Experience

Eight Bit Studios

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Rails Developer

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  Full stack Rails developer Full stack Rails developer



Reading Glue

• DeKalb, IL

• Founder / President

  • Dec 2011 - Jun 2017

  Established Reading Glue to promote parental involvement in their child's education, and ensure children get the most out of their reading practice outside the classroom. 2011 Finalist (3rd place) in the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Global Education Challenge Roles include: Customer development, implementation of lean startup methodologies, prototype development, social media marketing, front end designer, code hacker, team builder, treasurer, secretary, and janitor. You name it, I am currently doing it. Show less



University of Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teacher Assistant

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  Masters Level Web Decelopment Masters Level Web Decelopment



Chi Cheng Chicago Inc.

• Sales / ESI Manager

  • Dec 2008 - Mar 2013

  • Develop and expand business with existing customers.• Research new business development opportunities, strategize how to approach potential customers, and carry out the initial "cold call" contact with key organizational leaders.• Directly manage a team of project engineers who handle the day to day program management of new projects.• Work directly with development and tooling teams on the early design concept manufacturability, tooling design concepts, and suggest potential cost savings opportunities. Show less

• Lead Project Engineer

  • Sep 2002 - Dec 2008

  • Review initial project concepts and create DFM and manufacturing concepts. Make design suggestions for stamping, molding and insert mold tooling based on materials, manufacturing process limitations, and past experiences.• Study new project manufacturing process flows, FMEA’s, QCP’s, and operating procedures to improve efficiency, increase yields, and reduce costs.• Research and help develop new technologies, set up DOE’s, and prepare internal reports communicating lessons learned from the development process.• Work closely with customer’s cosmetic finishing teams on the technologies of anodizing, painting, ED (electro-deposition), PVD (physical vapor deposition), different surface finishes, and other decoration processes.• Review 3D and 2D detailed tooling designs with customer’s tooling engineers to explain function and reasoning behind the design. Show less



Tellenar Inc.

• Journeyman Tool and Die Maker

  • Jul 1997 - Oct 1999

  • Independently fabricated new tooling, troubleshot new and existing tooling, and actively helped in the design of progressive dies and automated assembly equipment. • Completed detailed tooling designs based on rough preliminary layout given by the layout team. • Reviewed production run at rates, and made recommendations and changes to help improve cycle time and tooling up time. • Independently fabricated new tooling, troubleshot new and existing tooling, and actively helped in the design of progressive dies and automated assembly equipment. • Completed detailed tooling designs based on rough preliminary layout given by the layout team. • Reviewed production run at rates, and made recommendations and changes to help improve cycle time and tooling up time.



Wauconda Tool and Engineering

• Apprentice Tool and Die Maker

  • Jun 1995 - Jul 1997

  • Learned machining, and the theory and design rules for stamping dies. • Independently worked making spare components and assisting journeyman die makers in the building, trials, and troubleshooting of new progressive stamping dies. • Learned machining, and the theory and design rules for stamping dies. • Independently worked making spare components and assisting journeyman die makers in the building, trials, and troubleshooting of new progressive stamping dies.