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I help founders build successful climate startups. Areas of expertise: product, certification, manufacturing, operations, installation, deployment, service, recruiting, marketing, and sales.

Taking sometime to enjoy life. Spending time with my partner and dogs. Along with some fun travels to Fiji, sailing the cayes of Belize, sailing the French & Dutch islands in the Caribbean.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Oakland, California, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

- Built and lead a team of highly skilled adaptable engineers including remote market specific experts. - Mentored and supported team members to help them be successful and grow within the organization.- Lead Hurricane Irma and Maria initial response team and was on the ground days after the storms had hit.- Provided weekly reports to technical and operations vice presidents that summarized project statuses.- Presented product proposals and market analysis to vice presidents and entire engineering organization. - Brought several products from idea through specification and prototype, up to 50,000 deployments/year.- Developed design criteria as well as feedback on the specification and development of energy products.- Prioritized features and market entries based on product readiness and market potential.- Planned and executed field trials of prototype products to gain real world learning to accelerate development.- Responsible for the creation of training, documentation, and example single line designs. - Brainstormed new products, tools, and procedures that could improve the installation.- Lead all Powerwall special projects, microgrids, in store functional displays, VIP and C-Suite installs.- Worked closely with all facets of the organization including design, sales, operations, and manufacturing.- Traveled throughout Australia, Europe, and the US to gather knowledge about market intricacies. - Integrated engineering and deployment teams during the SolarCity and Tesla merger.

Austin, Texas, Us

• Developed processes for, performed, and documented detailed root cause analysis of complex battery systems.• Communicated with corporate customers to identify problems and determine when components must be returned for repair.• Liaised with engineering sub-teams based in other parts of the world to understand failures and identifying solutions.• Worked with suppliers to identify problems and ways to eliminate future failures.• Organized, booked, and carried out travel throughout Europe to perform data analysis and service on battery systems. • Analyzed battery status and faults with National Instruments GUIs. • Recommend, purchase, and implement equipment for a remote service location for performing failure analysis.

• Manage a diverse 30+ person team of Rose-Hulman undergraduate and graduate students.• Lead by example to help the team to stay motivated, on schedule, and organized.• Create detailed status reports for all aspects of the vehicle to submit to the US Department of Energy.• Design, prototype, and implement various parts throughout the vehicle.• Performed data collection and analysis with MotoTron software and Vector CAN devices during drive cycles.• Developed and ran public relations events throughout the state of Indiana to educate the public.

Austin, Texas, Us

• Lead a team of five senior level technicians during the first stages of battery pack prototype build and integration.• Identified, documented, and worked to resolve battery pack engineering and production problems during the early prototype stages which saved the company over $200,000.• Developed production processes for the new battery pack which greatly increased the efficiency of manufacturing.• Designed more than fifteen different internal battery wiring harnesses and harness management parts using SolidWorks and Catia CAD software including creating schematics and 2D documentation drawings.• Brought designed parts through the engineering design process from prototype to full production.• Preformed inventory management for over one hundred parts of the BOM for building battery packs.• Interacted directly with a variety of over ten internal teams within Tesla including engineering, supply chain, quality control, new product integration, testing, and production. • Developed relationships with more than five suppliers and their sales, management, quality, and engineering teams.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us

• Worked with the diverse Smart Cities Group to design the City Car, a vehicle to be the perfect city automobile. • Researched and designed a parking space inductive charging system for electric vehicles. • Brainstormed, designed, prototyped, and produced a driving simulator based on the City Car’s user interface design.• Fabricated proof of concept prototypes using a laser cutter to evaluate the feasibility of new designs including in-wheel electric motor, brake, and suspension systems.

Bachelors Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

German Language

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