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Seattle, Wa, Us

Redmond, Washington, Us

Redmond, Washington, Us

Redmond, Washington, Us

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Redmond, Washington, Us

Product design and advanced manufacturing operations for MEMS and laser based opto-mechanical systems.• Lead mechanical engineer for the re-design of current generation MEMS laser scanning device and for the design of next generation MEMS laser scanning device.- Designed all parts and assemblies including flex design and handled DFM with all suppliers.- Provided on-site support with overseas supplier setting up and qualifying injection molding process for these components. Both designs used insert molding of strong rare earth magnets, which was a new manufacturing technique for the company. - Worked closely with mainland China CM on all part and assembly DFM, providing on-site support to set up initial proof of concept lines through subsequent Mass Production lines.- Completed projects through Mass Production with production lines capable of producing 500K+ per year.• Mechanical team member for Interactive Display Engine, supporting component and fixture design, PCB integration and on-site CM support for setting up EV production lines.• Generated detailed thermal analysis and modeling of various integrated consumer electronic assemblies with results driving product design changes.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Promoted to Sr. Staff Mechanical Engineer in March 2019.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Design, manufacturing and quality engineering support of multiple implantable medical device product lines.• Supported all phases of product life-cycle with hands-on engineering, including:- Creation of functional prototypes, producing CAD models and drawings, and demonstrating technical feasibility.- Conducted FMEA and reliability analyses and developed subsequent design requirements and test plans.- Performed design verification and validation testing, including data analysis and reports.- Developed manufacturing processes, assembly fixtures, and acceptance tests as part of production design transfer.• Led troubleshooting of key processes with optimizations resulting in significant yield improvements:- Received Excellence Award for solving long standing manufacturing yield loss issue, resulting in production cost savings of $100K+ per year (30% yield improvement).- Determined supplier process defect and worked with supplier to implement solution resulting in production cost savings of $100k+ per year (30% yield improvement).- Modified and re-designed tool involved in key assembly, resulting in production cost savings of $60K+ per year (40% yield improvement).

Calypso Medical was acquired by Varian Medical Systems in October 2011.

R&D and new product development for implantable medical devices and delivery systems.• Developed test methods, documentation, and executed testing in support of ongoing design activities.• Created and executed documentation for formal design verification and validation testing.• Drove sustaining engineering activities with optimizations to existing products and processes.