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Mountain View, Ca, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

• Emerging top-tier venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies building transformational technologies. • Assists investment team on early stage hardware companies and due diligence in the fields of computer vision, advanced robotics, optics, autonomy, and transportation..

Foster City, California, Us

• Built out a world class 45-person service oriented prototyping organization, spanning 6 labs and three sites, that produces nearly 40,000 components, assemblies, and vehicles per year.• My teams are responsible for all of the CNC machining, Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Fabrication, Wire harnessing, L3 and L5 vehicle builds. • Run an engineering team with ME, EE, & SIE as an internal consulting and design service. • Work closely with the other executives at Zoox to help lead hardware development initiatives and often act as the single source of organizational integration and communication.• My team works with the software and systems integration teams to create quality reliable hardware platforms.• Work closely with the compute and sensing teams to help with hardware development, manufacturing, and systems integration.• Assist the supply chain team in working with suppliers and partners to help unblock and execute hardware projects.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

• Created and led the Skunkworks team for the Advanced Technology And Projects (ATAP) team at Motorola and then Google. • My team supported the development of such products as the Soli radar chip, Jacquard conductive textiles, Tango mapping tablet. • Built out state of the art additive manufacturing lab.• Same day multilayer fine pitch PCBA design, build, population, firmware and software, in house3 & 5 axis CNC machining, Laser processing, including foaming, micro-machining/structuring, etching, cutting, etc.. • Soft good prototyping, including CNC cutting, sewing, marking, packaging studies and packaging prototyping.• Product and reproduction photography.• Robotics & Automation 15 patents filed and pending in the areas of Laser micro-machining, Additive manufacturing, Robotics, and HMI.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

• Key leader in developing Tesla’s flagship Model S, responsible for first proof of concepts, all mules and prototypes, and all early stage testing and development.• Worked closely with in-house Design Studio to understand design intent, and execute against that intent to ensure an amazing customer experience.• Worked with UI team to provide impressions, guide design, layout and testing the revolutionary 17” touch screen, and all digital Instrument Cluster, as well as other user interaction points in the Model S.• Established, led, and grew Prototype R&D team, from 2 engineers to 45 engineers and technicians, including software, firmware, electrical, and mechanical engineers.• Pivotal role in securing a substantial amount of powertrain revenue, $XXXM.• Acted as a key player in the highly successful IPO of Tesla Motors.• Designed, built, and presented the first proof of concept and “Alpha Phase” builds of Model S, Toyota RAV4- EV, and Daimler A-Class as well as other high profile projects.• Responsible for all prototype vehicle integration and attributes, including electronic integration, customer experience, driving feel, and component and system validation.• Primary interface for the communications team to demonstrate and represent the company’s products to media, key politicians, and OEM customers.

• PCB, SMT, micro component, and hybrid circuit manufacturing process specialist.• Managed EoPlex’s proprietary manufacturing process, conducting design and new process development.• Evaluated incoming designs, for manufacturability and controlled ECO’s to clients.• Electro-Mechanical specialist responsible for modifying and reprogramming off the shelf PCB manufacturing equipment.• Designed tooling and implementing process equipment to optimize manufacturing process and minimize production and tooling costs.• Played a key role in design and manufacturing of micro fluidics, and microelectronics projects including micro fuel cell reformers, and piezo-electric energy harvesting devices.

Sonoma, California, Us

• Acted as key liaison between product design and user requirements• Worked closely with the in-house engineering design group to ensure the designphilosophy worked hand in hand with the customer needs and design quality• Created performance products in conjunction with Mitsubishi Motors to be used in variousmodels of Mitsubishi vehicles• Responsible for the preparation of both race and show vehicles for high profile events• Managed the QC and QA of products and vehicles to be sold by Works and its distributors

Morgan Hill, Ca, Us

• Created performance products in conjunction with BMW N.A.• Responsible for performance component designs, fabrication, and manufacturing, whilepaying very close attention to consumer impressions, industrial design, and fit and finish• Created and published manuals, including installation, QC, and assembly instructions to beused both internally and externally• Extensive sheet metal prototype fabrication and design experience using solid modelingsoftware and fabrication tools

• Performed new product development, design, and testing for performance street and race automobiles• Managed and maintained all ECOs, BOMs, and drawing databases• Responsible for automotive damper design, assembly, and testing• Managed installation, setup, maintenance, and analysis of data logging systems of race cars

Sacramento, Ca, Us

• Performed inspections of major bridge projects along highways 50 and 80 between Sacramento and Sierra Nevada• Supervised day-to-day construction and safety operations of major structural projects• Performed Destructive Non-Destructive tests. Researched materials used in structures androadways, such as the new Bay Bridge• Performed electronic and mechanical design, setup, and maintenance of testing equipment.• Managed the setup and execution of automotive crash testing

Architecture And Systems Engineering: Models And Methods To Manage Complex Systems, Engineering

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

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