Matt Thomas Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Senior mechanical engineering manager working on next-gen R&D projects.

San Mateo, California

Senior Engineering Manager leading a multi-function, international team of engineers and technicians.

San Mateo, Ca

San Mateo, Ca

Greater Atlanta Area

Lawrenceville, Ga

• Engineering lead with the MOTOACTV product line design team responsible for guiding a team in the design of a ruggedized wearable fitness device• Developed a variety of consumer-market products such as portable navigation products, Bluetooth car kits, car chargers, desktop chargers, and a portable power charging module• Worked with multiple out-source suppliers and in-house factory personnel to resolve design issues and challenges to ensure projects met their scheduled ship-acceptance dates and BOM cost targets. This included trips to Asia to meet with suppliers and provide technical expertise• Served as a member of the Motorola Environmental Community of Practice to help ensure that the organization’s products met the EU RoHS and China CMM environmental compliance regulations. This task included training both suppliers and internal personnel on the necessary tools and requirements• Served as a member of the Patent Review Committee responsible for evaluating patent submissions including technical feasibility and prior art searches• Served as a member of the Design Review Subject Matter Expert Team responsible for reviewing and providing recommendations on various products’ designs; performing and analyzing dimensional tolerance analysis; reviewing FEA analysis; and reviewing mold flow analysis

Lawrenceville, Ga

• Responsible for solving design issues related to battery and radio chargers• Designed and implemented a cooling system for a multi-unit rapid charger• Solved supply and manufacturing issues with overseas internal and external facilities• Conducted and reviewed a variety of product durability tests

• Responsible for designing and implementing a solution to a projection TV screen warping issue• Utilized Pro-Engineer 3D CAD for designing various internal components of projection TV’s• Conducted drop and vibration testing on shipping packaging design

• Responsible for various components of a retail check scanning system• Coordinated and led the assembly operations of 150 working prototype units• Utilized Pro-Engineer 3D CAD for plastic part design and large assembly management

Duluth, Ga

• Led the design and integration of multiple product handling systems for retail “Self-Checkout” terminals• Utilized Pro-Engineer 3D CAD for sheet metal part design and large assembly management. • Coordinated and approved multiple component suppliers and contract manufacturing vendors• Conducted on-site customer visits as the lead engineering representative to support sales teams, answer customer questions, and solve customer requests

Norcross, Ga

• Responsible for various mechanical design aspects of a new cordless phone for European markets• Utilized Pro-Engineer for new product design work and “sustaining engineering” projects• Updated corporate mechanical design test procedures to meet and exceed multiple international standards

The Woodlands, Tx

• Responsible for the mechanical engineering design and testing of an industrial, hand-held computer that integrated various laser scanners and wireless radios• Utilized Pro-Engineer to create and modify designs for various plastic and metal parts• Performed design and engineering analysis of plastic parts; including drop and shock testing• Supplier and molder interaction