Experience

EnerVenue

• United States
• Electric Power Generation
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Manufacturing Equipment Engineer

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Fremont, California, United States

• Manufacturing Equipment Engineer

  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

  Fremont, California, United States



TDK

• Japan
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Equipment Engineer

  • Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

  Milpitas, California, United States Procuring and installing automated production and test equipment in support of manufacturing scale-up activities. Sourcing, installing and releasing production process tools in line with new company objectives. Developing preventative maintenance procedures and instructions for new processes.



JUUL Labs

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer

  • Dec 2018 - Jun 2020

  San Francisco, California, United States Developed and qualified custom tools and fixtures for internal testing of new potential consumer products. Responsible for validation of future product concepts from prototype to commercial readiness. • Served as directly responsible individual for key component of next-generation device. Worked directly with Tier-1 Contract Manufacturer to assess performance of prototypes and collect data for design/process improvements. • Created and owned Jira setup for the hardware engineering… Show more Developed and qualified custom tools and fixtures for internal testing of new potential consumer products. Responsible for validation of future product concepts from prototype to commercial readiness. • Served as directly responsible individual for key component of next-generation device. Worked directly with Tier-1 Contract Manufacturer to assess performance of prototypes and collect data for design/process improvements. • Created and owned Jira setup for the hardware engineering team to track and manage data from all product development cycles and related PRD topics. Leveraged setup for cross-team communications and VP-level status updates. • Designed and validated a custom device for use in preclinical user studies. Twenty of these devices are currently being used in remote field offices to collect user data in support of future FDA product filings. Show less



Tesla

• Denmark
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manufacturing Equipment Engineer

  • Jul 2014 - Nov 2018

  Fremont, CA Lead technical project manager for fleet of custom automation tools producing Model S/X battery module internal cooling systems. Responsible for all aspects of capital equipment lifecycle and processes, including external vendor coordination, tool install and validation, and documenting sustainable maintenance practices. • Led mechanical design team to optimize process capabilities of $30M Model 3 automation cells; resulting changes improved cycle time by 25% to achieve over 3000… Show more Lead technical project manager for fleet of custom automation tools producing Model S/X battery module internal cooling systems. Responsible for all aspects of capital equipment lifecycle and processes, including external vendor coordination, tool install and validation, and documenting sustainable maintenance practices. • Led mechanical design team to optimize process capabilities of $30M Model 3 automation cells; resulting changes improved cycle time by 25% to achieve over 3000 cars/week run rate. • Installed over $10M in capital assets across 42 highly-automated production tools for Model S/X, bringing total capacity from 500 cars/week to 2200 cars/week. • Saved $5.1M/year and $130/vehicle by upgrading existing tools to new process at $2.6M total cost in 1.5 years. • Managed cross-functional team introducing 100kWh battery pack equipment, and ramped sector output to 1250 cars/week in 1 year. Coordinated product prototyping, process validation and release to operations.. Show less



IBM

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Equipment Engineer - 300mm PLT

  • Oct 2012 - Jun 2014

  East Fishkill, NY Technical project management and line support for Lam SABRE plating tool fleet. Managed all capital tooling installs and upgrades, continuous improvement programs, defect reduction excursions, and advanced troubleshooting. Maintained all responsibilities of previous CMP role. • Coordinated $810K joint development agreement between IBM and outside vendor to install HPLC analytical hardware in-line, with the goal of reducing plating chemical usage by 10% before 2015. • Saved $200K in… Show more Technical project management and line support for Lam SABRE plating tool fleet. Managed all capital tooling installs and upgrades, continuous improvement programs, defect reduction excursions, and advanced troubleshooting. Maintained all responsibilities of previous CMP role. • Coordinated $810K joint development agreement between IBM and outside vendor to install HPLC analytical hardware in-line, with the goal of reducing plating chemical usage by 10% before 2015. • Saved $200K in sector costs by optimizing $2.75M fleet budget for consumable parts and chemicals. • Managed multiple Lean Manufacturing excursions that established written work procedures, standardized production tool sets, and opened communication between technical maintenance staff and vendor support engineers. • Led weekly technical review meetings between engineering, maintenance, and vendor teams to identify actions with clear owners and schedules, updating statuses/results to all involved parties.

• Equipment Engineer - 300mm CMP

  • May 2011 - Oct 2012

  East Fishkill, NY Project management and line support for Ebara F-REX300 and AMAT Reflexion and Reflexion LK tools. Managed tool process conversions and matching, including hardware configuration upgrades, modifications, and bulk chemical operations. Provided advanced troubleshooting guidance as needed for line support team. • Eliminated 75% of production wafer scrap following vendor maintenance audit and equipment troubleshooting. • Saved $1.2M in chemical costs through tool/process changes to… Show more Project management and line support for Ebara F-REX300 and AMAT Reflexion and Reflexion LK tools. Managed tool process conversions and matching, including hardware configuration upgrades, modifications, and bulk chemical operations. Provided advanced troubleshooting guidance as needed for line support team. • Eliminated 75% of production wafer scrap following vendor maintenance audit and equipment troubleshooting. • Saved $1.2M in chemical costs through tool/process changes to eliminate hazardous chemicals from manufacturing usage and support production of 32nm, 22nm, and 14nm nodes. Projected total savings of $29.5M by end of 2016. • Directed $250K capital package for analytical tools to support sector goals for reducing cycle time and improving parameter measurements of consumables. • Coordinated with site facilities team to save $27K through sector-wide power corrections; elimination of random voltage sags led to increased tool availability and decreased product loss.



IHS GlobalSpec

• Web Content Technologist

  • Sep 2010 - May 2011

  Albany, New York Area Responsible for quickly and accurately transposing technical product specifications into search engine database, and creating supplier-branding information. • Communicated externally with clients to understand representation needs and internally with engineering teams to interpret complex product structures. • Created new product areas for the website by conducting research and creating templates for client product lines. • Maintained tables, views, and stored procedures in a SQL… Show more Responsible for quickly and accurately transposing technical product specifications into search engine database, and creating supplier-branding information. • Communicated externally with clients to understand representation needs and internally with engineering teams to interpret complex product structures. • Created new product areas for the website by conducting research and creating templates for client product lines. • Maintained tables, views, and stored procedures in a SQL database to support client pages and fulfill user queries. Show less