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• Provide technical leadership and direction for the engineering team, ensuring alignment with Harman, Luxury Audio’s strategic goals.• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitor products to guide technology roadmaps.• Collaborate with product management to define technical requirements and specifications for new products.• Lead the end-to-end product development process, from concept to production, ensuring products meet or exceed quality and performance expectations.• Drive continuous improvement and innovation in audio technology to enhance product features and capability.• Recruit, mentor and lead a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration and accountability.• Monitor project timelines and deliverables to meet deadlines and financial targets.

Mountain View, California, Us

- Aid the VP, Engineering in day-to-day management of a lab of 24 team members- Manage product development projects which are utilized to showcase technology developed at the Samsung Digital Media Systems (DMS) Audio Lab- Oversee the R&D Support team with 5 direct reports- Work to organize and maintain the lab, acquire resources, create budgets & project plans- Review all mechanical designs, provide oversight, and obtain resources for rapid prototyping- Ensure proper working order of the general lab including the 4Pi and 2Pi anechoic chambers and transducer measurement equipment- Act as an individual contributor to the transducer engineering team- Review patents for submission and work with legal team to examine strategic patents

Mountain View, California, Us

- Lead transducer engineer for development of all transducers (woofers, tweeters, etc)- Led design effort for new tweeter utilized in sound-bars and other home audio devices- Worked to improve 2pi anechoic measurement chamber fixtures and measurement process resulting in better repeatability and precision for all transducer measurements- Used 3D CAD, finite element analysis, and lumped parameter modeling techniques to design, simulate, and analyze transducers- Aided in expansion of the facility to include an additional 10,000 sq ft including a state-of-the-art transducer measurement and engineering area, a rapid prototyping model shop, and a reference listening room.

Mountain View, California, Us

- Founded a new 8500 sq ft acoustic research facility in Valencia, CA- Worked with architects to design, review, and approve facility layout- Worked with vendor to design and build 4Pi anechoic and 2Pi hemi-anechoic chambers- Managed development, delivery and optimization of custom acoustic test booms and associated equipment.- Aided in interviewing and recruiting key team members- Contributed to acoustic ring-radiator technology that resulted in A1 US patent and aided legal team in patent application

Los Angeles , Us

- Responsible for all mechanical engineering activities- Acted as Lead Mechanical Engineer to deliver the Studio 2 headphone into Mass Production- Provided oversight of Powerbeats 2, Powerbeats 2 Wireless, Solo2, Solo 2 Wireless and all other programs- Hired and managed a team of 10 Mechanical Engineers and 1 Industrial Designer with 3 reports located in Shenzhen, China- Review design of all Beats programs for manufacturability and speed of assembly- Worked to establish new sources for mechanical parts including Mg and Ti casting and high quality double-shot plastic injection molding- Attended kick-off meetings for new Beats programs to provide oversight, determine the way of working, and explain the Beats product approval process.- Mentor mechanical engineering staff on best practices and acoustic product design- Review patent applications and work to secure Beats IP- Reviewed and provided guidance for plans of Beats US and Beats China Offices which are both under construction- Working to establish the Beats China Mechanical Engineering team- Critical role in creation of Beats New Product Introduction (NPI) process

Los Angeles , Us

- Founded the Beats Mechanical Engineering Team- Provided mechanical engineering oversight and design support from early concept definition through release into production- Extensive travel to China for program support- Released products including: Pill, urBeats 2.0, and Executive into mass production- Created mechanical approval process including cosmetic acceptance criteria, first article inspection process, and informed creation of reliability test standards- Reviewed tool drawings for adherence to industry best practices, safety for possible tool adjustments and compliance to Industrial Designer requirements- Assisted in implementation of a document control system for control of all product design related files within the PD group, ODMs, and development partners- Worked directly with industrial design partners to facilitate the desired product design- Lead all rapid prototyping or mockup exercises using local or remote model shops- Held group meetings to review progress, assess status of open items, and develop action plans to maintain scope, budget, and schedule.- Created and managed product design action/risk lists. Decide upon and execute contingency plans as required- Reported program design status to multi-tiered audiences composed of team, peers, product development directors, and executive management- Participated in process and business workflow improvements in product life cycle, cost-downs and internal division processes

Santa Monica, Ca, Us

Mechanical Engineering of Pro and Prosumer Audio Products.I acted as the sole mechanical engineer meaning that I was responsible for managing all ME related tasks. My role was to realize marketing's vision while keeping parts cost low and meeting the schedule demanded by management. Good organization was key for this role.Responsibilities Included:● Mechanical Project Management● Product Data Management (PDM) using Omnify● Quality System Implementation and Monitoring● ID Translation and Industrial Design● Tactile User Interface Design and Implementation● Electro-Mechanical Component Sourcing● 3D Design and 2D documentation (ANSI Y14.5)● Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and quick assy including snap-fits● Design of decorative plastics using IMD, special coatings, and Mold-Tech finishing.● Product Renderings for use by Marketing

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Mechanical design of Luxury Loudspeakers (active and passive), Audio Video Receivers, multimedia centers, Blu-Ray & DVD players and other audio related products.Responsible for: ● Bills of Materials● 2D Drawings● 3D modeling (Pro/E & Solidworks)● FEA (Ansys Workbench)● Sourcing of new components● Design of plastic parts (thermoform/plastic injection-molded), castings, sheetmetal, extrusions, and wood products. ● Jointly responsible for Industrial design of Harman's flagship loudspeaker series for high end brand Revel of which the Salon2 was rated Cost No Object Loudspeaker of the Year - 2007 by Absolute Sound.● Responsible for mechanical project management, mechanical/industrial design of Harman/Kardon BDS Head Unit.

New York City, Ny, Us

Digital Media asset management assistant.

Design and engineering of custom trade show displays.

Arlington, Va, Us

Environmental and Electrical Testing of Rocket Engine components for Space Shuttle main engine, Atlas and Delta Programs. Shock response measurements for National Missle Defense Program.

M.S., Electrical Engineering

B.S., Mechanical Engineering