Leading a team of mechanical design engineers to develop clean energy products

Leading mechanical development projects within the Generac Clean Energy business unit.

Structured, led and individually contributed to a team of Field Application Engineers (FAE), supporting the technical sales of Boyd products to clients across North AmericaContinued to lead design team to solve mechanical and thermal challenges and move them from concept through mass production

Led and individually contributed to a team of Thermal and Mechanical engineers, providing solutions to complex challenges in pre-production development projects. Collectively the group ran simulations (CFD, FEA, modal, shock), detailed design (GD&T, Tolerance Analysis, 3D CAD), prototyping, and testing (Design of Experiments, thermal, airflow, environmental) in an onsite lab.Collaborated with internal factories and suppliers to move numerous mechanical and thermal components into and through production and verificationManaging global delivery of design services also, from 2014-2017, met with hundreds of stake holders across the globe to roll out a comprehensive design engineering service model to at least 10 design centers

Managing Aavid Thermalloy's global delivery of design services

Product designer, for Bay Area clientsCreated 3D models and 2D manufacturing documentation using Solidworks and performed Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) using Ansys IcepakDesigned complex thermal components like heat pipe assemblies, thermal modules, and liquid cold plates

Led and individually contributed to a team of Mechanical Engineers in ShanghaiWorked with suppliers in China to realize and mass produce client’s productsVisited hundreds of clients and suppliers across all major metropolitan areas of ChinaLearned Chinese culture and language

Individually contributed to the mechanical design using Solidworks of over 100 products including rack mounted equipment, handheld devices, consumer electronics, and industrial appliancesMechanically designed Cisco System's first room-sized telepresence system in collaboration with Industrial Design (ID) from Speck, and specialists in Audio, Video, Codec, and Lighting. Product included custom furniture with integrated audio and electronics, camera cluster, display technology research and integration, and lighting

In this role I was contributing to the Research and Development of Applied's first Electro Copper Plating (ECP) system where I studied fluid systems, pumps, bubble formation, and bubble measurement techniques in a dedicated wet lab

This summer I worked as part of the Mechanical Engineering team on a new system to reuse plated wafers. I worked on the Mira Mesa wafer cleaning system component design, wafer handling, and sourcing custom fabricated parts from suppliers

In my second summer I got the opportunity to work in the exciting and dynamic PVD Engineering lab technician where I performed many tasks including installing cryo pumps and prototype chambers to the mainframe, fabricating pneumatic lines, and performing maintenance inside a cleanroom environment

This summer I worked in the technical publications department where I learned about the overall systems and compiled and bound customized manuals for customers.