Experience

Cavnue

• United States
• Transportation Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Mechanical Engineer

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Manage and lead team of engineers working on custom AI hardware and sensors for future roadway infrastructure Manage and lead team of engineers working on custom AI hardware and sensors for future roadway infrastructure



Nuro

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical Engineering Manager, AV Compute

  • Sep 2021 - Jun 2022

  Designed, Built, and Delivered 2 generations of AV HW ComputeManaged and led team of mechanical engineers working on next generation AI Hardware for Autonomous Vehicles

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Nov 2019 - Sep 2021



ChargePoint

• United States
• Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Jan 2017 - Oct 2019

  Lead Mechanical Engineer for 32.5 kW EV DC Fast Charging Module Lead Mechanical Engineer for 32.5 kW EV DC Fast Charging Module



empath

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

• Systems Engineer

  • Nov 2014 - Dec 2016

  Mechatronics Systems Architecture and Lead Mechanical Design of a consumer electronics, robotics platform for children and their families. Mechatronics Systems Architecture and Lead Mechanical Design of a consumer electronics, robotics platform for children and their families.



Amazon Lab126

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Design Engineer

  • Jun 2012 - Oct 2014

  • Collaborated and managed multiple ODM/JDM partners with multiple manufacturing build trips in China • Designed mechanical portion of PCB and Flexible PCB assemblies for sub-assembly (audio, antenna) connection to the main board of the Kindle Fire HDX with different connector types (Wire Harness, Spring Contact, Flex Connection) • Designed speaker housings including locating mechanisms and assembly procedures for the Kindle Fire HDX • Designed consumer facing, cosmetic part for the Kindle Fire HDX to meet the device gap and step specifications of the Industrial Design team • Performed mechanical/electrical debugging and root cause analysis of audio sub-system to determine and resolve assembly issues on the factory line in China • Wrote automation scripts in Pro/E using the Pro/Web.Link API with JavaScript to automate tedious tasks relating to 2D drawings Show less



Amazon Lab126

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Design Engineering Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Sep 2011

  • Managed a Chinese vendor to design and produce a power cord retainer to be used for charging new products (E-Reader/Tablet) for retail displays • Conducted failure analyses on new products to determine and mitigate manufacturing issues that arose during production • Managed a Chinese vendor to design and produce a power cord retainer to be used for charging new products (E-Reader/Tablet) for retail displays • Conducted failure analyses on new products to determine and mitigate manufacturing issues that arose during production



Tesla

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Battery Technology Co-Op

  • Nov 2010 - Jun 2011

  • Designed LabView Virtual Instruments to communicate to thermal controllers used in test ovens and chillers for thermal cycling Tesla Roadster and Tesla Model S battery packs. • Developed MATLAB scripts to post-process and analyze recorded thermal data of thermally cycled battery packs • Diagnosed and solved refrigeration system issues involving malfunctioning compressors and solenoid valves in test chillers for battery packs. • Designed LabView Virtual Instruments to communicate to thermal controllers used in test ovens and chillers for thermal cycling Tesla Roadster and Tesla Model S battery packs. • Developed MATLAB scripts to post-process and analyze recorded thermal data of thermally cycled battery packs • Diagnosed and solved refrigeration system issues involving malfunctioning compressors and solenoid valves in test chillers for battery packs.



Walt Disney Imagineering

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ride Mechanical Engineering Intern

  • May 2010 - Sep 2010

  • Conducted testing of fasteners using the Skidmore-Wilhelm device and statistical analysis of collected data to develop a torque and tension relationship for bolts of varying diameters and lubrication. • Collaborated in the revision of Walt Disney Imagineering’s internal standard for the safe use of fasteners in Disney theme parks worldwide. • Developed engineering drawings of new ride vehicles in AutoCAD while maintaining the creative team’s original design intent. • Designed engineering visualization studies in SolidWorks to demonstrate proof of concept for a new theme park attraction at Shanghai Disneyland Show less



Beckman Coulter Diagnostics

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Value Engineering Intern

  • May 2008 - Aug 2009

  • Redesigned vacuum-formed plastic parts into injection molded parts using SolidWorks and created over $75,000 in annual cost savings. • Minimized deflection and temperature gradient differences of plastic parts through Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in CosmosWorks and subsequent design changes. • Designed a replacement sheet metal encasing for a thermal-electric cooler driver board and its assembly onto a currently manufactured product line. • Devised hardware and system tests for a comparative analysis of a vendor change for hydraulic solenoid valves. • Coordinated design failure and effects analysis amongst development, manufacturing, field service, and quality assurance engineers for changes to clinical chemistry systems. Show less