Manager• Lead 10-person team of mechatronic technicians and manufacturing engineers to support over 100 robots deployed across the bay area and internationally• Provide semi-annual performance reviews, plan and deliver annual individual compensation changes, and facilitate career growth for direct reports• Establish team philosophy and expectations to enable independent, day-to-day workflows• Drive priorities with cross-functional leads, managers, and leadership team• Built team from scratch - creating job roles and descriptions, interviewing, and hiring every member of the teamFailure Analysis• Standardize bug reporting across the organization• Create SQL-based dashboards for failure and performance tracking• Track and categorize part and component failures and trends• Scrub robot logs for acute and systemic failuresMaintenance and Sustained Engineering• Prioritize design revisions• Establish pilot stage and exit criteria• Approve engineering change orders (ECO)• Group and plan upgrade rollout schedule and procedure

• Troubleshooting and repair on all robot systems - network, low-level and app-level software, mechanical, electrical, and sensor suite• Create and streamline full compute bringup and system checkout procedure• Diagnose/repair ethercat communication faults• Cable/connector spec and construction• PCBA repair/assembly• Oscilloscope work• Git repository code management• BASH and cron scripting

• Manage build, delivery, and continued support phases of all humanoid robots (PETMan and DARPA Robotics Challenge Atlases)• Developed extensive knowledge of complex electro-mechanical components and systems• Mentor and train junior technicians and engineers on general robot design features, assembly, and maintenance• Track historical failures and perform failure analysis to inform design revisions• Designed and created models and drawings for complex mechanical parts and assemblies• Inspect intricate machined parts for critical dimensions, finishing, and geometric tolerances• Approve purchase orders, travel expenses, and timecard submissions for core humanoid support team• Designed and built test stands for obtaining empirical information on hydraulic pumps and valves• Work with outside subcontractors on platform integration and design revisions• Coordinate lab infrastructure needs in accordance with budgets and project timelines• Report team progress during weekly all-hands meetings

• Provided experimental data for first use of soft robotic technology prototypes• Coded collection and stitching algorithms for X-ray tomography of irregular granular assemblies• Performed varied mechanical stress tests on unique aggregate particle samples

• Supported over 5000 mishap-free flight hours during two tours of duty with Operation Iraqi Freedom• Recovered two separate aircraft downed during field operations (California 2001, Iraq 2003)• Directly managed over 30 Marines while coordinating maintenance efforts with over 150 other Marines • Earned Collateral Duty Inspector stamp - responsible for inspecting and approving maintenance performed by others• Twice selected for advanced party placement on oversees deployment operations (Japan 2001, Kuwait 2003)• Honorably Discharged; Awarded Navy Achievement Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Heavy Helicopter Squadron of the Year, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, and Meritorious Promotions (2)