Brendan Clarke
Senior Research And Development Engineer at TESCAN USA Inc.
Brno, Southeast, Czechia
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Top SchoolBrendan Clarke is a Senior R&D Engineer and optoelectronics researcher with 11 years’ experience designing and delivering advanced electron-beam and photonic instrumentation. He leads an Agile team developing TEM systems at TESCAN, blending hands-on analog/digital electronics, embedded microcontroller data acquisition, and AI-driven image analysis for instrument alignment. His PhD work produced novel cathodoluminescent metasurfaces and in-situ SEM-mounted optical measurement tools, backed by publications and conference presentations. Comfortable negotiating vendor partnerships and presenting to boards and customers, he translates laboratory prototypes into marketable beta systems. Brendan’s background spans cleanroom nanofabrication to system-level productization, and he brings an unusual mix of fine-arts-informed creativity and rigorous physics-driven engineering to problem solving. Based in Brno, he combines deep experimental skills with practical electronics and software integration to accelerate complex microscopy development.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, 3.9 of maximum possible 4.0 GPA, Bachelor's of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, 3.9 of maximum possible 4.0 GPA at The City College of New YorkDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Optical Electronics and Condensed Matter Physics, Doctorate Awarded, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Optical Electronics and Condensed Matter Physics, Doctorate Awarded at University of SouthamptonMaster of Research (MRes), Physics - Plasmonics and Metamaterials (Experimental Solid State Group), Master of Research (MRes), Physics - Plasmonics and Metamaterials (Experimental Solid State Group) at Imperial College LondonBachelor of Arts, Fine Arts; Interactive Multimedia, Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts; Interactive Multimedia at Trinity College, Hartford
Github Skills (1)
firmware9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
brendanclarke/LXR
Oct 2014 - Jan 2022
A fork of Sonic Potions LXR with strange and unusual features
Contributions:2 releases, 135 commits, 30 PRs in 7 years 4 months
firmwaresource-files
brendanclarke/Helicase
Jul 2026 - Jul 2026
Contributions:18 pushes, 3 branches in 14 days
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