| OBJECTIVE | Mechanical engineer/designer responsible for taking designs from concept to launch. | ||||||||
| SUMMARY | Creative and knowledgeable mechanical engineer from the product design and aerospace fields with additional experience as a project manager. Excellent designer, concept generator, sketcher, leader, and coordinator of responsibilities amongst a project team. | ||||||||
| EXPERIENCE |
Belkin IDG, Hollywood, CA (Jul. 04-present) Mechanical Engineer - Conceptualize and design Belkin-branded consumer products for the iPod, MP3, power conditioning and handling, networking, home computing, everything that plugs in or does anything markets!. - Manage overseas OEM/ODM design teams, vendors, and tooling manufacturers in the implementation and production of designs. Thales Navigation, San Dimas, CA (Sep. 03-Jul. 04) Mechanical Engineer - Conceptualize and design Magellan-branded consumer GPS products for the handheld and car-navigation markets. - Manage overseas OEM/ODM design teams, vendors, and tooling manufacturers in the implementation and production of designs. RKS Technology, Thousand Oaks, CA (June 2003) Freelance Mechanical Engineer - Performed 3-D modeling for an integral part of the outer structure of a large format television. - Conceptualized several solutions for a label printer project through the use of extensive hand sketches. Wyse Technology, San Jose, CA (April 2003) Senior Mechanical Engineer - Implemented mechanical designs in the development of Wyse's latest model of a "thin client" desktop computer; utilizing Pro/E to create 3-D part and assembly models. - Created and released all 2-D mechanical piece-part and assembly drawings. Patria Design, Inc., Mountain View, CA (1999-2002) Senior Mechanical Engineer/Product Designer (1999-2002) - Conceptualized and designed a variety of plastic and sheet metal consumer products, including: network servers and routers, TV relay boxes, PDA accessories, and even air fresheners. - Participated in all steps of full life-cycle product development, including: initial brainstorming, concept sketches, 3-D CAD modeling, prototyping, 2-D drawing release, vendor selection, tooling, and manufacturing support Project Manager (2000-2002) - Developed project plans, managed tasks and dependencies to respond to the changing project needs in order to meet project requirements. - Managed an array of domestic and overseas design teams, vendors, manufacturers and clients. Network Administrator (concurrent with all positions) - Installed, configured, and maintained a Windows NT based network with 40+ Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000/XP nodes (workstations, desktops, and laptops). - Supported and resolved hardware and software related problems. Notable Clients - Palm, Inc.: Designed an aluminum-skinned hardcase for the m500 series of PDAs that successfully met the client's protection and style needs. Surpassed client expectations by concepting and prototyping multiple solutions while remaining within the project timeline. - Hewlett Packard: Designed sheetmetal/plastic enclosures for a variety of enterprise/consumer server products. Projects involved the design of complex cooling, disc drive extraction, and service panel lock mechanisms. - Cisco: Redesigned a Cisco server product line derived from the acquisition of a smaller company. This involved reassessing the existing designs and implementing numerous DFM (design for manufacturability) changes, resulting in a significant cost savings. - Good Technology, Inc. Designed a “proof of concept” model for the G100 series of wireless handhelds. Achieved through on-site consultant work, the client’s expectations were met as I effectively became a member of the Good mechanical design team. Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space, Sunnyvale, CA (1997-1999) Mechanical Engineer - Researched, planned, and designed mechanical components and subsystems for all aspects of numerous commercial and national defense satellites via the creation of 3-D CAD models and 2-D part and assembly drawings. - Recommended design modifications to eliminate system malfunctions. Notable Achievements - Engineering team successfully completed and launched LMI-1, the first telecommunications satellite conceived as a joint venture between the United States and Russia. Our launch was a marked success amidst a string of recent troubled launches. - Participated in laying the groundwork and initial designs for SBIRS, one aspect of the current National Missile Defense plan. The systems will be used to provide a defensive curtain for the U.S. and our allies in the global theatre. - Lockheed Martin Superior Performance Award recipient for exemplary service |
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| EDUCATION |
University of California, Santa Barbara 1997 - Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Member of Engineering Student Council Dean's Honor Roll, 1993 GE Plastics short course 2000 - Molders Workshop 2000 - Design Workshop |
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| ACTIVITIES |
EIT certified in the state of California Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Past DoD Secret and SCI Clearance holder Member, Mensa Eagle Scout with Bronze Palm |