Experience

Allied Telesis

• United States
• Computer Networking
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Engineer

  • May 2019 - 4 years 8 months



ADVA Optical Networking

• Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

  RTP, NC Regulatory Compliance Team Leader - Worked directly with Product Marketing, Engineering and the Nationally Recognized Test Lab to create test plans to meet marketing requirements. - Met with the NRTL to ensure the test plan was followed correctly, dealing with both product failures and issues with NRTL testing methods. - Negotiated testing prices reducing test costs by $40,000 each test cycle. Product Development - Released new several… Show more Regulatory Compliance Team Leader - Worked directly with Product Marketing, Engineering and the Nationally Recognized Test Lab to create test plans to meet marketing requirements. - Met with the NRTL to ensure the test plan was followed correctly, dealing with both product failures and issues with NRTL testing methods. - Negotiated testing prices reducing test costs by $40,000 each test cycle. Product Development - Released new several new line cards and chassis for the 6500 product family. - Received patent (Patent # 9,775,260) on new mounting bracket design that removed the need to provide different rack mounting brackets for different racks. Resulting in reduced inventory and reduced customer ordering confusion Show less



Overture Networks

• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanical Engineering Manager

  • Mar 2012 - Jan 2016

  Morrrisville NC Lead a team of 2 mechanical engineers Was lead mechanical architect/designer on 6500 product family, working closely with PCB layout was able to interweave component placement between motherboard and daughtercard to allow for more than double of G.SHDSL port density per rack unit (industry leading density). Developed products contributing $50-$60 million a year revenue with high margins.

• Sr Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Mar 2011 - Mar 2012

  RTP, NC



Hatteras Networks

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Aug 2008 - Mar 2011

  Morrisville NC Sole Mechanical engineer Participated in the entire life cycle of products from initial design to end of life. Redesigned product packaging to increase the number of units on a pallet leading to $500,000 per year shipping cost reduction and a two-week reduction in cash-to-cash cycle time.



Flex

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr Engineer

  • Oct 2007 - Aug 2008



Solectron

• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Sr Mechanical Engineer

  • Dec 2001 - Oct 2007



C-MAC

• Engineer

  • Oct 1999 - Dec 2001



Nortel Networks

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical Engineer

  • May 1996 - Oct 1999

• Engineer

  • 1995 - 1999