•Designed and managed critical elements of Navdy’s augmented reality Heads Up Display (HUD)•Led Navdy’s thermal design & analysis efforts with the extensive use of CFD models and testing•Managed manufacturing process & tooling design team in Asia through production bring-up•Defined and oversaw reliability testing: vibration, thermal cycling, mechanical stress, use cycling•Prototyped and created hand built parts, 3D prints, and utilized local machine shops

•Led design, manufacturing, and project management of Xicato LED accessories•Brought LED heatsinks and optics from concept to high volume production•Directed manufacturers with varying partnership structures (OEM/JDM/CM) in Europe and Asia•Developed complex thermal finite element models from PCBs to large mechanical assemblies•Worked directly with high value customers to reduce technical risk & meet unique product needs

•Developed test equipment and procedures to support verification and validation of military hardware•Managed 24/7 staff & operations, controlling a $60K/ day budget during dynamometer test events•Designed and commissioned several data acquisition systems with >100 input channels•Composed real-time data reduction scripts in MATLAB to enable quicker test cycles•Demonstrated experience taking acoustic and thermal data in harsh environments

•Designed, launched, and managed online division of a start-up text book publisher•Transitioned all inventory to an automated warehousing and shipping center•Significantly reduced cost through implementation of automated logistics and billing systems

•Supported semiconductor manufacturing process improvement on wet etching lines•Investigated and tested new processes for plasma etching, cleaning, and masking substrates•Tracked test cases through final functional testing to evaluated success of the process manipulation