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Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Teaching Pre-Calculus to high school students at a private school part time.

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

• Provided financial and product defect analytics to engineering and product management: o Built warranty analytics reporting utilizing MS Power BI, Power Query, and DAX. o Created MS Excel algorithm to categorize defects from consumer warranty verbatims.• Worked with engineering and customer service (CS) to improve product performance, lowerwarranty exposure, reduce fraud, and improve consumer experience.• Delivered $1M annual cost savings by shipping warranty in generic… Show more • Provided financial and product defect analytics to engineering and product management: o Built warranty analytics reporting utilizing MS Power BI, Power Query, and DAX. o Created MS Excel algorithm to categorize defects from consumer warranty verbatims.• Worked with engineering and customer service (CS) to improve product performance, lowerwarranty exposure, reduce fraud, and improve consumer experience.• Delivered $1M annual cost savings by shipping warranty in generic rather than retail packaging.• Partnered with IT and CS to revamp self-service web warranty portal to pull data for designimprovements while better serving consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic.• Specified minimum viable product (MVP) requirements for a SalesForce module integration.• Worked closely with Finance to ensure appropriate warranty reserve funds.• Utilized six sigma and lean tools (A3’s, 8D’s, Kaizens) to advance continuous improvement. Show less

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

• Provided effective team leadership (recruiting, coaching, performance, recognition, careerdevelopment, conflict resolution) while managing CO and CA test labs within a $2.2M budget.• Directed product testing for major OEM launches and mitigated risk through final “day-of-launch” validation.• Decreased testing expense $300k annually, reducing dependency on third-party labs.• Conducted customer lab tours and media interviews.• Procured necessary capital equipment.

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

• Guided large engineering development team (design, tooling, packaging, prototype, reverseengineering). Hired and mentored new and experienced engineers, support staff, and interns.• Supported capacity planning in coordination with program management teams.• Secured in-house technical workshops (GD&T and Tolerance Analysis) to improve design team capability.• Led design of first-generation OtterBox protective case for Microsoft Surface devices.• Guided cross-functional… Show more • Guided large engineering development team (design, tooling, packaging, prototype, reverseengineering). Hired and mentored new and experienced engineers, support staff, and interns.• Supported capacity planning in coordination with program management teams.• Secured in-house technical workshops (GD&T and Tolerance Analysis) to improve design team capability.• Led design of first-generation OtterBox protective case for Microsoft Surface devices.• Guided cross-functional warranty team to mitigate plastic snap-fit failures. Show less

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Teaching Pre-Calculus to high school students at a private school part time. Returning Fall 2023.

Mesa, Arizona, United States

• Led engineering team in US and Canada, overseeing hardware platform mechanical content.• Authored mechanical portion of HW Development Methodology in an ISO9001 environment. • Introduced an automated MCAD/ECAD collaboration process.• Instituted quality improvement measures including design for manufacturing/assembly, color standardization, reliability testing, in-house metrology, and laser scanning.• Engaged with contract manufacturers and ODM and JDM business… Show more • Led engineering team in US and Canada, overseeing hardware platform mechanical content.• Authored mechanical portion of HW Development Methodology in an ISO9001 environment. • Introduced an automated MCAD/ECAD collaboration process.• Instituted quality improvement measures including design for manufacturing/assembly, color standardization, reliability testing, in-house metrology, and laser scanning.• Engaged with contract manufacturers and ODM and JDM business partners.• Designed and optimized product packaging. Show less

Chandler, Arizona, United States

• Managed mechanical engineering team designing telephony equipment.• Quoted and negotiated injection mold and stamping tool builds.• Authored Statements of Work (SOW), providing design expectations for partners.• Coordinated business relationships with domestic and international suppliers.• Worked cross-functionally with project management, product marketing, QA, supply chain, technical publications, and corporate counsel.• Led RoHS (2002/95/EC) conversion to compliance for… Show more • Managed mechanical engineering team designing telephony equipment.• Quoted and negotiated injection mold and stamping tool builds.• Authored Statements of Work (SOW), providing design expectations for partners.• Coordinated business relationships with domestic and international suppliers.• Worked cross-functionally with project management, product marketing, QA, supply chain, technical publications, and corporate counsel.• Led RoHS (2002/95/EC) conversion to compliance for all electro-mechanical components. Show less

Chandler, Arizona, United States

• Collaborated with printed circuit layout teams and electrical, software, and regulatory engineers to provide the mechanical attributes for circuit card assemblies (PCBAs).• Reduced VoIP device BOM complexity, cutting assembly time by 50% and fasteners by 75%.• Pitched industrial design concepts to executive team gaining project greenlight.• Managed complex plastic injection tooling builds in Asia and USA (including in-mold decorated and multi-shot components).• Employed rapid… Show more • Collaborated with printed circuit layout teams and electrical, software, and regulatory engineers to provide the mechanical attributes for circuit card assemblies (PCBAs).• Reduced VoIP device BOM complexity, cutting assembly time by 50% and fasteners by 75%.• Pitched industrial design concepts to executive team gaining project greenlight.• Managed complex plastic injection tooling builds in Asia and USA (including in-mold decorated and multi-shot components).• Employed rapid prototyping (SLA, SLS, FDM, rapid tooling) to reduce design iterations.• Detailed design of telecom sheet-metal enclosures including, EMC, regulatory, and thermal considerations, aesthetic and protective coatings, and incorporation of labor-saving fasteners.• Specified custom components for telephony hardware: o Introduced chip-on-glass LCD technology into telephone product line resulting in $500k annual cost avoidance. o Designed a custom photo-interrupter to replace a faulty component responsible for a $10M recall; new device subsequently used in four additional product lines due to its reliability and ~60% lower cost than off-the-shelf alternatives. Show less