Stefan Mcclelland Email & Phone Number

San Jose, CA, US

San Jose, California, United States

Lyten is an advanced materials company that developed Lyten 3D Graphene®, a patented library of materials that has enabled breakthroughs in energy storage, composite systems, and chemical & passive sensors. At Lyten I manage the Mechanical Engineering and Reactor Design team, focusing on driving performance, reliability, safety, and durability of the.

Santa Clara, California, United States

• Coordinate multiple projects with conflicting deadlines and allocate resources accordingly.
• Communicate and manage expectations to stakeholders; present regular updates and convey riskassessment/mitigation plans.

Santa Clara, CA

• Lead mechanical engineer within the R&D team responsible for the design, fabrication, testing, and overalltechnology development.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers to design and fabricate working prototypes with a focus on DFM, DFA, scalability, reliability, and cost optimization.
• Design components, housings, prototypes, and jigs utilizing standard manufacturing processes including CNC mill & lathe, sheet metal, dip brazing, weldments, injection molding, and 3D printing.
• Design plasma reactors capable of operating at extremely high temperatures, reducing, and corrosiveenvironments.
• Design and assemble pneumatic systems for flammable and inert gasses across a broad thermal range forlow and high pressure systems.
• Design turnkey test and production fixtures for manufacturing partners.

Santa Clara, CA

• Design impedance matching subassembly and test fixtures; generate manufacturing drawings and work with fabricators to manufacture components and assemblies.
• Design custom shell-and-tube heat exchanger to process high temperature corrosive gas.
• Commission and operate a pilot system in Daegu, South Korea.
• Implement a new engineering documentation and revision workflow and transfer legacy documentation to a new product data management system.

San Jose, California, United States

www.PlasticSampleKits.com provided a useful set of 20 different injection molded material design aids for material-to-material comparison. This helped designers/engineers select the right material for their application, and optimize their part design for a chosen material.

• Design custom cable overmolds, mold dies, and developed injection molding parameters for cable harnessand connector products in the medical, agricultural, and aerospace industries.
• Successfully manage a four-person, multitasking, cross-functional team that developed new products andsupported production in a fast-paced work environment. Decreased mold generation from ~3 mo. to 1 week.
• Thorough understanding of plastic injection molded part design, DFM, DFA, and 3D printing design
• Increase productivity by an average of 50% on several legacy projects through mold design changes and keen understanding of manufacturing process
• Increase injection molding efficiency for numerous projects by applying scientific injection molding principles to parameter development and through effective failure analysis

Rowville, Victoria

• Design and implement control programming of new and existing Building Automation Systems (BAS),Develop BAS for the company's largest project at the time, $2 million.
• Create technical documentation, functional description, and BAS graphics per customer specifications

Irvine, CA

• Plan and execute weekly projects for students focused around designing and constructing various robots using Lego sets with an emphasis on teamwork, problem solving, creativity, and time management
• Streamline program, decreasing costs by approximately 30%.
• Managed a team of 9 other student engineers
• Recognized by senior management for a strong work ethic with excellent interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills
• Created several projects that emphasized core-engineering principles such as statics, dynamics, torque and computer programming
• Presented technical information to a group of approximately 40-50 students ranging in ages from k-8th grade

Irvine, CA

• Tutored high school and college students in algebra, geometry, statistics and calculus
• Recognized for exemplary communication with students, explaining technical information clearly and effectively

Masters Of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering With A Minor In Material Science

Achievements & Awards: • Awarded the Alice Lowell Memorial scholarship 4 years in a row for high academic achievement • Dean’s honors List.