J. Chris Cook Email & Phone Number

Allen, TX, US

• Lead the R&D team at Maverick Power to develop cutting-edge switchgear products for data centers, commercial, and industrial use.
• Manage the design, testing, and certification processes to ensure product quality and compliance.
• Streamline processes that reduce product development cycle time.

There is a never ending supply of tools with acronyms like CAD, CAM, ERP, PDM, PLM, FEA, CFD, etc. Startups and SMBs usually have great Engineers, Designers, and Techs but don't have the skills and/or man hours to develop sophisticated processes and unleash their productivity. I have over 25 years of experience with helping large and small companies use.

Hickory, North Carolina, US

∙ Led teams of Mechanical Engineers, Designers, and Change Coordinators to design and release the latest concealment solutions for mmWave and sub-6GHz small cells, power cabinets, cable management accessories, and tower/pole/rooftop macro structural mounts∙ Defined requirements with clients and project managers to incorporate new innovations∙ Streamlined.

∙ Provided mechanical design, structural/thermal analysis and project management consulting services to manufacturing and product design companies∙ Reduced time to market by eliminating design iterations required to release products meeting customer needs∙ Provided mechanical architecture, PCB layout support and thermal simulation support for telecom.

Hickory, North Carolina, US

∙ Managed cross functional teams of 10-22 FTEs each, consisting of mechanical and product engineers, tech writers, CAD specialists, and electrical/reliability labs while overseeing a $3.2M annual budget∙ Developed and qualified multiple NPI (New Product Introductions), addressed key quality issues, and developed full documentation sets for product release∙.

Hickory, North Carolina, US

∙ Led team of three engineers and designers, from concept to manufacturing, for all aspects of system and mechanical design for indoor DAS system, conducting thermal analysis and testing of all system components while coordinating with EE and supply chain teams for design and manufacturing∙ Scheduled design activities, prototype builds, and physical.

Dallas, TX, US

∙ Supported RFID product line in the U.S. valued at $30M annually∙ Provided technical support and customer service as key marketing differentiator for the Business Unit∙ Performed RF systems and interoperability testing to ensure products operated properly with devices from partners and other vendors∙ Identified and fixed product problems in collaboration.

Richardson, Texas, US

• Provided mechanical design, thermal/mechanical analysis, PCB layout, drawing release, and testing for GR-63, GR-1089, FCC, and UL compliance.
• Key member of process improvement team that reduced the number of man hours required to release drawing packages by approx. 50%
• Developed and improved configuration management methodology for multi-configuration products
• Promoted to Lead Physical Design Engineer responsible for project management and mechanical/thermal design of approx. 50 new product releases, cost reductions, and product refreshes over 4 years
• Forged a much better interface with Manufacturing Engineering to resolve DFM issues much earlier in the design cycle resulting in a significant decrease in problems found during assembly
• Coordinated summer intern program for group and mentored several students

• Transferred to Global Development and Engineering office in Tokyo area to act as a liaison between Japanese and US based design teams. Performed thermal analysis, compliance testing, and physical design support for.
• Facilitated knowledge transfer for business and engineering practices between the Japan and US teams
• Improved relationship between Japanese and American teams

Bachelors Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Masters Of Science, Engineering Management

Post Graduate Certificate, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning