Chris Carmichael Email & Phone Number

Portland, OR, US

Olathe, KS, US

Responsible for delivering audio products including speakers, amplifiers, subwoofers and other audio components for marine, aftermarket automotive, powersports, home and RV customers.

San Jose, California, US

• Mechanical engineering lead supporting innovation special projects.
• Support cross-functional teams to develop new technology / product strategies through functional proof of concepts.Mechanical engineering team lead for gaming audio sustainability efforts.
• Support Asia Pacific (AP) based mechanical engineering resources to replace production parts with post-consumer recycled plastics, low carbon aluminum, recycled fabrics where possible.
• Work with color, material, finish (CMF), quality engineers and suppliers to achieve acceptable part level performance and appearance with new materials.Lead mechanical design architecture of wireless earbuds intended.
• Collaborated with internal industrial designer team (ID) to develop product concepts for human interaction using anthropometric data.
• Designed and built working, form factor correct capacitive touch and force induction user experience (UX) prototypes for leadership evaluation.

Miramar, FL, US

• Lead mechanical engineer on an array of consumer electronic products designed for audio industries including car, home and boat.
• Worked directly with an external industrial design firm for new product designs.
• Personally designed products based on current design language and engineering team’s requirements to fill in the marine product line up.
• Led contract manufacturer (CM) in Southern China and Taiwan during tooling bring up, pilot builds and mass production.
• Initiated design and manufacturing feedback (DFM) from suppliers to develop robust, and on-cost solutions.
• Collaborated with outside suppliers to procure specialized parts that meet desired specifications, see the following examples.o LCD supplier to specify a glass lens and display assembly that met electrical, design and.

San Jose, California, US

• Developed high volume mobile speaker products from concept to mass production with manufacturing in Shanghai region.
• Collaborated with vendors, supply chain, NPI and supplier quality groups in China to develop manufacturing processes and tooling on fast paced consumer electronic projects.
• Engineered and modeled complex parts and assemblies with 3D surface modeling (Creo Pro/E).
• Used rapid prototyping (3D printing, casting, CNC, laser cutting) to validated design concepts and to communicate concepts and issues with leadership.
• Utilized finite element analysis software (ANSYS) to optimize part designs.
• Designed multi shot and insert molded parts critical for watertight (IP67 rated) seals and others for airtight seals to meet acoustic engineering specs.