Director, Business Development

• Oct 2021 - Present

Business Development

• Oct 2017 - Oct 2021

Focusing on customer needs and exceeding expectations in the aerospace, defense, and medical markets.- Injection mold tool design and fabrication- Plastic injection molded parts (including thermoplastics, elastomers, PEEK, and silicone)- Assembly, validation, and full contract manufacturing- Clean rooms and secure development rooms- State of the art metrology lab- Full tool maintenance and repair services- Overmolding/insert molding, micro molding- Precision machining and machined components (titanium, invar, exotics, ceramics)- DFM and engineering support- ISO 13485, AS9100, and ITAR registered/compliant- Talented, dedicated, and FUN team to work with

Project Engineer

• Jan 2015 - Mar 2017

- Coordinated tooling programs from kick-off to part/assembly production ready- Coordinated, directed and lead engineering efforts to ensure optimum engineering of projects/programs to meet customer and manufacturing requirements- Facilitated communication between customer, sales, engineering functions, outside vendors, manufacturing and multi-facility groups- Created and maintained budgets and timelines, adapting and tracking as program needs changed- Successfully brought numerous assemblies through validation and to production

Sales Engineer

• Oct 2013 - Jan 2015

Mechanical Engineer

• Oct 2011 - Oct 2012

Designed custom laser workstations from concept to final customer acceptance 1) Laser "drill" for medical devices 2) Pick-and-place battery welder 3) Resistance spot welderExperience in designing tubular steel frames, sheet metal enclosures and bent sheet metal parts, as well as machined parts and tooling Designed custom laser workstations from concept to final customer acceptance 1) Laser "drill" for medical devices 2) Pick-and-place battery welder 3) Resistance spot welderExperience in designing tubular steel frames, sheet metal enclosures and bent sheet metal parts, as well as machined parts and tooling

Mechanical Engineer

• Jul 2006 - Oct 2011

Designed semiconductor test contactors and manual actuators using SolidworksPerformed structural, thermal and fluid flow simulations using ANSYS to optimize contactor and actuator designsCost-savings of $50K annually on standard assemblies by converting high-usage parts from machined aluminum to molded plasticDrove projects to improve and standardize the fits of assembled partsProcessed and analyzed returned materials to determine solutions for each specific problem Carried out and documented experiments to qualify and validate new productsDeveloped new design standards to ease assembly both in-house and in the field leading to cost-savings and improved product qualityAnalyzed profit margins and implemented cost-reducing measuresMember of Safety Committee and head of Ergonomics TeamFamiliarity with GD&T

Tech Aide

• Jun 2003 - Jul 2006