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I provide mechanical, electrical and systems-level consulting support to develop new technologies and bring products to market. Some of my specialties are:•Mechanical design, prototyping and functional testing •Control system design and algorithm development•Test system development and data processing•Medical device development•Thermal and structural analysis (FEA/CFD)•Production tooling design (automation and test equipment)See more at www.flexpd.com

Madison, Wisconsin, Us

• Offered engineering design, analysis and product development services on a contract basis.• Worked directly with engineering, marketing and production personnel, on-site or remotely, depending on the nature of each project.• Performed thermal and structural design analysis, generated detailed drawings and developed design documentation.• Designed, installed and qualified production tooling and data acquisition systems.

Middleton, Wi, Us

• Designed high pressure liquid chromatography equipment and automated liquid handling systems in the new product development group.

Troy, Michigan, Us

• Developed product specifications, system architecture and subsystem architecture specifications for new product configurations of anesthetic vaporizer products. • Generated documentation required for 510k submittal while ensuring compliance to applicable medical device standards. Developed test procedures and wrote test reports for design verification and validation activities.

Madison, Wi, Us

• Lead mechanical engineer for non-lethal military laser products. Contributed to new product definition, detailed mechanical design, industrial design and optomechanical design for several laser product platforms.• Performed mechanical and thermal finite element analyses to optimize designs. • Specified materials and finishes, chose adhesives and managed machinists and other vendors to maintain project schedules.

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• Designed, manufactured and delivered aerospace life support system hardware.• Lead mechanical engineer for temperature and humidity ventilation control system (THVS), responsible for overall system layout as well as detailed component design. • Performed static and dynamic structural simulations in COSMOS, as well as thermal and mechanical flow simulations in SolidWorks Flow Simulation.

Madison, Wi, Us

• Designed high-performance laser packages, production tooling and manufacturing processes for OEM laser products.• Contributed to new product designs as well as process and tooling improvements for existing manufacturing flow. • Supported production line with focus on improving assembly, test and shipping yields. Managed technicians for task-based assistance.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

• Thermal and mechanical design of commercial and residential water heater products. Focused on optimizing combustion process and minimizing NOx gases generated in residential heaters.• Designing and conducted experiments in R&D environment. Designed tooling and measurement equipment to enable testing. • Utilized on-site machine shop for fabrication of test hardware.

Ms, Electrical Engineering

Bs, Mechanical Engineering And Physics