I'm from the Bay Area. I enjoy the food, local trails, mountain roads, and friends that enjoy tinkering with drones and technology. I believe in designing products that deliver valuable consumer experiences. I welcome new challenges and learning opportunities. In my spare time I work on bicycles and cars in the garage. I love fixing broken cars.I've worked on some amazing products with great teams: PixelBook Go, Pixelbook, Google's Self Driving Car, Chromebook Pixel 2, Chromebook Pixel, Chromebook CR48, iPad2 Charging Dock, Magic Mouse, iPad Keyboard Dock, Siemens Ultrasound System SC2000, Logitech Nintendo DS carrying case, Meraki wireless access points. Technical areas of expertise: buttons, keyboards, mice, PCBA MCOs, LCD integration, cosmetic enclosure design & finishing, tolerance analysis, mechanisms, product architecture, detailed design, high volume process control, heat transfer, injection molded part design, CNC part design, mg casting, sand casting, failure analysis, DOEs, and designing/building drones. Hobbies: Mountain biking, rock climbing, drones, ultimate frisbee, 3d printingIssued PatentsUS 8543745 B2, Accessory for a portable computing deviceUS 8742275 B1, Cantilever Integrated Function KeysUS D705772 S, Notebook computer housingUS D686613 S, Notebook computer housingUS 20130308814, Speaker porting around backlit keyboardUS9106016, US 8821181 B1, Electrical connectorUS 8853577, Keycap for use in backlit keyboardsUS 8976992, Speaker porting around backlit keyboardUS9128672, Vacuum-sealed base for stabilizing a portable computing device on a surfaceUS9106095, Inductive charging keyboardUS9221397, Variable magnetic break-away mounting mechanismUS9146596, Apparatus and methods for thermal management of a computing device