Manage projects from initial idea conception through to production. Ensure that the final product matches design vision, meets all technical requirements, satisfies applicable industry regulations, can be manufactured within BOM cost targets and is in production by the client’s preferred RTS dates. Lead a team of engineers and designers to ensure all project milestones and goals are met. Build prototypes to test and refine design concepts. Develop test plans to ensure product performance will match project goals. Work with manufacturers to refine product design for mass production, analyze tolerance stack ups, create detailed engineering drawings, develop tooling, and identify and correct issues with off-tool samples. Assist in the creation of product packaging and instruction manuals. Work with quality team to determine disposition of non-conforming parts.• Redesigned Humanscale's Float table to improve user experience, eliminate major quality issues, reduce costs by 50%, and increase life-cycle testing performance by 500%. Since implementation of these improvements sales of the Float table have more than doubled.• Lead engineer on Humanscale's Ballo stool, a product that went from rendering to production in less than a year while also meeting relevant U.S. and European furniture standards for performance, strength and flammability. This project also involved research and implementation of new material alternatives to PVC and utilization of an electromagnetic welding process which had never before been used in this type of application.• Lead engineer on Humanscale’s Infinity task light, a project that went from design brief to fully-functional prototype in less than 6 months and won a Silver, Best of Show, award upon its debut at the 2015 Neocon furniture fair.

Managed design projects from initial idea conception to manufacture of the final product. Analyzed project requirements to determine appropriate schedule, resources and deliverables. Lead a team of engineers and designers to ensure all project milestones and goals are met. Communicated with clients to get direction, present deliverables, and manage expectations. Worked with manufacturers to make sure the final product adheres to the project vision while satisfying technical and price point requirements. Provided feedback and guidance to junior level engineers and designers.• Senior engineer and project manager for the award-winning D.I.Wire Bender, the first consumer wire forming printer.• Senior engineer and project manager for the Street Charge solar-powered phone charging stations which debuted in multiple public spaces across the United States in the summer of 2013.• Senior engineer for the award-winning Woodmates product line, comprised of 5 unprecedented tools for deck staining that have sold over 4 times the projected amount.• Engineered the OXO Avocado 3-in-1 tool which reached #2 on the Amazon.com best-sellers list for 2012.

Responsible for design projects from initial idea conception to manufacture of the final product. Built prototypes to test and refine design concepts. Evaluated and demonstrated that design approach was manufacturable and satisfied all technical requirements. Worked with manufacturers to make sure the final product adhered to the project vision while satisfying technical and price point requirements.• Designed and engineered products in a variety of categories: medical, consumer electronics, furniture, industrial, child care, kitchen and bath, sports, home improvement, pet supplies, and beverage dispensing.• Worked on flagship products for major brands including Samsung, Panasonic, Playtex, Pfizer, Pepsi, Topps and OXO.• Designed and engineered a multiple award-winning, digital meat thermometer for OXO that was their best selling product at Crate and Barrel in 2009/2010.• Engineered the award-winning Labnet tube rotator which was the company’s fastest sale to the large medical distributor VWR.

Responsible for technical drawings and calculations on various environmental consulting, geotechnical engineering, regulatory compliance, environmental management, and water resource projects.

Member of a team of engineers responsible for the design, installation and support of paper converting machinery. • Senior member of the engineering team that developed the world’s fastest paper folding machine (circa 1991), over 30% faster than the competition and the first with a closed loop system for position feedback of paper streams.• Developed a new lubrication system that allowed gearboxes to run over 30% faster at cooler temperatures than ever before.• Researched and implemented new materials that allowed consumable parts to last 50% longer and require less adjustment during their lifetime.• Awarded a Master’s Cup which recognizes “individuals who demonstrate they have mastered the learning cycle of ‘Learn, Know, Improve, and Teach.’ This is achieved through technical competence, good relations with people, tenacious work habits, accessibility, lack of ego, vision and eagerness for the future, and being a role model and mentor.”• Member of the company’s Ergonomics Program which worked to identify and correct workplace risk factors and, in our first 4 years alone, helped to reduce work-related injuries by 25 percent.