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Boston, MA, US

Massachusetts, United States

Product Licensing and Mechanical Engineering Services

West Wareham, MA

• Designing quality sonar products for long duration exposure in harsh marine environments
• Focused development of towed side scan sonar systems as well as custom transducer packaging
• Construction of electronics enclosures and pressure vessels using various materials such as 6061-T6 aluminum, Delrin, 316L stainless steel, thermoformed plastics and cast urethanes
• 3D Modeling and FEA simulation with SolidWorks
• Confident implementation of GD&T for machine design, injection molding and urethane casting
• Communicating directly with vendors to procure prototypes and first articles for production

• Specializing in reed switch and hall effect based magnetic sensor integration for customers from Eastern Canada to Florida
• Leveraging extensive magnetic system design experience to provide customers with the best product offering based on factors such as cost, size, temperature, environmental, magnetic interference and necessary.
• Supporting Regional Sales Managers in lead generation, opportunity qualification and effective communication of capabilities to customers
• Fostering new opportunities for the alternative sensing growth laneway initiative which includes programmable hall switches, capacitive sensors and GMR based analog liquid level indicators
• Prospecting for new customers, applications and possible corporate acquisition targets that align with core competencies
• Performing market research and reporting revenue forecasts for the fiscal year to the Director of New Business Development

West Wareham, MA

• Designed magnetic based fluid level, proximity and speed sensor devices for IOT smart metering, military helicopter landing gear, surgical cauterization, flood protection, industrial tank level monitoring, EV battery.
• Created the first hall effect based product line for Standex-Meder Electronics which successfully launched to distribution in 2015
• Championed an experimental magnetic system design and validation test scope for a hall effect speed sensor used in a consumer appliance project grossing $2M in sensor revenue during the first 2 years of production
• Lived in Shanghai, China for three weeks to address our design for manufacturing processes and implemented Lean/5S principles to improve the production process for an automotive brake fluid level sensor
• Fabricated electromechanical assemblies with extensive experience modeling within SolidWorks and machine shop operations including lathe/mill, carpentry, FDM 3D printing, PCB prototyping, cable assembly and.
• Contributed to all stages of the product development process from conceptual design through to production while adhering to target costs, timelines and performance metrics derived from customer needs and ISO 9001/2015.

University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth. North Dartmouth, MA

• Invented a novel sensing method to monitor the levels of liquid waste aboard the Space Shuttle and International Space Station
• Researched current issues and the physics involved with monitoring liquid quantities in a micro-gravity environment
• Constructed a proof of concept prototype for less than $100 with off-the-shelf hardware and DIY electronic components
• Developed a creative test plan to validate the measurement method for theoretical accuracy
• Awarded praise from local press, College of Engineering and high level management at UTC Aerospace Systems on achievement
• Received positive recognition from a group of engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory whom were trying to accomplish the same task

New Bedford, MA

• Coordinated with medical professionals to alter surgical instruments for an improved personal fit and function
• Devised mechanical improvements for laparoscopic and stainless-steel instruments such as retractors, forceps and scalpels
• Communicated material costs, timelines and performance metrics to customers during the design process
• Drafted BOM’s, process travelers and drawings with AutoCAD to inform the technicians of required manufacturing operations
• Leveraged process experience with wire EDM, CNC lathe/mill, heat treatment, welding, grinding, plastic dipping and laser engraving abilities to produce the desired product while adhering to ISO 13485 and FDA standards