Derek Leen Email & Phone Number

Boise, Idaho, United States

Boise, Idaho Area

● Oversee the design, buildout, programming, and commissioning of military Access Control Point Control Systems in accordance with UFGS 34 71 13.13● Assess, plan, and retrofit/repair existing crash-rated vehicle barrier equipment and controls for high-profile clients to reliably achieve their current needs● Integrate vehicle barrier controls into site Access Control Systems● PLC programming● Communicate directly with clients to coordinate schedule, set expectations, and establish rapport● Overseas work in sometimes austere environments, successfully completing projects on schedule and minimizing costs due to well-executed planning and preparation of multiple contingencies● Field troubleshooting and electrical/mechanical system repair; assist technicians in field over phone

Fremont, Ca

● Helped demolish, prepare, and install an automated production line system at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, CA● Installed, tested, and troubleshot automation hardware in the industrial environment● Fabricated roughly a mile of custom automation cables including 120VAC, 24VDC, D‐code RJ45, 4‐Pin I/O, etc.● Install and route custom cabling and interface hardware with I/O blocks● Use lock out/tag out safety procedures around industrial robots and automated conveyance systems● Help Tesla meet production deadlines through production line fault mitigation● Communicate with contractors and Tesla personnel to address problems in a timely and professional manner

Menlo Park, Ca

● Generated wiring diagrams interfacing telemetry systems and hardware with flight computer● Performed quality control on previously wired systems, delegated tasks, and troubleshot problems as they arose under tight time constraints● Completed wiring harness and fabricated custom cabling solutions for an award-winning prototype Hyperloop pod in the SpaceX sponsored Hyperloop Pod Competition with great speed and accuracy●Fabricated and installed various brackets, fixtures, etc. for the pod●Supervised and directed packaging of the pod for transport from Menlo Park, CA to Hawthorne, CA.

Livermore, Ca

● Developed conceptual design of a multi‐function system used to evaluate performance of sputter coated materials on special nuclear material specimens. Tasks included design of nuclear material qualified glovebox, supporting interface hardware, gas purification system, and seismic anchoring calculation; investigated and selected commercial laboratory sputter coater, tensile tester, closed loop cooling system and scanning electron microscope under general design requirements. Designed specimen tooling and fixturing for variable sample sizes and station‐to‐station handling under strict nuclear material control and accountability requirements● Completed redesign and documentation of diagnostic raft components including electronics enclosure, marker beacon mast, and raft retrieval mechanism for joint defense agency flight tests executed at Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site in the Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands● Completed detail and assembly drawing packages for linear shaped charge mitigation experiments used in various high explosive applications● All design activities were performed using PTC Creo CAD software, Windchill database management systems; conformed to ASME Y14.5M‐1994 Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing Standard, LLNL Design Safety Standards, LLNL Environment Safety & Health Standards, Department of Energy and LLNL Standards for Plutonium Containment Barrier Systems

Gridley, Ca

●Used fabrication tools such as welder, grinder, saws, etc. to create gates, panels, and ornamental/functional metal products●Assisted in the on-site installation of gates and panels●Used CAD software (SolidWorks) to design gates and other structures for production

Oroville, Ca

● Used Machine tools (lathe, CNC mill, manual mill, etc.) to create parts for the repair of large-scale industrial packaging equipment● Used Fabrication tools (welder, grinder, saw, etc.) to repair and create parts● Ran first production of a new product (Smokin' Bull barrel smoker)● Designed basic CAM programs using GeoPath to be output to CNC machinery● Made drawings from and for machined parts using SolidWorks

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechatronics, Robotics, And Automation Engineering, 3.614 Cumulative Gpa, Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: American Institute of Mechatronic Engineers

Mechanical Engineering, 3.91 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Association of CAD and Modeling