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Hire Dr. Gregory B.
United States

PhD Optical Engineer | Lens design, metrology, imaging & instrumentation | iPhone & James Webb experience

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Technical Writing
Research Scientific and Technical Research
Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting
Data & AI Image Processing, Image Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Algorithm Design-ML, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Text Mining & Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights
Product Development Product Evaluation, Material Sourcing, Product Validation, Manufacturing, Concept Development, Prototyping, Reverse Engineering, Device Fabrication
Work Experience

Principal Optical Engineer

Space Telescope Science Institute

July 2017 - April 2025

Senior Optical Engineer

Playground Global

May 2016 - May 2017

Senior Optical Engineer

Apple

September 2014 - March 2016

Senior Optical Engineer

KLA-Tencor

June 2011 - September 2014

Postdoctoral Associate

Sandia National Laboratories

December 2008 - June 2011

Graduate/Research Assistant

University of Rochester

September 2002 - November 2008

Optical Engineer

Digital Optics Corporation (evolved in a division of Broadcom)

August 2000 - July 2002

Research Assistant/INO Fellow

McGill University and INO (National Optics Institute)

May 1998 - July 2000

Education

PhD in Optics

University of Rochester

September 2002 - November 2008

M.Eng in Electrical Engineering

McGill University

September 1998 - November 2000

B.E. in Engineering Physics

University of Saskatchewan

September 1992 - May 1998

B.Sc. in Computer Science

University of Saskatchewan

September 1992 - May 1998

Certifications
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Publications
CONFERENCE PAPER
Gregory R. Brady, Shanalyn A. Kemme, A. Robert Ellis, Julie Bentley, Anurag Gupta, Richard N. Youngworth(2010). Miniaturized UV fluorescence collection optics integrated with ion trap chips . International Optical Design Conference 2010. {SPIE}
Gregory R. Brady, Karl Schrader, Shanalyn A. Kemme, Eric A. Shields(2010). Broadband Phase-Diverse Phase Retrieval in Systems with Chromatic Aberration . Frontiers in Optics 2010/Laser Science XXVI. {OSA}
Brady, Gregory R and Mack, Stephen K and Fienup, James R and Michaels, Robert and Clar, Colleen R(2008). Comparison of Transmitted Wavefront Measurements Using Phase Retrieval and Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensing. Optical Fabrication and Testing. p. OWA2.
Gregory R. Brady, James R. Fienup, Harald Bosse, Bernd Bodermann, Richard M. Silver(2007). Effect of broadband illumination on reconstruction error of phase retrieval in optical metrology . Modeling Aspects in Optical Metrology. {SPIE}
Gregory R. Brady, James R. Fienup(2006). Measurement of an Optical Surface Using Phase Retrieval . Frontiers in Optics. {OSA}
James R. Fienup, Gregory R. Brady(2005). Phase retrieval as an optical metrology tool . Optifab 2005: Technical Digest. {SPIE}
Gregory R. Brady, James R. Fienup(2005). Range of Phase Retrieval in Optical Metrology . Frontiers in Optics. {OSA}
Brady, Gregory R and Fienup, James R(2005). Retrieval of complex field using nonlinear optimization. Signal Recovery and Synthesis” Topical Meeting of the Optical Society of America (June, 2005), postdeadline paper JTuC3.
Gregory R. Brady, James R. Fienup(2004). Improved optical metrology using phase retrieval . Frontiers in Optics 2004/Laser Science XXII/Diffractive Optics and Micro-Optics/Optical Fabrication and Testing. {OSA}
REPORT
Schrader, Karl and Kemme, Shanalyn A and Shields, Eric A and Brady, Gregory R(2010). Broadband phase-diverse phase retrieval in systems with chromatic aberration.
Schrader, Karl, Kemme, Shanalyn A, Shields, Eric A, Brady, Gregory R(2010). Broadband phase-diverse phase retrieval in systems with chromatic aberration.
Ellis, A Robert and Brady, Gregory Robert and Kemme, Shanalyn A(2010). Miniaturized UV Fluorescence Collection Optics Integrated with Ion Trap Chips.
Jarecki Jr, Robert Leo and Stevens, J and Tigges, Christopher P and Haltli, Raymond A and Stick, Daniel Lynn and Clews, Peggy Jane and Thurston, Benjamin D and Udoni, Darlene Meloche and Brady, G and Ortega, A and others(2010). Sandia National Labs: ion trapping microsystem development.
Robert R. Boye, Gregory Robert Brady, Cynthia Lee Nelson, Ronald D. Briggs, Bradley Howell Jared, Mial E. Warren(2009). Ultrathin Optics for Low-Profile Innocuous Imager . Office of Scientific and Technical Information ({OSTI})
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Gregory R. Brady, Manuel Guizar-Sicairos, James R. Fienup(2009). Optical wavefront measurement using phase retrieval with transverse translation diversity . Optics Express. 17. (2). p. 624. The Optical Society
Gregory R. Brady, James R. Fienup(2009). Measurement range of phase retrieval in optical surface and wavefront metrology . Applied Optics. 48. (3). p. 442. The Optical Society
Manuel Guizar-Sicairos, Gregory R. Brady, James R. Fienup(2009). Phase Retrieval with Transverse Translations for X-ray and Optical Wavefront Sensing . Optics and Photonics News. 20. (12). p. 20. The Optical Society
Boye, Robert R and Nelson, Cynthia L and Brady, Gregory R and Briggs, Ronald D and Jared, Bradley H and Warren, Mial E(2009). Ultrathin Optics for Low-Profile Innocuous Imager . SAND Report. 6388.
Gregory R. Brady, James R. Fienup(2006). Nonlinear optimization algorithm for retrieving the full complex pupil function . Optics Express. 14. (2). p. 474. The Optical Society
DISSERTATION THESIS
Brady, Gregory R(2008). Application of phase retrieval to the measurement of optical surfaces and wavefronts.
Brady, Gregory R(2000). Design and fabrication of refractive microlenses. McGill University
PATENT
Brady, Gregory, Kathman, Alan, Suleski, Thomas, Cruz-Cabrera, Alvaro(2004). Conic constant measurement methods for refractive microlenses.