Grateful for being able to work in a career that he genuinely loves, Keith Carrigan aims to be a respected professional who is the go-to man for his specific department. Currently, he is an upper level Manager within the Aerospace Industry, a position he has held since March 2015. Keith is responsible for managing the Optical Engineering organization and providing leadership to a diverse team of optical engineers utilizing experience in optical manufacturing, exotic materials, and advanced alignment and metrology techniques to enable development and adoption of new optical technologies within the organization. Mr. Carrigan has mentored a team responsible for aligning space flight hardware while identifying opportunities for improvement in techniques and optimizing results. He has been able to recruit fresh talent to ensure sufficient engineering capacity to serve program needs. Moreover, he was able to devise new, more cost effective manufacturing approaches while serving as a leader for the advanced materials IRAD program.
Keith Carrigan completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics at the California Polytechnic State University, with a major concentration in Optics and a minor specialization in Environmental Sciences. Mr. Carrigan shares his extensive knowledge by contributing to field publications. He has been able to create professional articles that will surely help others in his area of expertise. Just some of his written works include Stochastic Resonance in Non-Linear Optical Systems, presented during the 7th Experimental Chaos Conference in San Diego in August 2002. He also wrote Stochastic Resonance on Two-Dimensional Arrays of Bi-stable Oscillators in a Non-Linear Optical System for Physical Review E, May 2003, Volume 67, Number 5. Mr. Carrigan also came out with Emerging Results for Producing Low-Scatter En Clad and Bare Al Mirrors for SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, Proceeding 8012 in April 2011.
Keith Carrigan is a dedicated team player and leader who aims to motivate his teammates to be the best they can be for the organization and especially for themselves.
