Experience

Guinn Partners

• United States
• Professional Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Engineering

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area Developing hardware, software, firmware and systems to solve new and unique problems and develop products from concept to production.



Design Systems International

• Owner

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  Spicewood, TX Working on my passion of doing product design, debug, prototyping, and improvement. Leveraging skill sets in electrical, mechanical, software, and systems engineering to work on new and existing products to make improvements and cost reductions. Consultation services applying experience in product design, operations management, personnel management, and organizational efficiency to improve overall bottom-line and time-to-market. - Design execution on Proof-Of-Concept… Show more Working on my passion of doing product design, debug, prototyping, and improvement. Leveraging skill sets in electrical, mechanical, software, and systems engineering to work on new and existing products to make improvements and cost reductions. Consultation services applying experience in product design, operations management, personnel management, and organizational efficiency to improve overall bottom-line and time-to-market. - Design execution on Proof-Of-Concept ideas - Product idea vetting including: - Technological feasibility - Development & Prototype timeline and cost - Manufacturing requirements & costing - Design / Development execution Show less



Nuclein

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President Of Engineering

  • Apr 2020 - Apr 2023

  Austin, Texas, United States Rapid development and market introduction of hand-held portable PCR device with initial focus on COVID-19 test capability.



Ignis Kinetics

• Fractional CEO

  • Jan 2018 - May 2020

  Working to bring new technology to the firearms industry for safe, secure firearms access. Developing prototype and validation of design patent for industry application. Seeking additional investment for prototyping and product development.



SecuraShot LLC

• CTO

  • Apr 2017 - Jan 2018

  New Braunfels, TX Define, Develop, and Produce body cameras and security cameras for civil protection and defense applications. Staffing, Roadmap, Product Development and R&D Responsibilities Fully functional prototype (PCB Design, PCB Fabrication, Firmware, O/S, Mechanical Design, Prototype fabrication) in less than 3 months. After delivering functional prototype, founders failed to secure funding for continued operations and shuttered operations



SilencerCo

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP, SWR (SilencerCo Weapons Research)

  • Apr 2015 - Nov 2016

  Georgetown, TX Design, Prototype, Productize, and Manufacture products for shooting enthusiasts that provide leading edge technology to consumers. Develop quality, economical, well thought-out products for enhancing shooter capabilities and generate strong demand and a first class user experience.



TrackingPoint, Inc.

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

• VP Operations

  • Sep 2013 - Aug 2014

  Austin, TX Manage flagship products "cradle-to-grave" by transferring over from product development organization to lead the operations division. - Improve yield, volume, and quality - with significant impact in first 2 months - Define and achieve cost reductions for products - Setup and qualify strategic suppliers and partners for products - Define and execute on plan for 100% year-on-year growth - Define and develop production automation tools - Define, automate, and track production… Show more Manage flagship products "cradle-to-grave" by transferring over from product development organization to lead the operations division. - Improve yield, volume, and quality - with significant impact in first 2 months - Define and achieve cost reductions for products - Setup and qualify strategic suppliers and partners for products - Define and execute on plan for 100% year-on-year growth - Define and develop production automation tools - Define, automate, and track production metrics - Negotiate and implement product acceptance criteria for suppliers and customers

• VP Product Design (EE, ME, Proto, System)

  • Feb 2013 - Sep 2013

  Austin, TX System integration of prototypes, demonstration units o Software, electronics, and mechanical integration first digital rifle scopes o Developed methods for scope, gun integration and sustained demo units Machine shop management, administration o Mechanical part design review, fabrication, scheduling, and external subcon coordination o Electro-opto-mechanical system design, review, and construction Design verification test infrastructure development and execution o… Show more System integration of prototypes, demonstration units o Software, electronics, and mechanical integration first digital rifle scopes o Developed methods for scope, gun integration and sustained demo units Machine shop management, administration o Mechanical part design review, fabrication, scheduling, and external subcon coordination o Electro-opto-mechanical system design, review, and construction Design verification test infrastructure development and execution o Develop test methods and equipment for product design verification o Automated test methods (software test suites, mechanical test fixtures, etc.)

• Director of Integration

  • Oct 2011 - Feb 2013

  Austin, TX As the Director of Integration, I was the chief person responsible and directing the proper operation of the system elements into a functioning system. I was directly responsible for all field testing, debug, and analysis. I brought a broad-spectrum of knowledge and experience to the project and operated effectively as the 'glue' between the EE, ME, and Software teams. This included highly complex algorithms for image processing, tracking, prediction, electronic sensors, and mechanical… Show more As the Director of Integration, I was the chief person responsible and directing the proper operation of the system elements into a functioning system. I was directly responsible for all field testing, debug, and analysis. I brought a broad-spectrum of knowledge and experience to the project and operated effectively as the 'glue' between the EE, ME, and Software teams. This included highly complex algorithms for image processing, tracking, prediction, electronic sensors, and mechanical components. Chief Responsibilities: - Work closely with Mechanical, Electrical, and Software Engineering teams to develop and test new technology as it relates to Precision Guided Firearms. - Integrate the application of ballistics, metallurgy, electrical systems design, mechanical design, and software integration of all systems to a functioning product.



Centaur Technology

• United States
• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President CPU Manufacturing & Product Engineering R&D

  • May 1999 - Oct 2011

  Austin, TX • Managed manufacturing operations and product & test development for x86 CPU o Setup and management of production operations to support 1MM/month in Taiwan o Prototype assembly operations, PCB substrate design, ATE program development, test flow definition, and manufacturing logistics responsibilities o Transitioned group into an innovating leadership position o Designed and implemented corporate systems database for program and data control • Designed, prototyped, and… Show more • Managed manufacturing operations and product & test development for x86 CPU o Setup and management of production operations to support 1MM/month in Taiwan o Prototype assembly operations, PCB substrate design, ATE program development, test flow definition, and manufacturing logistics responsibilities o Transitioned group into an innovating leadership position o Designed and implemented corporate systems database for program and data control • Designed, prototyped, and manufactured new burn-in stress equipment o Responsible for mechanical, circuit, software, and system architecture design o Supported manufacturing operations for >7 years (34 total sets) savings of >USD21MM o Commercially viable system and negotiated technology trade with vendor partner • Designed, prototyped, and manufactured new system test control equipment o Responsible for mechanical, circuit, software, and system architecture design o Integrated on-board MCU to control all motherboard settings o Used to support manufacturing operations for >3 years (20 total sets) • Developed and utilized cache bitmapping program for product improvement o Developed to analyze gigabytes of data and turn into graphical or statistical data o Integrated pattern recognition of bit fails to match common physical failure modes o Independently analyzed schematic, layout, and fab process flow to identify design flaw o Improved net yield ~15% to shipping product, savings of >USD20MM • Six month assignment as company liaison in Taipei, Taiwan o Setup infrastructure for CPU manufacturing logistics o Intra-site liaison functions bridging engineering and logistics between sites/time zones Show less



Reedholm Instruments

• Member of Technical Staff

  • Nov 1996 - May 1999

  • Manager for Fabless Semiconductor Association WLR Testchip project • IRW Workshop Chairperson • Technical presenter for Reedholm equipment and technology to conferences, seminars • Technical sales support for pre-sale, sale closing, and limited on-site support



AMD

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Quality & Reliability Engineer

  • May 1992 - Nov 1996

  Supported Communications Product Group for reliability engineering support activities • Leadership role in issues causing production stoppage at AMD and customer site • Integrated into design division and part of my supported division



Menard Electronics

• Assembly Shop Manager

  • 1987 - 1991

  Grew Sales from 120K/Year to >$1MM/Year