Dan Dao Email & Phone Number

I am an engineer who's focus is on robotics especially drones. I currently lead engineering at Spooky Action where I mainly focus on improving our products to be more effective, reliable, and easier to manufacture. I specialize in product design and prototyping using SolidWorks, but I am heavily involved in all engineering operations at Spooky Action and managing our engineers.

Listed skills include Matlab, Mathematica, C++, Computer Aided Design, and 10 others.

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  Lead Engineer

  Spooky Action Inc.

  Jan 2018 - Present - Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  - Developed heat management systems for on-drone power systems which adequately cooled components necessary for power conversion and distribution.- Designed parts for easy manufacturing by FDM 3D printing, SLS 3D printing, CNC milling, and manual methods.- Designed and prototyped a portable automatic spooling system using SolidWorks taking into account cost and manufacturability. - Designed a PID controller for an automatic wire spooling system in C++.- Designed and prototyped lightweight composite drone airframe for heavy lifting applications using SolidWorks. - Modified PCBs for use on drones using KiCad and verified the results.- Performed material selection for a variety of mechanical components balancing strength, weight, and cost as considerations.- Designed testing plan to verify endurance drone flight capabilities.- Designed jigs and fixtures to facilitate quick manual construction of assemblies.- Designed sheet metal parts for mechanical assemblies and mounting brackets- Developed production plans and Gantt charts for small scale manufacturing using ClickUp- Developed an automated inventory management system in Excel using VBA

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  University Of Minnesota

  Minor In Computer Science