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Greater Seattle Area

PD/IET assignments with Xbox (Microsoft), Meta Reality Labs, & Hololens (Microsoft)Primary client base on consumer electronics, emphasis on gaming accessories. Roles have included subsystem lead for both AR products and gaming accessories, plastics injection mold detail design, PCBA detail design, EE-ME Liaison, and team management/leadership. I have supported multiple POC, EV, and DV builds for multiple clients and projects.

Greater Seattle Area

PD/IET assignments with Philips Oral Health Care & Meta Reality Labs.At Philips, continued on-site developing next line of power toothbrush products. I was promoted to Team Lead and responsible for the entire client engagement, while also managing two engineers on my team. Specific responsibilities included multiple plastic injection molded parts (single and multi-shot), both internal and external (in collaboration with Industrial Design), as well as conducting EE-ME liaison efforts for the PCBA for outline and component placement considerations.After concluding remaining development work, I was transferred to Meta Reality Labs and reported to the existing Team Lead, therefore transitioning off the Team Lead assignment.

Greater Seattle Area

As Senior Mechanical Engineer, my assignment with Philips Oral Health Care included working on-site developing the next line of power toothbrush products, two products and full development cycles. Specific responsibilities included multiple plastic injection molded parts, both internal and external (in collaboration with Industrial Design), as well as conducting EE-ME liaison efforts for the PCBA for outline and component placement considerations.

Greater Seattle Area

My first assignment was with Philips Oral Health Care in Bothell, WA, working on-site developing next line of power toothbrush products. Specific responsibilities included multiple plastic injection molded parts, both internal and external (in collaboration with Industrial Design), as well as conducting EE-ME liaison efforts for the PCBA for outline and component placement considerations.

Kirkland, Wa

Project Engineer, HVAC System Lead for 2.1m Cab Platform, Class 8 Heavy-duty Automotive.System and component design, analysis, validation planning, and product sustaining. Contributed to multiple projects from definition through production implementation and evaluation phases. Owned system and part development through concept development and review, final design review, prototyping and pilot builds, and ultimately production implementation. Directed multiple suppliers’ product improvements from tier 1 and tier 2 manufacturing facilities through all stages of development including production sustaining efforts. Responsible for two engineers' work on HVAC system since August 2016.

Kirkland, Wa

Senior Design Engineer, HVAC System Lead for 2.1m Cab Platform.System and component design, analysis, validation planning, and product sustaining. Contributed to multiple projects from definition through production implementation and evaluation phases. Owned system and part development through concept development and review, final design review, prototyping and pilot builds, and ultimately production implementation. Directed multiple suppliers’ product improvements from tier 1 and tier 2 manufacturing facilities through all stages of development including production sustaining efforts.

Kirkland, Wa

Design Engineer role on the 2.1m Cab Interiors Team, primarily assigned to HVAC system development, preparing to take on Lead responsibility for 2.1m Cab Platform HVAC system. Supported other development efforts including molded-trim design, cut-and-sew trim design, and vacuum-formed storage systems.Product scope included KW T680/T880 52" & 76" Midroof Sleepers; Peterbilt 579 80” Sleeper ducting refresh design; Peterbilt 579/567 44” Sleeper HVAC (all new ducting); T680/880 40” Sleeper Auxiliary Heater system.

Kent, Wa

Interfaced with Electrical Engineers, Structural Engineers, and Management to accomplish design tasks using SolidWorks to design and release production ready drawings. Design and Certification of Aircraft Interiors including Galleys, Lavatories, Seats, as well as retro-fit modifications.

Bozeman, Mt

Designed and manufactured mechanical trafficking apparatus to study the effect of traffic on the efficacy of different road salts. Performed study and utilized vendor supplied friction tester for obtaining data. Managed Lab Testing schedules, carried out many different tests, organized and submitted data.