CV for mechanical design/ 3D CAD

1. YOCHANAN F. ZWEIG, DIPL. MAT.ENG. ETH MSC.
14 YEARS IN LIGHT / SOLAR POWER ENGINEERING & DEVELOPMENT
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born in : Bern, Switzerland
Date of Birth: 22/01/1963
Marital Status: Married, 3 children.
Mobile: +972 54 7444020
skype: yfzweig
E-mail: 1@johanzon.com
SUMMARY OF CORE ABILITIES
3D Problem solver: Creative and sure-footed in solving 3D-Design problems, including fitting/ tolerancing for production/ machining:
Metals: Sheet/bending, milling, polishing, aluminum extrusion, laser cutting, laser ablation, including cost calculations per
part.
Welding: Ultrasound, laser, MIG/TIG
Gluing: Epoxies, structural silicones, structural pressure-sensitive adhesives.
Plastics: Injection molding, vacuum forming, extrusion;
Gluing: Gluing with UV, Silicones, Epoxies, evaporation-glues, low-VOC;
Welding: Ultrasound, laser.
Casings/IP-Design: IP-65 to 67 designing for lighting and electronics casing, snap fits. Fitting of metal/plastic and
plastic/plastic interfaces.
Heat expansion differences tolerancing/ design.
Specialty Optics: Laser cutting of transparent materials, injection molding of optical parts.
Simulation CAE: Mechanical simulation: Scan&Solve in Rhinoceros for mechanical stress/strain, creep. Basics of meshing.
Optical design: Photopia non-sequential raytrace for non-imaging optics (LED and SolarLighitng/ Energy optics design)
6 languages: German Native, English Native, French, Hebrew (Italian, Spanish)
Interpersonal: Friendly, open nature, connects easily to people. Always willing to help. Eager to learn from others; Strong in selling ideas
and concepts.
Character: Strong will to succeed, stamina, patience, very fast comprehension of new topics; Highly creative thinker, ability to
combine out-of-the-box.
DEGREES/ SKILLS
1982 – 1988 STUDIES AND DEGREE M.SC. MATERIALS ENGINEERING, ETHZ, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND.
Technology:
Light simulation – non-sequential Ray trace:
Photopia, ASAP;
Architectural light simulation: Relux
CAD - AutoCad, SolidWorks, Rhinoceros
3D virtual reality - short animations within
Rhinoceros and Solidworks.
Image processing – Gimp, Photoshop, Corel draw
(CAD for) Manufacturing processes:
Metals: Sheet/bending, milling, polishing, aluminum
extrusion, laser cutting, laser ablation, including cost
calculations per part.
Welding: Ultrasound, laser, MIG/TIG
Gluing: Epoxies, structural silicones, structural
pressure-sensitive adhesives.
Plastics: Injection molding, vacuum forming, extrusion;
Gluing: Gluing with UV, Silicones, Epoxies, evaporation-
glues, low-VOC;
Welding: Ultrasound, laser.
Casings/IP-Design: IP-65 to 67 designing for lighting and
electronics casing, snap fits. Fitting of metal/plastic and
plastic/plastic interfaces.
Heat expansion differences tolerancing/ design.
Laser cutting of transparent plastics, steel and aluminium;
Vacuum forming of polished, optically clear parts in PC, ABS, PP,
PET;
Injection molding of large and small parts in PC, PMMA.
Bending of steel/ aluminium;
Welding of steel/ aluminium.
Management Market evaluation, Strategic positioning, Team leading.
Tech. Writing : Technical documentation - writing & translation.
Patent writing: Patent writing, filing, defense and law. 9 patents, 2 years Internship at RCG, Israel.
Sales Sales of SWIFT/SIC/SECOM software at leading software house in Zurich (2001);
Sales of online expert systems 1999-2000;
Selling water desalination plants in US for Atlantis Energie AG, Switzerland (1995)
ACHIEVEMENTS
Lighting: Lighting fixtures: Design of casings, including fitting of transparent tops to metal bodies for IP 66, including integration of
electronics, wiring, external connection;
Liquid filled Lenses: Design, patenting, testing;

2. Solar Illumination:
Based on photo-bioreactor and PV designs, designs for introduction of solar radiation into buildings based on the same
principles. Concentration of 2 to 3 (half to 1/3
rd
of volume / cross sectional area needed) for same light input.
LED light engineering:
Novel square LED optics Design, simulation and testing. Super high asymmetric lenses, first double-asymmetric street light
lenses.
Solar Power: Growing Algae:
Solar-powered Photo-Bioreactor design, simulation, manufacturing and testing. Resulting in 5x more growth than in normal
growth ponds.
Photovoltaics:
CPV Optical and overall energy (cooling) Design, optical simulation; prototyping and testing; Resulting in best-in-class
cooling, and best-in-class concentration vs. acceptance angle (plus 17% concentration, plus 25% time per day against
Winston’s theoretical limit)
HT-Solar Power Optical Receiver Design.
Water desalination: Novel ceramic compact MSF desalination machine (1990-92).
CAREER HISTORY
2012 - 2015 Optixolar LCPV (low concentration photovoltaics) with best-in-class cooling and concentration/acceptance angle.
2011-2013 INTERN FOR PATENT ATTORNEY,
at Reinhold Cohn Group, IP-Professionals. www.rcip.co.il.
2007 AND ONGOING YZELIGHT- GREEN TECH
Project for engineering algae-incubators based on optics for catching sunlight.
Position: Optics development, patent writing.
Responsibilities:
- Inventing a new concept of introducing light into algae culture.
- Writing and proof reading the patents for the invention in English.
- Defending the patents.
- Development, Manufacturing and measuring, documentation of the optics
2002 - 2010: RADICAL FORM LIGHTING, FOUNDER AND CO-OWNER, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
A LED Optics development Startup with a worldwide patent on unique optics for LED lighting,
Position: Head of optics development, patent writing. Built and measured numerous prototypes.
1990 - 2002: Diverse engagements in greentech development and sales, software sales for startups.