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Mountain View, California, US

Mountain View, California, US

Technical Program Manager for all software systems relating to weather prediction, networking, customer reporting, balloon behavior simulation, machine-learned navigation, flight visualization, and steering. Successfully rolled out service in Kenya during COVID and coordinated testing and deployment of world’s first ML-trained controllers in aerospace.

Mountain View, CA, US

Coordinated requirements definition, prototype design, manufacturing, & software bringup for an unannounced project

• Lead SW TPM for Nest Camera, Safety, and Security Products
• Primary TPM for new products in the Nest Cam, Nest Secure, and Nest Protect product lines
• Oversee 2 TPMs managing all sustaining software releases and Nest x Yale Lock
• Managed first migration of a launched product to new backend service and communications software stack while ensuring full backwards compatibility
• Halved embedded software release cycle from 12 weeks to 6 within a quarterTPM for Nest Temperature Sensor & WWN Remote Temperature Sensing
• Drove BLE temperature sensor from definition to hardware launch in <1 year, including associated embedded, factory, mobile app, web, and cloud software

• Led 7-person team covering wireless, environmental, and safety cert for all of Nest
• Scaled team which certified Nest’s first outdoor products and first cellular products
• Hired the lead mobile device RF certification engineer away from Apple
• Created process for internationalization of certification (Mexico, Australia, etc)
• Developed onsite lab to further decrease cycle time for testing and debugging
• Completed a program of >40 tests in 1 week for which UL requires 4 weeksNegotiated regulations for Nest's Security system, including:

• Certification of Nest Protect 1.0
• Ushered world’s first internet-connected, remotely-upgradable, smoke and CO alarm through US & EU safety & reliability standards, which never considered these technologies
• Developed first software update test methodology for the life safety industry
• Achieved industry-best 8 week certification timeline despite unprecedented product complexity
• Represented Nest & maintained safety listings through “Wave to Hush” recallCertification of Nest Protect 2.0
• Coordinated the work and information flow of 4 other certification engineers between Palo Alto & Chicago

Consulted in the design of LED lighting products and pushed them through UL safety and EPA ENERGY STAR efficiency certification.Managed additional projects including leadership of an SAP inventory remediation team following Hurricane Sandy and succeeded under highly aggressive deadlines.

Hickory, NC, US

• Created a product development roadmap by gathering requirements from target customers and internal stakeholders then integrating them with an evaluation of LED industry technology advancements. Managed partners’.
• Cut costs of high volume fixtures in half, improved reliability, and reduced fixture delivery time for vendors from months to days
• Developed products with 20+ distinct manufacturers worldwide by implementing partner development program
• Featured speaker at the 2012 DesignLights Consortium meeting on how to incentivize energy efficient lighting controls

Peachtree City, Georgia, US

• Reviewed designs, tested, and obtained certification for new products under safety and energy efficiency standards. Represented the company to certification bodies including UL, ETL, ENERGY STAR, and California Title.
• Identified regulatory changes, quantified company impact, and informed management to react before competitors
• Led transition of company’s $1 billion portfolio to comply with new ENERGY STAR specification, implementing system wich processed over 300 product models
• Rapidly mastered LED technology and safety requirements; became a primary evaluator for new and innovative products in under four months

US

• Served as the primary mechanical engineer for design, construction, and testing of water purification products.
• Created the Office of Naval Research’s first “Water from Air” product to exceed all test goals, distilling over 400 gallons of water per day
• Chassis and water treatment subsystems I designed exceeded all military and EPA requirements for safety, quality, and reliability.

Educate high school students through private tutoring sessions. Specialize in SAT and ACT preparation.

San Ramon, CA, US

Programmed a searchable database of underwater intelligent completion hardware. Completed two months ahead of schedule and adopted as the primary reference for the business unit. Performed thermal analysis on multiple deep-sea wells to determine the temperature profile under varying production conditions and casing configurations.

Schenectady, NY, US

Gathered plant data from licensees of IGCC technology and performed failure analysis on cooling coils; designed a more reliable part following the study. Conducted additional reliability analysis determining factors that contribute plugging to improve coal processing for current and future coal gasification plants.

Founded a successful computer consulting service, including marketing and PR. Provided installation, networking, repair, upgrades, and training to over fifty individuals and businesses.

Established, networked, and oversaw two computer labs. Gave weekly computer instruction to homeless mothers.

Assisted Dr. Carlos Moreno in the search for genetic similarities between cancerous prostate cells and methods of excising and silencing those genes. Performed daily lab maintenance and ran experiments.