Experience

VERITY

• United Arab Emirates
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP of R&D, Fractional

  • Jul 2023 - Present

• VP of R&D

  • Feb 2020 - Jul 2023

  Leading the engineering effort to research, develop and produce truly sustainable packaging solutions for the personal care and clean beauty industries.In charge of manufacturing, product development, patent strategy and the overall R&D department.


RUFFY CONTROLS, INC.
• United States
• Principal Engineer

  • Apr 2019 - Present


Ruffy Controls Inc.

• United States

• Principal Engineer

  • Jul 2014 - Apr 2019

  Started with company as sole engineering resource to design, develop and bring to market precision man machine interface controllers. Primary focus is on precision Hall Effect based industrial joysticks. Launched 14 independent product lines in just over 3 years which are fully tested, tooled and manufactured in-house. Product lines include over 250 custom designed injection molded parts, 35 custom printed circuit boards, multiple springs (extension, compression, torsion) and machined metal parts. In charge of all engineering and product development including but not limited to: - Initial concept and Solidworks mechanical design - Prototyping, using both in-house 3D printing and fully furnished machine shop. - Formally trained by tool makers to use manual lathe, EDM Wire machine, 3 Axis CNC machine, surface grinder, etc. - Prototype validation through mechanical and electrical testing, software build & integration if necessary. - Direct and manage all electrical and software engineering. - Designed and machined all static and dynamic test fixtures including mechanical cycle tester. - Source and maintain relationships with manufacturers for custom designed springs, printed circuit boards, silicone rubber parts, injection molded parts, labels, cables, wires and other mechanical and electrical hardware. - Coordinate all 3rd party testing at off-site facility to industry EMI/EMC test standards. Designed and built custom voltage display units for each product line for real time monitoring during testing. - Setup assembly line and parts inventory for ease of manufacturing and process flow. - Wrote all product assembly instructions for production personnel. - Act as company Application Engineer for all customer related technical and application related questions. - Work with current and potential customers to design and manufacture custom solutions to meet their needs. Show less



APEM Inc.

• Mechanical Design Engineer / Mechanical Engineering Supervisor

  • Nov 2012 - Jun 2014

  Design of joysticks and related control devices using Solidworks CAD software with full consideration of applicable regulatory approvals, manufacturability and zero defect quality. Lead sustaining projects of existing products as well as new product development for next generation products. Successfully conceptualized, designed, tested and launched HS Series microswitch joystick. Designed and released updates to TS Series joysticks including drop-in, metal body joystick housing. Coordinated design patent application for product. Designed and managed all manufacturing for custom joystick for marine environment. Proposed and executed multiple custom solutions for affiliates in US, France and UK. Manage/represent the mechanical engineering department for a team of 4 engineers Show less



Redpoint Engineering

• Australia
• Design Services

• Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Jan 2008 - Nov 2012

  Responsible for designing products inclusive of full electro-mechanical assemblies from concept through production using SolidWorks software. For sleep apnea studies, designed a silicon-rubber product which seals around all shapes and sizes of a patient's face to monitor airflow during sleep. Co-designed and documented each injection molded part for an ovulation tester and was involved in tooling modifications, etc. Assisted in the development of all parts and assemblies of a machine to test for various blood abnormalities, including CNC machined aluminum and delrin plastic. Collaborated on the design of many small electro-mechanical devices, including the industrial design of injection-molded housings (child locating device, brain monitoring device, security camera). Show less



Sumco, Inc

• United States

• Process Engineer

  • Aug 2005 - Dec 2007

  Managed continuous process improvement including plating fixture and equipment design changes using Autodesk Inventor 11 software. Given direct engineering responsibility for half of company's precious metal production after less than one year of employment. Trained in lean manufacturing and participated in two Kaizen events. Managed continuous process improvement including plating fixture and equipment design changes using Autodesk Inventor 11 software. Given direct engineering responsibility for half of company's precious metal production after less than one year of employment. Trained in lean manufacturing and participated in two Kaizen events.



Joseph Huser Services, Inc

• United States

• Project Manager

  • Jan 1998 - Jan 2005

  Participated in each phase of the building process of custom homes. Originally hired as general laborer and was progressively promoted to managing multiple projects. Participated in each phase of the building process of custom homes. Originally hired as general laborer and was progressively promoted to managing multiple projects.



MicroMetl Corp

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Intern

  • May 2003 - Sep 2003

  Modeled and redesigned HVAC components utilizing SolidWorks software. Involved in taking products from 2D drawings to full production. Modeled and redesigned HVAC components utilizing SolidWorks software. Involved in taking products from 2D drawings to full production.