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Irvine, Ca, Us

Design Responsible Engineer of DC Fast charging products and fleet solutions.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Design Responsible Engineer for DC Fast Charging Products specifically over the DC Fleet Charging Dispenser.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Design Responsible Engineer for HV DC charging products.

Culver City, Ca, Us

- Collaborated with a cross-functional team to conceptualize, design, and launch novel smart home products. - Generated 3D models and 2D prints using Autodesk Inventor 2020 headed PLM system using Arena PLM.- Audited BOMs, drawings, and CAD against production parts and supplier documentation for 9 product lines. - Constructed early alpha prototypes and programmed basic product functions using Arduino and incorporating pressure, temperature, and capacitive sensors.https://meetflo.com/

Gardena, Ca, Us

Member of a highly diverse team that released for production a high voltage battery pack with a capacity that was 25% greater than any competitor while achieving a 5% greater volumetric energy density [Wh/L] and a 13% greater mass based energy density [Wh/kg].- Executed all design aspects of the high voltage battery disconnect units and other battery pack components. - Defined and managed project requirements to meet vehicle system performance, functional safety, manufacturing, and maintenance requirements.- Delivered pre-production units ahead of the aggressive program timing, maintaining costs within the project budget and the design below the allocated weight goals. - Oversaw suppliers and regularly worked at their production facilities in Asia.- Spearheaded a multidisciplinary team on project activities from early concept generation to production design release of the battery disconnect units optimizing unit performance. - Generated 3D models and 2D prints from the ground up with GD&T and assembly instructions (ANSI Y14) using Catia V6 and SolidWorks and implementing PLM actions through the use of Enovia. - Authored DFMEA’s to ensure design robustness and meet ASIL B safety requirement (ISO 26262) and generated verification plan and report from DFMEA activities.- Created prototypes from rapid manufacturing methods and identified fit/assembly issues prior to design release. - Experience in plastic injection molded part design as well as stamped and formed part design. Composed component technical specifications and quality plans to define KPC’s and FAI requirements.- Secured sourcing of a contract manufacturer via the RFQ process to partner in building completed battery disconnect unit assemblies at production volumes. - Oversaw root cause activities for issues identified during the pre-production build, participated in issue the resolution process, and communicated status using issue tracking software (Jira).

Gardena, Ca, Us

- Collaborated on a modular high voltage battery pack design that achieved a high level of scalability, which led to the development of the company’s variable platform architecture strategy.- Identified and implemented solutions to the complications of using a modular design.- Designed, sourced and assembled the early prototypes of the battery disconnect units used in “mule” vehicles to evaluate concept design feasibility.- Worked on battery pack prototype assembly, troubleshooting, and assembly process refinement.

- Designed experiments and created testing protocol documents- Created LabVIEW programs to run tests and record test results- Performed FDA qualification testing - Created instructional documentation for new equipment- Communicated results in the form of reports and engineering styled memos.

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Rock Crusher Drive and Control System- Designed a hydraulic drive system, an electrical drive, the crusher’s control system and programmed the PLC - Assembled rock crusher and tested and determined the efficiency of the two drive systems- Wrote engineering diagrams and wiring schematics using AutoCAD, also of materials, and purchase requisitions

Cupertino, California, Us

My responsibilities were to answer incoming calls and inquires about technical difficulties, user misuse, and general questions regarding all models of Apple desktops and portable computers as well as Apple software.

Richfield, Minnesota, Us

Bachelor'S, Mechanical Engineering

High School Diploma