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• Design for Cost and Design for Manufacturing support
• BOM cost review and cost reduction proposal
• Local and overseas manufacturing support
• Supply chain optimization such as Plus One and OOC
• Alternate material/component development/validation

Campbell, CA, US

• Standardize connector and develop smart part number system.
• EV charge cable, custom connector, cable harness and new technology/vendor lead.
• NPI program lead overseeing PRD, design, strategic sourcing, and process validation.
• Enable NACS adaption including design change, SWQA, beta testing and production.
• Facilitate design improvement, material localization to allow production relocation to avoid tariff.

Campbell, CA, US

• Program-manage numerous cost reduction initiatives to ensure cost and schedule are met.
• Team up with manufacturer and distributor to expedite and prioritize allocation.
• Identify and introduce alternate material results in both cost and lead-time reduction.
• Creatively re-arrange supply chain which simplifies supply chain, reduces liabilities, reduces logistic lead-time, reduces CBOM and improve quality management.
• Lead two GSM team members covering roughly 80% of commodity spend.
• Identify upcoming technology in product availability, design, manufacturing and quality control.

Campbell, CA, US

• Responsible for all aspects of EV charging cable assemblies from definition to production.
• Responsible EV charging cable assemblies range from 3.8kW to 500kW.
• Develop plans and manage schedules for design, development and production launch.
• Indentify and validate new cable assemblies partners and suppliers.
• Member of SAE and IEC task force to develop product standard and ensure product safety.

Austin, Texas, US

• Design wide range of charging equipment utilizing CATIA CAD program.
• Design high power connector utilizing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software.
• Design SAE, IEC, UL and country specific power adapters for mobile charging equipment.
• Design low cost stamped connector for mobile charging equipment utilizing Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
• Design high power double crimp barrel pins with flexible manufacturing methods.
• Utilize metal ultrasonic welding, and crimping processes in wire termination,

Cupertino, California, US

• Co-Design electrical layout with EE team using Uni-Graphics and DXF.
• Co-Design electrical component forms with component suppliers.
• Interact with Apple Industrial Designer to ensure products meet rigorous cosmetic specification.

Cupertino, California, US

• Design different connector tests to ensure connector design robustness.
• Review Finite Element Analysis and Mold Flow ensuring proper normal force and fill.
• Co-work with suppliers for automatic optical inspection, automatic cosmetic inspection and automatic assembly.

Cupertino, California, US

• Identify possible failures in mass production during early prototype stages; make proper improvement to deign and/or process to ensure production smoothness.
• Analyze (cosmetic/functional/reliability) failures to isolate root cause then make appropriate decision to ensure both quality excellence and production smoothness.
• Tolerance stack up study to ensure solid design.
• Review mechanical designs and provide proposal with CAD using Uni-Graphics (UG).

San Jose, CA, US

• Designer of Reconfigurable Patch Panel, US Patent No: 7,874,869
• Design and model new products using Pro-E CAD program (both General and Sheetmetal).
• Construct prototype in house for quick verification with limited machines and tools.
• Coordinate with cross functional team to ensure projects proceed smoothly and complete within timeframe while meeting mechanical design verification testing and designed life cycles.
• Interact with vendors across the globe to ensure proper changes are made and tolerances are met.
• Import electrical layout using IDF to ensure keep outs are clear and dimensions are as expected.

US

• Apply analytical and technical problem solving skills to ensure power plant runs smoothly without any down time; develop into action and result oriented.
• Construct an approximate twenty thousands cooling tower RFP by oneself; prove adaptability.
• Identify possible opportunities in conveyor process “the Hog” to improve quality of the results, and to minimize the cost of the process and down time.
• Work without supervision and demonstrate initiative ability when supervisor on vacation for weeks.

• Create product drawings, packaging drawings, and revise existing PCB drawings using AutoCAD.
• Propose new labeling system, save company an approximate of two thousand dollars and more than thirty-five hours of work.
• Manage multiple simultaneous projects, successfully meeting budgets and timeframes.
• Collaborate and communicate with R&D engineers; enhance team work ability.

San Francisco, California, US

• Employee of the Month, March 2001
• Develop effective interpersonal communication skills.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Aeronautical Science And Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Minor, Economics