages of the design by using FMEA, Design Qualification
Testing and Stress Derating for critical components and key
subassemblies, MTBF/MTTF testing and Qualification of Manufacturers.
Developed detailed qualification and reliability test plans which
included determining acceleration factors to extrapolate to 20 year
life time.

MICRODISPLAY CORPORATION, Fremont, CA Microdisplay Corporation a
startup that designs, develops, and manufacturers state of the art
high-definition LCOS panels and RPTV.

2004-2007: Vice President of Quality & Reliability & Test &
Manufacturing Engineering, Managed all aspects of test, outsourced
manufacturing engineering, quality and reliability for MDC products
both LCOS panel, engine and RPTV.
- Improved yields from low teens to over 60% for the panel. Improved
panel quality that for panels installed in RPTV's only 4 out of 10,000
panels where returned.
- Developed outsourced manufacturing for RPTV optical engine, main
board & ps.

Young Optics/Coretronic Corporation, Hsinchu, Taiwan, largest Texas
Instruments DLP Projectors,

2002-2004, Strategic Product Development Manager responsible for
insuring successful new designs for DLP projectors and optical engines
fabricated for OEM customers Philips, Mitsubishi and HP.

GM HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, San Diego,
CA,

2000-2002, Sr. Product Development Manager, responsible for product
design, development, production, and customer satisfaction of a new
product line of high data rate satellite communication products. The
product is a laptop sized satellite modem that communicates directly
with a satellite from a PC. The program was a $30M twenty six-month
development program.

COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, Houston, Texas

1998-2000: R&D Development Engineering Manager, managed the
development and implemented into production Compaq's projector product
line

- First projector product introduced by Compaq into the commercial
marketplace
- Within the next 1.5 years developed and launched three additional
projector
- Developed Compaq's MP2800 which Won the Best of Show at Comdex in
2000.

AMPRO CORPORATION, $30M privately owned manufacturer of large screen
projectors and Liquid Crystal Light Valve (50 layer thin/thick film
device).

1995-1998: Sr VP Engineering and General Manager: Light Valve
Projection Products Division, Mountain View, CA. Responsible for the
entire 40 man division including liquid crystal light valve (50 layer
thin/thick film) component engineering and manufacturing.

- Upon arriving the production line had zero yields and I re-
established production
- Designed and implemented into production four new high brightness
projectors.

GM Hughes Electronics Corporation, Industrial Products Division,
Carlsbad, CA.

1993-1995 VP of Operations/Co-President and General Manager, Hughes
JVC Technology Corporation, Managed 70-employee light valve
engineering and production organization. Increased light valve
production rate from 0 to 450 units per month and increased cumulative
yield from 0 to 44% in eighteen months.

1988-1993 Product Line Manager, Industrial Products Division, Managed
CO2 Laser Product Line and CdS Light Valve Product Line (1990 on) Set-
up, staffed, and managed major development and production program for
delivering CO2 laser transmitter (29.6% profit for $39M in sales) for
the AF Air Launched Cruise Missile with no field failures.
Restructured 50 layer thin/thick film light valve production
increasing cumulative yield from 0% to 50% in eighteen months.

1972-1988 Project Manager, Managed engineering and production for HeNe
and CO2 Lasers. Manager of Silicon Fabrication (1981), LCLV and Solid
State Materials. Associate Project Manager (1979) for the LCLV and LC
MOS group. Navy Manufacturing technology for establishment of CdS
LCLV production line.

1972-1978 Member of the Technical Staff (1972)

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS/EDUCATION:

Established World Class Quality Products:

- MicroDisplay's 1080p Liquid Crystal panel and RPTV with production
in Asia
- Microportable Projector Product Line in Taiwan for Compaq Computer
Corporation
- CdS and Amorphous Silicon Liquid Crystal Light Valve Component (50
layer thin/thick film) Production Lines
- CO2 Laser Product Line for GM Hughes Electronics

MBA, University of California at Irvine, 1993
PhD, Physics, UCLA, 1978
MA, Physics, University of California at Irvine, 1971
BS, Physics, California State University at Long Beach, 1969

[Paul Robusto]