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San Mateo, California, United States

Sunnyvale, California

o Product Design lead for Sustainable Materials investigation for Devices and Accessories.o Led high visibility post-ramp design changes for Echo Loop, determining best testing and implementation schedule with minimal impact to delivery. o Deep dive root cause investigation with Advanced materials and Reliability while pursuing short-term and long-term improvements with Manufacturing teams. Daily report outs to leadership team on status and updates.o Integrated product design requirements with audio team to design test protocols for in-car product, Echo Auto Vent Mount. o Optimized microphone performance for the widest possible range of cars, analyzing airflow patterns, microphone placement, vent mechanical structure, and car interior design. o Architected and evaluated multiple stand solutions, working with Product Management to understand and evaluate tradeoffs of customer experience and audio performance.o Investigated advanced materials and adhesives as for alternate car mounting solutions for Echo Auto. o Worked closely with Advanced Materials team, Reliability and testing team, Product Marketing team, and Legal team to investigate alternative mounting solutions, quantify customer experience, and explore performance risks. o Implemented post-ramp design improvements for Echo Budso Oversaw transitioning mass production assembly line from China to a new factory in Vietnam for Fourth Generation 4K Fire TV Stick. o Led design reviews and oversaw team in day to day activities for Accessories NPI projects.o Mentored junior engineers, guided their technical development, professional development, and CAD skills.

Cupertino, Ca

o Designed product architecture, UX definition and development as PD Lead for first generation, unreleased device. o Coordination with EE, ID, PM, and new supplier to create a system level requirements. DRI for tooling, assembly, and part design. o Delivered product design HVT samples to prove mechanical feasibilityo Delivered second generation Echo Walnut, Oak, and Silver editions under compressed development schedule while implementing novel wood injection molding design. o Integrated EE and RF requirements to enable Zigbee antenna for Amazon Cloud Cam to communicate with August Smart lock in Amazon Key.o Found solutions for cosmetic defects caused by structural constraints, developing a process for plastic ultrasonic welding through a variety of leathers for the Kindle Oasis Leather Charging cover. o Investigated and developed functional product for an alternate charging protocol to extending battery life. o Developed customer use cases with PM, drove ID standards for new technology, and integrated EE requirements to deliver reliable solution. o Completed DVT to validate technology performance.o Reduced cost of Kindle Paperwhite Case by modification of existing tooling to simplify design and remove assembly process steps. Redesign saved approximately $8.9M over three years.o Developed innovative audio porting to redirect audio toward user, optimized stand angle and magnet attach design for Amazon Fire 7 HD tablet case.

Senior Capstone Project in Engineering (SCOPE) manager for Ariens Company. The Ariens-Olin SCOPE team built a research platform to monitor and record the driving behavior and dynamics for Ariens’ family of products. The team can demonstrate the ability of our research platform by addressing traction control over a variety of terrains.The team also instrumented an Ariens product with sensors to quantify the ability of the product to react to a variety of terrain and operating situations. This data allowed the team to model and simulate potential systems, before implementing these controls to create a live demo.http://olin.edu/collaborate/scope/projects/2012_13/Ariens

Cupertino, Ca

Developed the PowerFast charger, Fire HD case, USB cable, and other relevant accessories for Amazon Kindle products. Designed for high volume, overseas manufacturing and statistical control.

Worked with NASA scientists to create or improve sub-systems for current NASA projects. Developed electrostatic lens to focus electrons to optimize a modulated X-ray source. Designed a laser turret as part of a communication system and protocol for nano-satellites.http://nasa.olin.edu/projects/2011/efl/http://nasa.olin.edu/projects/2011/satcom/

Bachelors Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: ASME, Human Powered Vehicle Challenge, Olin Fire Arts Club

Valedictorian

Activities and Societies: Varsity Soccer, Track and Field, Cross Country, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Science National Honor.