Experience

Actualize-It Group

• United States
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder, Engineering Director

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Building upon 20+ years of Engineering, Design and Management success. Building upon 20+ years of Engineering, Design and Management success.



Valley Engineering Group

• United States
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing

• Owner

  • Dec 1999 - Sep 2020

  Engineering Director/Owner Role • Contract engineering and design services • Primary industry: Semiconductor Capital Equipment • Project and personnel management of design teams • Customer management and issue resolution • Sales and Business development for new clients and projects • Key Skills: Leadership, Personnel and Design Team Management, Project Management, Budgeting, Scheduling, Business Operations Senior Mechanical Engineer Role (Primary Customer: KLA Corporation, Secondary Customer: Magic Leap) • Design of Semiconductor Capital Equipment and Manufacturing Capital Equipment • Precision mechanism and precision machine design (Multi-axis stages, Robotic subsystems, End effectors, Chucks, Sensing and aligning subsystems) • Pneumatic and motor driven systems • System packaging and Electromechanical subsystem design (AC and DC Distribution enclosures, Frames/enclosures and structures (welded, sheet metal and erector style) • Precision Tooling – Build and Align fixtures • Multi-surface precision granite optics bench system – Large scale, high precision granite assembly for optical system mounting • Handling Equipment (System shipment & movement systems, Lifting & handling equipment) • Design optimization and Cost reduction • Prototype development and risk reduction • Large CAD Model/Master Model management via Simplified representations • Supplier interface and coordination • Product manufacturing and documentation (Component selection and documentation, Bill of Materials BOMs, detailed drawings, assembly documentation and build processes, product sustaining, Field replaceable unit (FRU) definition and documentation • Key Skills: High precision machines, Automation, Sheet metal, Weldments, Granite systems, Tooling, Handling equipment design using CREO CAD software. Intalink/Windchill PDM systems, Data systems: Enovia/Sherpa/Sharepoint, Design process (Requirements, conceptual, detailed, final design processes), Scheduling and time estimating (MS Project) Show less



KLA-Tencor

• Mechanical Engineering Contractor

  • Dec 1999 - Jun 2020

  Mechanical Engineering design contracting and consulting services primarily within the Reticle Inspection division. Mechanical Engineering design contracting and consulting services primarily within the Reticle Inspection division.



Sandia National Laboratories

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Jan 1996 - May 2000

  Systems Engineering, Component and Subsystem Design, Environmental Vibration and Shock testing. Systems Engineering, Component and Subsystem Design, Environmental Vibration and Shock testing.