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Irvine, CA, US

Irvine, California, United States

• Manage 3 different brake components with complete ownership of each components leading projects of design conception to continuous engineering improvement.
• Direct the coordination of Change Action forms with internal stakeholders, addressing concerns and changes using ENOVIA from 3DExperience as the PLM system, with an efficient 2-3 week turnaround time.
• Conduct Design Failure and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) for brake shield components, identifying potential failure modes, assessing the impacts, and implementing preventive measures to enhance component reliability and.
• Develop and optimize heat shields and brake booster components for the R2 vehicle, achieving an estimated $11 million cost reduction over the manufacturing lifespan and saving 3.2 minutes per assembly cycle.
• Refine engineering packages for 4 critical brake components to facilitate effective communication between internal and external partners, achieving alignment on project objectives and enhancing cross-functional.
• Design 5 different brake components in a CATIA V6 environment, including 2D drawings for: brake lines, brake booster, dust shields, brake pedal, aux air compressor.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Work closely with the battery development team and participate in the DFM review process for new battery designs.
• Diagnose equipment failures, find root cause, and communicate actions taken to the rest of the team.
• Day to day coverage of production line equipment: respond to alarms, breakdowns, and Production requests quickly and efficiently to minimize downtime.
• Coordination with other process, mechanical, electrical and support disciplines including project managers, manufacturing reps, and other stakeholders.
• Designed mirror and braking system models for Class 8 EV truck using Catia V6 following NA vehicle standards.
• Led the redesign of the outer frame of the mobile charging infrastructure, “Xos Hub,” and decreased its mass by 20% and its manufacturing cost by 30%.

Yorba Linda, California, United States

• Interpret the design drawings of extrusion tips & dies, etc. for >3 weekly customers and other operational engineering procedural documents to choose the appropriate tools and provide desirable goods to customers.
• Collaborate with >3 biomedical companies in developing 5 extrusion and braided/coiled catheter prototypes by building the designs to prepare products for commercial release in 5 weeks to create a medical catheter.
• Increase efficiency in the manufacturing process by 25% through updating the existing project extrusion department workflow and implementing new tools like tips, etc. by introducing training to 4 technicians.
• Perform 3 materials mechanical property tests of raw materials and final products by performing tensile strength testing on catheters to ensure medical use safety and hand off the data to the customer effectively.
• Resolve 3+ polymer materials defect problems during the manufacturing process by troubleshooting operator problems, writing down visual defects, etc. to collect extrusions or catheters to the customer’s standards.
• Decrease project time by 43% through designing experimental tools with SolidWorks improving assembly procedures in creating a supply chain to decrease lead time by 5 days and increase monthly projects by 2.

• A year-long Engineering course structured to learn the design process of an aircraft. Designed 2 aircrafts using a JT9D-7 and JT8D-9 engine, given a set of flight and passenger requirements
• Utilized Matlab to determine optimal design parameters based on Direct Operational Cost
• Designed 2 complete aircraft models in SolidWorks and presented 3-View sketches on the report, including the interior designs following FAA standards

Irvine, California, United States

• Solar Airplane brought together 30 students from Engineering and Computer Science Schools to design and assemble an airplane powered by solar panels
• Led 6 engineers to build an 8ft span wing using aerodynamic properties for balance design
• Project organized into 4 sub-teams: Wings, Fuselage, Tails, and Avionics
• Assessed quality assurance from material receiving to final product assembly
• Coordinated with other engineering team leads to efficiently design, manufacture, and evaluate the flight condition of the solar airplane
• Used AutoCAD to design prototype, ran test simulations with ANSYS

Irvine, California, United States

• Managed transfer digitization project, reduced estimated project life from 4 months to 5 weeks by implementing JavaScript coding
• Completed project to transfer over 900 technical reports from Donald Bren School of ICS into UCI eScholarship
• Attended OpenRefine workshop, gained experience working with Bash and JavaScript in a short timeframe to accommodate for the project’s timeline

Santa Ana, California, United States

• Formulated teaching curriculum used to teach swimming and water survival skills to all age levels
• Rescued individuals using water extraction techniques and CPR
• CPR and Lifeguard Instructor certified

Irvine, California, United States

• Completed coursework training in proper use of a closed-loop subsonic wind tunnel and related devices
• Conducted research in energy efficiency of wind turbines designed by lab group
• Led testing process and collected data using DAQ from LabView utilizing: yaw probe, pitot-static tube, and National Instrument’s LabView program

Irvine, California, United States

• Group of 3 students assigned to design and assemble an automated robot with specific orders in order to participate in a school-wide competition
• Robot fulfilled orders to pass the final test: wait 10 seconds before launch, follow through a maze, avoid other robots who would cross its path
• Created a Gantt Chart to manage the team’s resources, delegate tasks, and meet deadlines
• Supervised power analysis of electrical components and debugging of process control systems

Irvine, California

• Instructed undergraduate students from schools of Engineering and Computer Science in a 3-week program
• Led support and mentorship to 6 engineering groups, projects included NFC-related technologies and automated vehicles using multiple feedback sensors