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San Francisco Bay Area

Palo Alto, CA

• Principal hardware architect accountable for developing product concepts, detail engineering, design validation, and production enablement. Led and collaborated with domestic and international engineering teams.
• Engineered the integration of Sprout, the world’s first interactive collaboration PC with built-in web conferencing, high resolution (14MP) document scanner, 3D object capturing and dual touch screens which resulted in.
• Refined and enhanced “Sprout” hardware design to create “Sprout Pro G2” that earned the CES 2017 Best PC Award.
• Architected the thinnest and lightest dual-touch screen laptop computer, “Aviato”, and best-in-class 2D hi-resolution capturing PC.

Palo Alto, CA

• Planned, led and managed several desktop and AiO PC programs from initial conception to mass production. Directed all technical aspects of product development, including identifying program objectives, product.
• Instituted the elegant and thin AiO PC “SpectreONE”, that received the Design Excellence award from the International Forum Design (iF) organization.
• Managed quality assurance of HP’s first premium gaming PC – “Blackbird 002”, which won over 10 Editor’s Choice awards.
• Led the development and delivery of the 2009 and 2010 “Pavilion” and “Pressario” desktop PC series, which sold several million units and secured the company’s position as world’s top PC maker.
• Directed several cost and complexity reduction initiatives, netting multiple million dollars of BOM cost saving and streamlined design efforts and cycle time.
• Coordinated the development of critical PC components (e.g., PSU’s, keyboards, mice, LCD’s, ODD’s, webcams, HDD’s) that successfully met system integration launch schedules.

Milpitas, CA

• Formerly MAXTOR CORP
• Supervised a multi-disciplinary engineering team that successfully program managed Maxtor’s largest volume desktop hard disk drive design, “DiamondMax8” series family.
• Key collaborator in system architecture developments and high precision component designs fabricated by stamping, casting, machining, and injection molding.
• Principal engineer of Maxtor’s first load/unload head, “Diamond”, with a success of over 50 million units built and sold.
• Built and directed an engineering team that developed the mechanical design of multiple consumer and commercial Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems - NAS-3000, NAS-4000, NAS-4500 and NAS-6000.
• Collaborated with cross-functional groups to define products and development plans. Supervised the conceptualization, prototyping, structural/thermal analyses, EMC conformance, and manufacturing of all products.

Milpitas, CA

• Formerly IOMEGA CORP
• Successfully organized and directed a large multi-disciplinary engineering team responsible for product development, product sustaining, establishment and support of CAD and analysis programs, testing and failure.
• Managed a mechanical team in the development of 2GB “Jaz” drive and cartridges. Directed creation of all detailed designing, drawings, analysis, testing, and technical reports. Conducted design reviews and directed.
• Designed the mechanics of 3-1/2" internal “Zip” drive. Determined engineering specifications, design layout, statistical tolerance analysis, design and fabrication of all critical parts.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical/Space Engineering