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o Manages multidisciplinary engineering team developing several productso Coordinates between engineering, manufacturing and sales team to ensure research and development is being advanced while supporting production and sales teams for industrial product lineo Manages companies IP portfolio including drafting patents specifications and claims, responding to office actionso Experimentally evaluated novel exoskeleton system to reduce stress in back o Prepared and been awarded NSF SBIR grants o Represented company in External Venture Competition and won 3rd place out of 208 applications.

o Developed electro-mechanical system from concept to manufactured product: legXo Designed all mechanical components of exoskeleton system. o Responsible for finite element analysis, mechanical drawings, manufacturing process instructionso Managed small multi-disciplinary mechatronics team, to develop intelligent but passive mechanical exoskeleton system

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Graduate student instructor for graduate level course in the design of a variety of motors. Held office hours to supplement and clarify details of various motor designs. Graded HW's and exams.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Advice senior mechanical engineering students on the design of mechatronics projects. Provide supplementary information on various sensors, electronics, material selection and biomechanics to students. Run laboratory sections for 60 students in groups of 5-7. Spring 2013 : Head Graduate Student Instructor. Oversaw laboratory sections as well as 2 new Graduate Student Instructors

San Rafael, California, Us

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Designed Linear Hydraulic Actuator for Actuated Prosthetic Knee.

Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering

M.Sc, Mechanical Engineering

B.S, Mechanical Engineering