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Singapore

Leading an interdisciplinary team of people from the Group's five worldwide plants focused on accelerating the adoption of continuous improvement and Center of Excellence initiatives.

Morgan Hill, California, United States

-Part of a leadership team working to develop our California factory as a ‘Center of Excellence’ for 24/7 production machining for process critical applications, based on technology-driven, data-focused, robust processes-Leader of a ‘Pit Stop’ engineering team of engineers and technicians that supports 1000+ weekly hours of machining production that achieves over 95% uptime availability, 99.99% quality, and 99% on-time performance of ‘critical’ parts-Pit Stop is primarily responsible for providing direct support to production by managing all tools, work-holding, machine maintenance, air quality, machine coolant, and auxiliary equipment operation and improvements-Pit Stop is also responsible for new process integration and existing process optimization in post-machining processes including deburring, finishing, assembly, and test-Responsible for running a run a year-round internship program for engineering students

-Part of a leadership team working to develop our California factory as a ‘Center of Excellence’ for 24/7 production machining, based on technology-driven, data-focused, robust processes-Leader of a ‘Pit Stop’ engineering team of 9 engineers and technicians that supports 1000+ weekly hours of machining production that achieves over 95% uptime availability, 99.99% quality, and 99% on-time performance of ‘critical’ parts-Pit Stop is primarily responsible for providing direct support to production by managing all tools, work-holding, air quality, machine coolant, and auxiliary equipment operation and improvements-Pit Stop is also responsible for new process integration and existing process optimization in post-machining processes including deburring, finishing, assembly, and test-Responsible for running a run a year-round internship program for engineering students

Morgan Hill, Ca

-Led a team of 6 engineers and technicians to support 1000+ weekly hours of machining production that achieves over 95% uptime availability, 99.99% quality, and 99% on-time performance for a 4-week turnaround on new parts-Responsible for developing a fast, flexible, and cost-effective process for 24/7 machining-Responsible for establishing and optimizing machining, finishing, and assembly processes on ‘critical’ parts-Implemented the company's first engineering internship program as a way to recruit and develop engineering students

Morgan Hill, Ca

-Ideated and implemented post-machining processes for a multi-million dollar product family with EAUs of >1000 pieces. Trained and certified technicians on new techniques and equipment to improve quality to over 99% and reduce manual labor requirements by an estimated 20%. Worked with planning to strategize on work-order sizes to reduce WIP by 10-20% and still meet ideal batch sizes for all outside processing. Served as product and process expert for technicians, engineers, and management-Led a optimization project that reduced material and labor costs by 25% and positioned our company as the number one supplier for a multi-million dollar product line-Defined process roadmaps, technical specs, and inspection requirements to manage product development through initial prototyping to full-scale production-Worked cross functionally with engineering, quality, customer logistics, manufacturing production, and business managers to develop a fast, flexible, and cost-effective process for machining precision parts on 24/7 basis-Collaborated with company and customer quality engineers to address problem root causes and focuses on implementing process-based corrective actions-Designed, programmed, and machined fixtures and tooling for assembly to improve quality and reduce handling defects-Formalized a internship program for engineering students that focuses on high-value, low-priority continuous improvement, R&D-type projects

Los Angeles, Ca

-Used Solidworks and Mastercam to CNC program parts for over 20 student-designed projects for Formula SAE, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), liquid propulsion rockets, solid propulsion rockets, bicycle racing, venturi wind tunnels and more-Operated a CNC mill and manual mill/lathe to machine parts-Developed and taught a basic machining and Mastercam course to approximately 10 students

Cupertino, Ca

-Designed and validated a fixture to make failure analysis and characterization data collection faster and more repeatable. Developed standard operating procedures to include best practices for common tests-Implemented laser welding DFM for high-volume production of a mounting bracket-One of 10 intern teams selected to present a new idea to a panel of VPs in the 2017 iContest

Pasadena, Ca

-Designed, developed, and oversaw traction performance tests for the improved Mars 2020 rover wheels. The collected data helped to inform flight systems on the final wheel geometry and features-Provided technology task support, interfaced with engineers, designers, analysts, machine shop, and project staff

Morgan Hill, Ca

-Apprenticeship with a global manufacturer of aerospace, medical, laser, and semiconductor parts to learn business, factory maintenance, and lights-out machining operations. Used Mastercam to program fixtures for machined parts and operated a CNC mill to produce fixtures to tolerances below 0.0005”-Member of engineering team tasked with improving the design/manufacturing process and achieve true ‘24/7’ capabilities

Santa Clara, Ca

-Worked on the 5977B Mass Spectrometer. Designed (with PTC Creo) various metal and plastic interior components and safety features, and exterior enclosures. Performed material selection and cost estimates. Specified parts for project BOMs. Assisted with quality and reliability tests for new product integration-Designed a mass-spec prototype to reduce cost. Ran proof-of-concept thermal, gas flow, and pressure tests

Los Angeles, Ca

-Collaborated directly with a group of five people to carry out a long-term experimental research project-Designed and fabricated mechanical and electrical components and ran tests using oscilloscopes-Performed data analysis using Python for a $1 million experiment at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)-Bruce Winstein Award for excellence in independent research in particle physics

Los Angeles, Ca

-Taught children and adults of all ages and levels to swim

Master’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Management

Activities and Societies: -Chevron Fellowship recipient at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering -Toastmasters (VP of Education at Trojan.

Bachelor’S Degree, Physics With Minor In Mathematics, Upper Division Gpa: 3.97, Cumulative Gpa: 3.88

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Golden Key Honor Society, Alpha Lambda Delta & Phi Eta Sigma.

Education record

Three-week introductory Macroeconomics course

Education record

Activities and Societies: Eligibility in the Local Context Program for application to University of California All-American Swimming.