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San Diego, CA, US

San Diego, California, United States

San Diego, California, United States

Worked cross functionally to plan, design, and produce systems that enabled accelerated product development.🔵Designed, produced, & maintained fleet of ~10 UAS that enabled real world flight testing of code ~6/m prior to actual product being available for flight testing.🔵Designed, produced, & maintained ~8 VIL test fixtures for 24/7 VIL testing🔵Handled.

San Diego, California, United States

🔵Maintained in house fleet of ~20 robots🔵Worked alongside the engineering team to document and report DFM/DFA feedback🔵Sole technician responsible for teaching the contract manufacture how to build the aircraft🔵Assisted in development of detailed work instructions that were distributed to the production line staff🔵Featured in blog post regarding culture.

San Diego, California

🔵Sole person responsible for building the first 8 aircraft ever delivered to customers🔵Lead pilot for over 200 aerial deployment test flights and many high profile customer facing demonstrations🔵Developed, documented, and trained other pilots on method to successfully recover aircraft when aircraft heading and velocity can not be determined by eye..

Redwood City, California

- Implemented standard interconnect scheme for fleet of 20+ E bikes- Designed and manufactured battery plug connectors to enhance battery pack safety during transport and storage- Identified weak point of motor internal PCBA construction and implemented "hot fix" to allow for higher sustained motor current draw before failure- Waterproofed electronic.

Redwood City

- Operated Haas Mini Mill, Supermax Max 1, Takisawa MAC V3- Initial job setup. Program work offsets, load tools / program tool offsets zero in vices and 4th axis- Maintain shop organization- Keep track of machine fluid consumption and replenish fluids when necessary- Measure parts coming off of machines to ensure they are within specified tolerance- Turn.

San Francisco Bay Area

Test experimental airframes and provide detailed feedback on performance and assembly ease – Critical feedback was given to improve early designs before production. Multirotor assembly and optimal component placement – Characterized performance of various motors and speed controls to find the acceptable system load limit for safe and reliable operation.

San Francisco Bay Area

Flight tester and airframe technician.-Took the initiative to learn how to operate Mocap sw/hw system so that specific characterization tests would require 50% less manpower.-Worked with the battery team to run all flight related battery tests and collect crucial data to help determine the best battery manufacture.-One of five full time pilots working on.

San Francisco Bay Area

Porsche general service / aftermarket parts installation / vehicle setup, track preparation & support- Created device that would allow vehicles brakes to be blead by a single technician, rather than two- Worked alongside shop management to help them see the value that investing in better shop equipment could provide- Setup improved oil collection and.

San Francisco Bay Area

Model A Ford Restoration- Maintained and kept track of inventory- Ensured shop maintained a high level of organization and cleanliness at all times- Full drivetrain rebuilds and inspections- Mechanical to hydraulic brake conversions- Full engine disassembly, inspection, and reassembly

Belmont, California

Vehicle mechanic duties included:- Clutch inspection & replacement- Performing oil changes as predetermined intervals- Body repair- Tire changesTrack marshal duties included: - Seating guests & ensuring restraints were properly secured- On track assistance when guests would become stuck or had experienced a crash