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Oakland, California, United States

Santa Clara, California

Weifang, Shandong, China

• Provide design support and recommendations to customers during product design stage, as well as assistance during the whole life cycles of products• Interface with customers to define optimal and manufacturable products and to fix product issues• Study, analyze, and optimize acoustic transducer design• Analyze product data, test product samples, and make suggestions on measures to optimize designs • Create and review product specifications; create and publish application notes, research papers, and presentation reports• Create and manage test plans, root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions• Study audio related topics to improve product performance• Introduce new products applying cutting-edge acoustic technology and assist Sales Team to secure business

Greatham, Hampshire

As part of a small team I hold a dual role as a Projects Engineer and Acoustic Specialist. Working on automotive projects I have gained experience applying Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) procedures to product development while utilising my acoustics knowledge. Key responsibilities include:• Specification of acoustic transducers for automotive and industrial applications• Preparing Design and Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA and PFMEA)• Management of Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) submissions• Planning of product development following APQP process• Acoustic testing and management of test laboratory• Direct communication with overseas suppliers• Understanding customer requirements and applying them to product design

London, United Kingdom

Contracts completed with Nokia and Vertu working alongside the companies Acoustic teams on R&D projects.• Optimisation of acoustic integrations• Transducer verification• Verification of suppliers test methods• Verification of acoustic integrations• Testing and measurement on prototype handsets• Acoustic Simulation• DSP tuning• Problem solving on 'In-Market’ products

Working in the Acoustics team at Vertu. The role required working on a project from Concepting through R&D stages of a project to market.• Transducer selection and verification• Design and Optimisation of acoustic integrations• Acoustic Simulation• Verification of acoustic integrations• Electronic layout verification• Testing and measurement at all stages of prototyping• DSP tuningThrough this role experience was gained in measurement and testing to all current telecommunication audio requirements. Working with inter disciplinary teams meant an appreciation of Mechanical and ID constraints.

Msc, Audio Acoustics

Beng, Electronic Engineering