"There was little of free will in an Engineer."― tMiGE*** I'm looking for my next job now - any level of work as long as there’s a good match with my skillset and the project is interesting. I’m open to both remote and on-site work, but generally prefer on-site. ***If you read through the “Professional Experience” section below, you’ll see that I’ve never really done the same thing twice, but that whatever it was, I’ve always done it with passion and I’ve always done it well.I've worked on: a small skin-insertable medical device, an AR smart contact lens, a precision mechanical mount, a high-concentration photovoltaic system, an orbital science instrument, an industrial food heat exchanger...In my most recent job, for example, (7 years at Mojo Vision) I started as the first Mechanical Engineer and am responsible for most of the mechanical architecture of the product. I later became the head of the mechanical engineering department and recruited most of the team, which covered aspects from material science to microOptics to microelectronics physical design.In a previous jobs, I productized designs, interfaced with customer pre and post sales, and designed and analyzed systems of various levels of complexity.I’m a good team leader in that I can (usually) get people to listen to me, and I get people motivated. I have learned to differentiate between urgent and important tasks, and juggle priorities so that tasks that are “merely” important today won’t become urgent the following month.Similarly, I have learned how to focus on concrete objectives while keeping an eye out for opportunities. I can comfortably interact with technical teams, marketing teams, and customers. I'm good at recognizing and solving problems. I can make progress when both requirements and architecture are still fluid. I like first-principles solutions, cross-disciplinary solutions, and solutions that directly address the root problems. I strive to be involved in all stages of work, from high-level design to stripping fine threads.