Jason Fitzwater Email & Phone Number

Westminster, Colorado, United States

• Lead engineering development of all mechanical, structural, and ergonomic details of projects from initial concept generation through final production
• Create 3D CAD assemblies, 2D drawings, and BOMs to provide tool-ready CAD to our factories and streamline the communication and development process
• Communicate daily with China engineering team regarding issues found, product changes, design intent, and manufacturing changes
• Work closely with our Industrial Designers to create CAD models (Solidworks), prototypes, and mechanisms to match their intended outlook, functionality, and user ergonomics
• Oversee complete product development life cycle utilizing US, China, and Vietnam manufacturing
• Responsible for managing project timelines, cost, and internal and external resources across multiple projects to deliver on time and at cost

Chicago, IL

Greater Chicago Area

Chicago, IL

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Responsible for CAD (Pro/Engineer) and development of internal and external keypad assembly components including the main keypad, EL panel assembly, and keypad flexes for Motorola CLIQ 2
• Designed camera and flash lens, camera boot and internal dust seals & grommets for Motorola Karma
• Led water protection design for the Motorola Karma including costing, evaluating, and testing of hydrophobic materials, designing rubber seals to prevent water ingress, in each stage of production
• Worked with domestic and Chinese vendors overseeing tooling plans, material quality, manufacturing processes and pricing
• Worked with cross-functional team that included ME, ID, EE, and PMs throughout development process
• Trained and received Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification

Northridge, California

• Tested and evaluated electric motors to determine durability and predict failures
• Designed and developed fixtures to test new piezoelectric motors with hopes of reducing size and cost of future insulin devices
• Fixed and performed evaluative tests using a drop test machine to simulate realistic wear and find unforeseen weaknesses

Greater Philadelphia Area