Jared Chen Email & Phone Number

Cupertino, California, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Led product design and development for high volume consumer electronics products• Collaborated and managed work with Asia-based Supply Chain, resolved product design and manufacturing issues• Managed up to 100 projects simultaneously through all phases from concept design to mass production within 2 to 3 months with 98% on time delivery• Collaborated with cross functional team including supply chain, product manager, project manager and Quality, to ensure project launch on time and within budget• Researched and tested new Bio-based, Bio-degradable, Recycled materials, Anti-microbial additive, and manufacturing techniques• Reviewed DFM & plastic mold flow analysis to optimize part design and mold design to avoid any potential production issues

Torrance, California, United States

Led product developments for Consumer Electronic Department of all 12 product platforms and researched new product concepts with innovative materials and technology including industry leading IP68 water proof case, Qi certified wireless charging car mount and battery pack etc.Also designed different sheet metal mounting solutions to mount our cases to the roof and the bed of pickup trucks or SUV - compatible with 70% of pickup trucks & SUV in the current US marketManaged oversea suppliers (China, Taiwan and Vietnam) to trouble shoot and solve any design and manufacturing issues during tooling stage and mass production, as well as supervised and mentored Junior Engineers and a Chinese Project Engineering team

Ontario, California, United States

Collaborated closely with our own US factories to trouble shoot any manufacturing issues, and transferred molds from China back to the US for production. Communicated project status and solutions to customers daily and satisfied their requirements. Improved current product structure and quality; reduced defective rate by up to 50%. Evaluated more than 500 3D models for ISO, DFM and form-fit-function compliance. Saved time and cost through careful design reviews that identified flaws in each new design prior to production. Patent Application pending on a case for a portable electronic device.