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• Responsible for all aspects of mechanical and manufacturing engineering of additive manufacturing hardware including design, production documentation (i.e., BOMs, drawings, work instructions), validation testing.
• Oversaw design and launch of QLS820, a quad CO2 laser polymer powder bed fusion 3D printer, achieving the industry’s fastest SLS printing speeds, as well as the XiP Pro, an industrial, LCD based, vat.
• Responsible for various due diligence and integration activities for multiple acquisitions, completing technical assessments and process integrations to successfully ensure continuity of product manufacturing and sales.

• Managed team of mechanical engineers and electrical engineers in hardware product design, testing, and market release, including coordination with overseas vendors and contract manufacturers. Owned ECO processes as.
• Completed CE regulatory testing and assessments, agency certifications, and NRTL listing reports for multiple product lines, including evaluations to Machinery Directive (MD) standard EN/IEC 60204-1, harmonized Low.
• Navigated COVID-19 operational challenges by rapidly implementing communication and project management tools and improvements, and successfully mitigated supply chain impacts by practicing agile engineering operating.
• Implemented a comprehensive Engineering Change (ECR/ECO/ECN) processes and approval workflows. The SOP satisfied NRTL factory audit requirements, and ensured quality, performance, and cost improvements could be.
• Spearheaded the successful implementation of CAD revision and release control system (SolidWorks PDM) as well as enhancing the company’s BOM management processes, significantly improving design accuracy/quality while.
• Led mechanical and electrical team to successfully launch multiple post-processing products, including identifying and coordinating contract manufacturing opportunities in Asia. Collaborated with industrial design.

• Guided all aspects of mechanical development to commercially launch Nexa3D’s first product, an industrial photopolymer 3D printer, in under 12 months. Responsible for machine architecture and component design.
• Successfully identified and onboarded strategic vendors for sheet metal, CNC machining, and injection molding processes, optimizing supply chain efficiency; also established reliable sources for commercial.
• Collaborated closely with optical engineering consultants to conceive, design, and realize the industry's most powerful MSLA (Masked Stereolithography Apparatus) UV LED light engine for 3D printing, incorporating.
• Productized and developed go-to-market manufacturing processes for the company’s core proprietary technology, consumable LSPc (Lubricant Sublayer Photo-curing) membranes, including tension stretching apparatus, design.

Oxnard, CA, US

• Developed new products and processes that helped $1bn global leader improve cost, reliability, and efficiency. Successfully brought an innovative, entrepreneurial perspective to a large highly structured corporate.
• Developed a novel 55-degree wedge, reducing machine footprint by 11% while improving chip and coolant flow characteristics
• Designed cast and billet machined components for new CNC horizontal lathe which reduced total manufacturing time by more than 25%
• Engineered the company’s first optional subspindle compatible across a variety of machine platform sizes while utilizing a single casting

Camarillo, CA, US

• Collaborated with machine tool, cutting tool, and part manufacturers in automotive, aerospace, medical, and other industries to provide NC machining solutions and automated part programming. Led direction as Product.
• Devised a patented method of generating CNC instructions for positioning and preparatory control commands
• Led development of innovative high-speed milling and turning NC toolpaths, ProfitMilling and ProfitTurning, which benefited customers with a 500% increase of cutting tool life and 75% cycle time reduction

• Fast paced racing car engineering and fabrication for numerous factory sponsored Mazda racing cars, contributing to team’s first season with zero failures and Mazda’s first series manufacturer championship.Designed and.
• Developed and fabricated the company’s first composite side impact attenuator using carbon fiber and Kevlar materials, reducing vehicle weight over 25 lbs. Oversaw necessary testing for race series homologation.