Ryan Fagan

Experience

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  Iconic Group

  Feb 2012 - now

  Photographer

  Pre- and Post-race photography.Race Expo sales.Coordination of small photographer teams during events.

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  Arizona State University

  Jul 2016 - now

  Engineer

  Optical• Modeled multi-spectral, multi-field Fourier transform interferometer using custom FRED/MATLAB scripting • Enabled next generation of imaging Fourier transform infrared spectrometers (200x200 array at 8cm-1, 5-35um)• Diagnosed on-orbit issues with OSIRIS-REx’s OTES instrument at Bennu via analytical modeling• Assembled and aligned multiple visible and IR interferometer test assemblies (sub 50nm positional accuracy)• Developed new method to measure spectral response of uncooled microbolometers out to >50 um • Continued development of ruggedized handheld IR spectrometerMechanical• Designed precision multi-filter flight assembly with stray light mitigation and CTE accommodations• Generated 60+ technical drawings for manufacture (flight and test components)• Developed 6 test fixtures for technical studies, instrument development and flight component testing• Modified and operated instrument class (~2 m3 capacity) thermal vacuum chamberOther• Performed 7 major milestone design review across 3 instruments• Reduced large volume detector testing time by 75% while increasing measurement accuracy by 15%• Developed 5 formal test procedures• Measured 500+ candidate flight components• Designed COTS Flight and GSE computer system on HydroSat technology demonstration Show less