Michael D. Miles, PE

  6135 SW Arrowwood Lane
  Portland 97223-7261
  Oregon, USA

      Tel: (503) 292-1234
Fax: (503) 292-1105

Technology & Project Tasks:

The following is a partial listing of projects I have been involved in over the past several years.  Activities range from commentary, design review, fundamental idea generation, and reliability or failure analysis, through complete system design, integration, and testing.

  • Design of a backlight system for enhanced viewing of an LCD. [SM, PL, DP, SW]

  • Design of an ultra-lightweight LCD projection product. [SM, PL, SW, OE]

  • Concept modeling of a portable computer/keyboard combination. [PL, OE]

  • 3D Design of die cast housing parts from 2D drawings [DC]

  • Thermal modeling and cooling design of product with embedded gas chromatograph.

  • Design of security mailbox product. [PL]

  • Concept modeling for hearing assistance product involving implant and external module. [PL]

  • Housing design for a handheld laser diagnostic product with touch overlay and LCD. [PL, DP, SM, SW, OE]

  • Concept modeling of telephone handset and base for local Industrial Designer. [PL]

  • Product design of a medical device to measure bone density for osteoporosis patients. [SM, PL, DP, SW, OE]

  • Enclosure design for a portable multi-channel audio amplifier/mixer system. [PL, OE]

  • Implementation of LCD, keypad overlay, and battery access for automotive diagnostic tool. [PL, DP, SW, OE]

  • Design of a high resolution LCD projection system incorporating a 3-beam lightpath. [SM, PL, SW, OE]

  • Production design of a retrofit rear suspension system for mountain bikes. [PL, DC]

  • Solid modeling and design of an inkjet printer housing.  [PL]

  • Design and modeling of a track system for retrofitting to ATVs. [PL]

  • Concept modeling and product design of a portable electronic data/info link product. [PL, DP, SW, OE]

  • Design of a portable, low cost LCD projection product and coordination with offshore sourcing. [SM, PL, OE]

  • Next generation design of a 13 slot VXI mainframe (cost reduction, feature enhancements). [SM, PL, DP, OE]

  • Design of an optical and illuminated targeting system for recreation shooting. [PL, SW, OE]

  • Design of enclosure for smoke detectors [PL, OE]

  • Design of keypad entry enclosures for a security system company. [PL, DP, SW, OE]

  • Conceptual design of appearance alternatives for a microwave oven.

  • Design of cooling enhancement and noise reduction options for a benchtop mainframe. [SM, OE]

  • Design of a 13 slot VXI Mainframe Chassis for rackmount and benchtop applications. [SM, PL, DP, OE]

  • Design of a portable projection system for computer and video inputs.  [SM, PL, OE]

  • Development of a prototype access door for a laptop/notebook computer.  [PL, OE]

  • Design of a rack door with a transparent front surface and dual keylocks.  [SM, EX]

  • Design of a handheld remote control for power winches in a rugged environment. [PL]

  • Thermal testing and optimization of a commercial rack mounted supercomputer system. [SM, OE]

  • Conception and initial design of several door latch, catch, and pivot details for a color inkjet printer. [PL]

  • Redesign of thermal management of a rack mounted supercomputer for military shipboard installation. [SM, OE]

  • Design of an electronic device simulator and multiple adapter boards for electronic circuit analysis. [SM, DC, OE]

  • Concept development and mockups of a medical cart for blood flow monitoring.

  • Mechanical design of sheet metal housings for logic analyzer bus probe adapters. [SM]

  • Prototype design of an oral sampler for contagious disease testing. [PL]

  • Thermal and EMI protection concepts for a rack frame holding  up to 40 disk drives. [SM, DC]

  • Design of two laser systems for producing visual effects from music inputs. [SM, OE]

  • Design of control and mixing modules for visual effects lasers. [SM, SW, OE]

  • Shelf pivot, shelf support, and display tilt/swivel/pivot mechanisms for business furniture system. [SM]

  • Design of accessories (drawers, platforms, shelves) for a rack frame manufacturer.  [SM]

  • Design of a housing for a new configuration of a fiber optic alarm system. [SM, OE]

  • Design of a rugged cart for medical equipment including a pivot and tilt top for a 100 lb monitor. [SM]

  • Concept development for a lightweight, collapsible cart for medical equipment. [SM, EX]

  • Redesign of molded connector details on a trackball housing. [PL]

  • Design of a device for putting finger joints in traction while maintaining complete mobility. [PL]

  • Mechanical concept proposals for a turbidity analyzer for water purification plants. [SM, PL, DP, SW, OE]

  • Complete design and tooling of a workstation peripheral to boost performance. [SM, PL, EX, OE]

  • Design of a PGA heat sink for dissipating 7 Watts from a 1.10" x 1.10" die.  [SM]

  • Battery powered physical fitness monitor for tabletop/handheld use. [PL, DP, SW, OE]

  • Handheld ISDN test set for field use. [PL, DP, SW, OE]

  • Design layout of an electronic retrofit for soft drink dispensing heads. [PL]

  • Detail design and prototype development of a high capacity, high flow rate, water toy. [PL]

  • Functional model development of a flexible system for mounting accessories to a dialysis machine. [SM, PL]

  • Repackaging of a telephone line billing monitor with a vacuum formed plastic housing. [PL, DP, SW, SM]

  • Conceptual sketches of molded details for a vertical mounting bracket for a computer. [PL]

  • Stress analysis of molded parts for medical application and redesign to reduce risk of failures. [PL]

  • Design of tooling modifications and a revised sensor adapter on a Fiber Optic power meter. [SM, PL, SW]

  • Design  of a burn-in chamber for large semiconductor test heads (36 x 36 inches, 250+ lbs). [SM, OE]

  • Design of an adapter plate for interfacing small semiconductor test heads to a calibration unit. [SM, OE]

  • Design of a benchtop ESD test system capable of pulsing up to 320 pins at up to 8000 Volts. [SM, SW, OE]

  • Design of a Charged Device Model ESD tester (kinetic discharge probe). [SM, SW, OE]

  • Mechanical design of a low cost Voice Mail System and messaging accessory products. [SM, PL, SW, OE]

  • Conceptual layout and computer simulation of a cassette tape drive.

  • Design of housings for rack mounting transmitter site equipment (19.2kB modem, side-band generator). [SM]

  • Complete mechanical conception and design of the Tektronix 1240 Logic Analyzer. [SM, PL, EX, DP, SW, OE]

  • Prototype design of bezel buttons and switch mounting for a Tek oscilloscope. [SM, PL]

  • Design and writing software for beam analysis, thermal modeling, and spring simulation.

Technologies involved:
 
Fabrication

    SM – sheet metal and machined parts
    PL – plastic injection molding and thermoforming
    EX – extrusions (plastic or aluminum)
    DC – die casting

Components

    DP – display products (LCD, VF, CRT, LED)
    SW – switches, overlays, and sensors
    OE – OEM components (power supplies, printers, embedded PCs, batteries, etc.)

Michael D. Miles, PE
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