Ian Lewis Email & Phone Number

Ferndale, Wa, Us

Burnaby, British Columbia, Ca

Conducted key design reviews, provided corrective actions, and recommended design directions and technological advancements.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Ca

Developed and implemented comprehensive engineering strategy and process for creating innovative UV disinfection products and solutions. Led research team in technology development and transformation into world-leading UV purification products for OEM and consumer markets.• Defined new IP and product architectures for innovative UV water and surface disinfection reactors.• Designed and launched novel disinfection wand product; moved from prototype to market in four-month development cycle beginning in September, followed by rapid production and delivery in early January.

Provided professional consultation to startup companies in the Bay Area, services included: • 3D CAD design• Process mapping definition and training• Product tear downs and cost analysis • Design Failure Mode effects Analysis (DFMEA)• Lean Six Sigma process• Plastic and metal parts qualification• Tolerance Analysis and GD&T• Tooling design review, quotation and Design for Manufacture (DFM)• Advice on Hardware Tools and systems infrastructure and interactions• Requirements management, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)• Supply chain support services

New York, Ny, Us

Managed product development as liaison and cross-functional leader, bridging gaps between engineering teams, suppliers, and contract manufacturing. Ensured core product designs aligned with customer feedback, user experience, and market research. Led NPI builds and hardware designs through all maturity stages, developing new product candidates for unique security solutions. • Elevated gross margin 20% with recurring software revenue by driving successful launch of 20 new terminal products over four years.• Delivered 52 NPI builds over 12 months for 10 new hardware designs; achieved 95% on-time and under budget results.• Reduced costs 20% through innovative design, technology improvements, and systematic security measures. • Spearheaded fastest development cycle in company history; delivered EVT1 in less than eight weeks, parts delivered from new prototype tooling within 14 days after data release, and product delivered to market within six months.• Introduced key innovations to address ID and hardware design challenges including molding solutions, flexible security mesh using printed conductive ink technology, and implemented fully soldered SMT shield cans. • Defined platform architecture for future designs ensuring common solutions, and established correlated FEA analysis to guide design changes.

Irvine, California, Us

Led 60-member cross-functional team across six global locations to deliver 50 products, focusing on hardware development and process optimization. Negotiated global budgets, defined tools and systems, developed KPIs, and implemented risk mitigation strategies. Managed vendor relationships, negotiating favorable terms and optimizing supply chain efficiencies.• Decreased global field failure rate from 28% to 0.5% annually.• Reduced global budgets 10% using negotiations and technical analysis. • Realized 60% discounts on future software purchases; renewed $500K in vendor software service agreements.• Managed capacity planning and tooling footprint across multi-source suppliers; achieved individual product capacity up to 2.5M units per month.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

In this role, I defined new technology and recruited a design team to deliver the most successful CDMA protocol in Nokia history -selling 24M units.• Fully trained mechanical design team on CATIA 3D CAD modelling system of the Nokia 6275 in four months. • Defined and implemented the variants of existing product designs for key customers within six-month development lifecycle. • Collaborated with marketing, UI and SW teams to define new UI interfaces along with developing concept roadmap,. • Developed generic test platform for early assessment of product ergonomics/UI that became the foundation for input procedure across 10 projects.• Delivered new mechanical technologies including an internal battery strategy for the Nokia Research Group.• Part of team that delivered the lightest phone in the Japanese market, resulting in several patents for the display module.

Bsc Equivalent, Mechanical Engineering

Bsc Equivalent, Computer Aided Engineering