Experience

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  Epiq Solutions

  • Principal Mechanical Engineer

    • Jan 2020 - Present

    • Design enclosures for custom communication devices using Solidworks• Create custom mechanical parts made using: CNC machining and sheet metal forming• Generate drawings for all custom mechanical parts and work directly with vendors to get parts quoted and ordered• Work with PCB designers to design custom circuit boards (digital and RF)• Create assembly drawings• Work on cross-functional teams with electrical, RF, manufacturing, and software engineers• Work directly with assembly technicians to build engineering model products

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  Motorola Solutions

  • Principal Staff Mechanical Engineer

    • Oct 2007 - Jan 2020

    • Designed ruggedized (MIL-810, IP67) enclosures for custom communication devices using PTC Creo• Created custom mechanical parts made using: CNC machining, sheet metal forming, dip brazing, injection molding, urethane casting• Generated drawings for all custom mechanical parts and work directly with vendors to get parts quoted and ordered• Used ANSYS Icepak to perform thermal simulations• Used CETOL software to perform tolerance analyses• Worked with PCB designers to design custom circuit boards (digital and RF)• Created assembly procedures• Worked on cross-functional teams with electrical, RF, manufacturing, and software engineers• Worked directly with assembly technicians to build engineering model products• Provided status updates to customers during face-to-face meetings• SME in materials management software (Costpoint) that is used to create bills of materials, manage inventory and order parts for upcoming builds• SME in ECAD-MCAD bridge used to transfer data between Creo and Cadence

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  Grayhill

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Mechanical Design Engineer

    • Mar 2003 - Oct 2007
    • Greater Chicago Area

    • Oversaw 7 optical encoder product lines• Created custom designs, performed failure analysis on customer returns, and acted as point-of-contact for customers with technical questions• Worked directly with customers to determine design requirements and help resolve any application issues• Collaborated with Manufacturing Engineering to resolve production problems and ensure that DFM/DFA was taken into consideration on all product lines, existing and new• Worked directly with vendors to procure custom mechanical parts manufactured using the following processes: injection molding, die-casting, chemical etching, stamping, and CNC machining

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  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

  • Teaching Assistant

    • Jan 2001 - Dec 2002
    • Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

    • Taught 2 lab sections of Design for Manufacturability, helping students perform labs on machining, injection molding, and general DFM concepts• Taught 3 semesters of the senior design class, acting as a mentor to student groups to guide them through the design process• Voted by students as one of the top Teach Assistants in the Engineering College (Spring 2001)

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  Abbott

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Research Engineering Scientist Intern

    • May 2000 - Aug 2000
    • Greater Chicago Area

    • Worked on a Wound Irrigation Shield product that was released in August 2000• Performed tasks including protocol testing, procedure writing and execution, and helping to solve manufacturing problems as they arose