Gregory Howe
Director Of Hardware Engineering at Shaper- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Shaper
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United States
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Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director Of Hardware Engineering
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Product Design Manager
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Apr 2020 - Jan 2022
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Product Design Engineer
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Sep 2016 - Apr 2020
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ZOLA Electric
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Netherlands
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Renewable Energy Power Generation
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300 - 400 Employee
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Product/Industrial Design Engineer Intern
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Jan 2015 - Aug 2015
Designed and prototyped brackets to simplify the process for mounting solar panels to roofs in East African homes. Conceptual design for components of a solar lighting system with applications in low-income, remote households and businesses in East Africa. • Injection-molded part design for consumer electronics • Custom fastener design and validated through functional prototypes • Sheetmetal part design • Concept sketches and renderings • Strength testing and advised contract manufacturers based off experimental data Show less
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X, the moonshot factory
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United States
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Research
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400 - 500 Employee
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Product Design Engineer Intern
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Jun 2014 - Sep 2014
Responsible for product development on an accessory for Google Glass. - Extensive Master Modeling (robust surfacing in PTC Creo Parametric) - Rapid Prototyping (3D Printing, laser cutting, milling, vacuum forming, soldering, and extensive work with hand tools etc.) - Design for Manufacturing (injection molded parts, soft goods, integration of electronics) - Design for Assembly (alignment features, part break-up etc.) - Strong interfacing between internal teams (Industrial Design, EE, Product Manager, Program Manager, and battery compliance/spec team) - Vendor communications Show less
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Google
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Development Intern
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Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
Materials research for future applications to Google Glass. Assisted the Industrial Design team with packaging concepts and prototyping. Materials research for future applications to Google Glass. Assisted the Industrial Design team with packaging concepts and prototyping.
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Motiv Power Systems
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mechanical Engineering and Marketing Intern
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Jun 2011 - Sep 2011
Responsible for marketing content and shop work - PCB Rework (detailed hand-soldering of surface mount and through-hole components) - Created Marketing content for company website and news agencies (3d renders and animations compiled into a short video) - Extensive wiring and assembly in custom high-power, power management systems - Shop work including installing large components into a modified Ford E-450 (extensive work with pneumatic tools) Responsible for marketing content and shop work - PCB Rework (detailed hand-soldering of surface mount and through-hole components) - Created Marketing content for company website and news agencies (3d renders and animations compiled into a short video) - Extensive wiring and assembly in custom high-power, power management systems - Shop work including installing large components into a modified Ford E-450 (extensive work with pneumatic tools)
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Education
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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science (BS), cum laude, Mechanical Engineering -
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Industrial and Product Design