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Davis, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

- Provided design insights to dramatically improve our vehicle’s design, saving roughly 7.5M anually in operations cost. - Developed, and orchestrated a training plan for 50+ engineers involving 20+ machine tools across two sites including Lathes, Mills, Tig Welder, CNC mill and router, 3D Printers, Laser Cutter, as well as various other tools. - Created a number of sustainable lab processes, policies, and workflows to improve the effectiveness, cleanliness, and organization of two separate test facilities and their diverse array of unique work spaces.- Collaborated with engineering to develop various tests and guide technicians during implementation and analysis.- Influenced a critical cultural shift toward structure and safety with a detailed road map.

Palo Alto, California, United States

- Developed a comprehensive 18 month program to introduce Kitty Hawk’s Flyer aircraft to the public with 28,000 flights across 3 national sites including strategizing staff structure, pilot training, safety procedures, while maintaining a premium customer experience.- Reimagined operations procedures to ensure Covid safety for 40+ employees and customers across three different locations, including social distancing procedures, and touch point sanitization.- Led the CAD fabrication and implementation of plexiglass safety barriers in our team transport vehicles to maintain daily efficiency and covid safety.- Responsible for creating safety guidelines such as pre flight inspections and in flight safety practices.- Strategized and led a daily schedule to manage a complex combination of boats, trucks, and aircrafts that supported daily flight tests in multiple locations.- Created contingency plans on multiple highly variable operations to preserve flight schedules and customer satisfaction.

San Francisco, California, United States

- Performed analyses and created calculators to define methods best suitable for 50+ service locations for battery/metal recycling, facility requirement forecasts, and the seasonal hibernation for 100,000 fleet vehicles.- Designed and managed the installation of a vehicle racking system in our delivery vans. This was so successful in reducing damage and improving loading times locally that we went on to scale the system to 10 other locations.

San Francisco, Santiago De Chile

- Oversaw the launch of two new cities and thousands of vehicles from start to finish by establishing post production work load, developing instructions for assembly, testing, and operation, creating manufacturing processes, hiring, training, and managing teams of 15-20, and delivering vehicles on time to meet ambitious goals.- Found innovative solutions for various component revisions affecting thousands of Scoot Networks' vehicles, and managed the implementation of the solutions by creating feedback loops and escalating pathways to resolutions. - Tracked and reported progress on multiple projects to several cross functional teams and collaborated with leadership to make data based decisions during critical points of new city launches.- Developed and implemented sustainable fleet strategies in new markets suitable for adaptation based on specific vehicle requirements.

San Francisco, California, United States

- Led my team of 20+ promoting a culture of safety, cleanliness, consistency, and attention to detail.- Oversaw shop/field operations by creating SOPs including training, inventory, and the in/out flow of vehicles.- Maximized success by helping my team set both individual and group goals for the short and long term.

San Francisco Bay Area

- Maintained, developed, and refined a fleet of 1000 electric mopeds city wide with a small team of five.- Optimized efficiency through various vehicle improvements, digital tool revisions, and refining SOPs.

Davis, California, United States

- Developing relationships and repeat clients by supporting customers through the repair process, delivering confidence from initial conversation through to beyond the point of sale transaction.- Performed bike building, estimates, ticket writing, repairs, wheel building / truing, hydraulic brake systems, and suspension service.

Davis, California, United States