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Coordinated the work of multi-regional and cross-functional teams of design engineers, manufacturing engineers, suppliers, industrial designers, quality engineers, and product managers to create and release multiple new bikes.• Used tools including Smartsheet, Jira, Agile PLM, and Confluence to manage the deliverables and communicate with the team.• Led weekly supplier meetings to review and resolve carbon fiber frame manufacturing and tooling issues.

Newark, California, Us

Partnered closely with the Customer and our Engineering, Manufacturing, Process Development, and Operations teams to develop, build, test, and deliver new capital equipment for a major display manufacturing customer in Korea.• Coordinated the engineering response to customer issues in daily meetings with the customer both on-site at the customer and from our headquarters.• Updated timelines, managed new feature requests including quotations and negotiations.• Led the team in efforts to resolve technical issues using fishbone diagramming and holding brainstorming meetings.

Supported companies with product development, engineering, and operations consulting.• Developed initial design concepts for a unique tire installation tool for a bike industry supplier• Collaborated with an equipment manufacturing company to create a formal phase-gate / NPI process to manage their product development and release cycle to improve their quality and time to market.

Scotts Valley, Ca, Us

Provided business, sales, and operations guidance as a member of the advisory board.

We traveled to several of our dream locations in the Western US to see where we wanted to live and spent 3 months in Spain before settling in Bend, Oregon

Morrisville, North Carolina, Us

Led the development and manufacturing support of CVD coating equipment for a late-stage startup, providing waterproofing solutions to the electronics industry.• Served as the primary architect for the next-generation deposition tool / Patent 10669627. • Co-developed automation solutions for an automated masking and de-masking tool / Patent 10786981.• Implemented processes for engineering development to improve product releases and shorten time to market.• Solved technical and manufacturing issues both at the customer and at the supplier sites.

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Collaborated closely with the Design Engineering and Pilot Manufacturing teams to release products to meet cost, lead-time, and quality targets. • Oversaw a team of local engineers, as well as engineers based around the world.• Coached, hired, and mentored new Manufacturing Engineers.

Drove timelines with internal teams to release a novel robotic product for the solar industry.• Implemented testing protocols including DVT, ALT, and HALT that improved robot uptime by over 30%.• Performed detailed cost analysis and tradeoff studies to reduce costs.• Ensured the successful completion of the DOE SunShot Initiative grant that provided significant revenue.

Fremont, California, Us

Collaborated with customers in a variety of industries to develop automation concepts and project proposals that solved critical automation challenges. • Responsible for lead generation, technical & business presentations to prospects and qualification of projects. • Delivered solutions ranging from high throughput consumer products to high-value, high-precision manufacturing.• Attracted 3 new customers that generated over $500,000 in revenue in the first 9 months.

Duluth, Georgia, Us

Led the development of a best-in-class product offering for a mountain bike suspension innovator, releasing over 15 new products each model year.• Hired and mentored staff with a passion for developing world-class products.• Developed and implemented an NPI process including a phase/gate process using multiple home-grown tools to manage product development.• Re-organized and staffed the test lab to better serve the needs of engineering qualification for Bike and Power-sports divisions• Managed a $5M budget while reducing the product development cycle time.

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Overseas assignment to transfer the manufacturing of a complex automated semiconductor processing tool to the UK.• Led 15 Manufacturing Engineers, managers, quality personnel, designers, and drafters as the link between product development and manufacturing.• Built a manufacturing engineering team to support the fundamentals of quality and manufacturability in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.• Trained the team in the fundamentals of Lean Manufacturing using tools such as VSM, SMED, and Fishbone diagrams.• Reduced quality failure reports by 30% in less than 12 months with a continuing downward trend.

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Managed multiple programs balancing schedule, performance, cost, and quality. Teamed closely with marketing and operations personnel to ensure customer requirements were met and that the product achieved the required margins.• Directed 20 engineers, scientists, and technicians to develop new products from concept to production release.• Shipped a Celsior ALD system to a beta-site customer on schedule and met customer specifications ahead of requirement, providing more than $50M in revenue with gross margins over 40%.• Efficiently managed a $3,000,000 budget to maximize the value of spending. • Practiced quick learning and rapid prototyping by focusing on the highest-risk areas to test designs

Founded an engineering and contract manufacturing firm specializing in capital equipment system design and build. Focused on the Semiconductor Equipment, Networking, Disc Drive Equipment, Fiber Optic, and Automation industries.• Prospected for new work, quoted projects, and negotiated with customers.• Developed initial concepts for designs, completed designs, conducted design reviews, and developed BOM's.• Procured parts from machine shops as well as OTS hardware.• Assembled & tested prototypes.• Built a team of hardware and software engineers as the company grew. Hired direct and contract employees.• Managed projects covering a wide range of disciplines including software, controls, and mechanical design.• Developed a significant customer base of large and small companies in a range of industries including KLA, Applied Materials, Novellus Systems, JDS Uniphase, Asyst Technologies, and Intevac.• Grew revenue to over $1M in 2 years with over 20 customers.

Optimized and enhanced the design of a unique automation product by working closely with my partners, key hardware and software engineers, as well as customers.• Raised seed financing and developed relationships with vendors to provide more than $200,000 in services and hardware in exchange for stock.• Developed Beta agreements to test the product with 2 of the top 10 Semiconductor Equipment OEMs.• Attracted core employees including VP sales, business development, engineering, and operations personnel.• Created and delivered over 100 presentations to OEM, End-user, Investor prospects, and VC firms.

Bs, Cum Laude, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering