Senior Mechanical Engineer. Designing equipment and processes to help Verdagy drive down the cost and energy needed to generate hydrogen for industry. We engineer and manufacture innovative advanced AWE Electrolyzers that scale to gigawatt production facilities.Solidworks CAD, FEA, DFM/DFA, Green Energy design.

Product Development Director leading all Mechanical design, development, prototyping, and testing for a ground-up new light electric motorcycle platform.Help hire, mentor and manage a diverse team of mechanical, electrical, consulting engineers and designers based in the USA, Asia and New Zealand. Motor + Controller sourcing, design integration and testing.Key areas of focus include: frame, powertrain, bodywork, suspension, battery pack integration, component prototyping, sourcing and testing.Lead testing and benchmarking of relevant competitor bikes for design reference.Work closely with sourcing and operations to identify and validate key vehicle components and suppliers.Assisted product management team in sourcing and testing Dash/Display and UI features.

Led design of a ground-up Autonomous hardware system that incorporates computer vision/AI with a robotic reward system to interact with dogs, and train them using 100% positive reinforcement methods.Lead all hardware design, product development, prototyping, and testing.SolidWorks CAD. FEA. Simulation. Rapid Prototyping. Consumer Electronics.Mechatronics. Robotics. Computer Vision. Machine Learning.

Key Mechanical engineer helping design and develop industry leading electric motorcycles.SolidWorks CAD design (Advanced Surfacing expert).Finite Element Analysis, Simulation.Component Design and Development.Prototyping.Supplier management.Project Management. Testing. Validation.Market and component level research.

Founding Product Lead for start-up that brought a game changing Electric Skateboard to market.Launched this amazing product on Kickstarter with 5 people and a rough prototype in a garage. Helped lead and grow the company to 15 people with shipping product in 18 months.A true Start-Up environment, where individual contribution at the detail level and overall project management constantly overlap.Directed a team of a talented Electrical, Mechanical, and Design Engineers.Led sourcing and supplier management. Regular travel to manufacturers. Identify, evaluate, and assist suppliers.Manage project details, milestones, and deadlines.Solidworks CAD design, prototyping, iterating, manufacturing, mass production. Test equipment and test program development and design.Supplier and sourcing management. Regular travel to identify, evaluate, and assist suppliers.Manufacturing support. CAD design, complex surfacing, analysis at a management AND individual contributor level.Injection Molded Plastic part and Tooling design.Product Design. Consumer Electronics. Consumer Product design. Mechanical Engineer. Engineering Management.

Direct design and development of full product range for industry leading Surfboard and Stand Up Paddleboard brand. 200+ SKU'sLead development and testing of new Advanced Composite materials designs.Create and enforce quality standards and product product requirements for all vendors.Author and manage development calendar for full product range.Communicate regularly with factory partners to maintain timeline and quality standards.Present ongoing performance metrics to Management, Marketing, Sales, and Finance.Manage and develop global supply chain. Regular travel to supply chain partners.Reporting to CEO.

Sporting goods product design. Partner closely with diverse design and development teams.Bicycle, Motorcycle, Ski and Snowboard helmet design.(Consumer products)High volume injection molded plastic part design.SolidWorks advanced surfacing. Pro/e, Rhino CAD modeling.Helmet impact testing and certification management.Research and Development: regularly evaluate new materials and technologies.Project schedule development and timeline management.Offshore manufacturing support: remote and in person. Regular travel to Asia.High volume consumer product design. Rapid prototyping specialist.CFD Modeling. Autodesk Simulation CFD.High volume consumer product design.

Lead R&D, Product Design of kitesurfing/kiteboarding equipment.Engineering design and management of Kite Control systems, components. Ground-up product design, development, and sourcing. Product line manager.Complete product lifecycle design and management, concept through mass production.Softgoods product development.Component and assembly design using diverse advanced materials for performance consumer products.Materials: Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Plastic, Advanced Composites, performance fabrics.Processes: CNC, Forging, Injection Molding, Casting, Stamping, Die Cutting, Thermoforming, Sewing, Bonding, Rapid prototyping.Finite Element Analysis(FEA).

Amusement Ride Design: Roller Coasters, Carousels, Monorails.Manufacturing Engineering.Project Management.Finite Element Analysis(FEA).Mechanical systems design. Electro-Mechanical, pneumatic systems.Mechanical control systems design. Safety system integration.3D CAD design. Autocad. Solidworks. Nastran.Design and troubleshooting of mechanical systems.Design of welded structures.