Experience

Palantir Technologies

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Design Lead

  • Oct 2015 - Present

  Palo Alto, CA

• Product Designer

  • Jul 2013 - Oct 2015



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Oct 2011 - Sep 2021

  Palo Alto, CA Teaching ME110 Design Sketching Freehand sketching, rendering, and design development. Students develop a design sketching portfolio for review by program faculty.



Audi Volkswagen Electronics Research Lab

• Interaction and Product Designer

  • Jul 2011 - Jul 2013

  Belmont, CA Member: Multimedia Apps team. User research, ideation, prototyping, and building finished concepts for multimedia interaction with the vehicle. March 2012: Design, build and support for Italdesign Brivido concept car shown at the 2012 Geneva Auto Show.



Tesla

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

• Mechanical Engineering Intern. Battery Group

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

  Refined harness routing in battery pack for Model S sedan. Helped design insulator covers, characterized resin performance, supported build of first battery prototypes, and investigated proprietary welding method for electrical contacts in the battery.



Northrop Grumman

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

• Opto-Mechanical Engineer

  • Mar 2005 - Aug 2007

  Designed, analyzed, and tested packaging of electronic equipment in military aircraft. Concepts fully designed in CAD, analyzed with FEM. Tested in laboratory to meet demanding thermal and structural requirements.



IDEO

• United States
• Design Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical Engineer Intern

  • Jun 2004 - Dec 2004

  Created rapid prototypes for testing and validation. Developed assemblies from sketches to CAD to assembled machined parts. Managed sub-contracting laser and ultrasonic welding for parts. Brainstormed on multiple projects and helped with user testing for medical injection device.