Experience

Proterra Inc

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Engineering Manager - Automation/Manufacturing

  • Dec 2021 - Present

• Lead Senior Automation Engineer

  • Mar 2021 - Dec 2021

  Designing/leading concept generation of automation cells for battery modules and packs. Design influence on new battery pack concept generation to allow for high throughput automation

• Sr Project Engineer, Technical Program Manager

  • Apr 2020 - Mar 2021

  Leading technical development and planning of new technology programs dedicated to electrifying the heavy duty market.- Heavy Duty High Capacity Batteries- Electrification of Class 8 vehicles

• Sr Project Engineer

  • Mar 2019 - Apr 2020

  Sr Project Engineer - Automation & HV Power SystemsNew consumer Product Design and Launch from initial concept, prototyping, validation, certification to customer delivery.Mechanical Design for HV Power FlowUL2202 Design WorkPCBA DevelopmentSystem Architecture DefinitionUX AnalysisSystem ValidationRapid PrototypingExternal Vendor Project ManagementDesigning & integrating high voltage automated charging solutions for large scale consumer transportation fleets.High Power Overhead Conductive Charging System implementing industry standardized wireless pairing communication between Grid and Vehicle.Smart Charge System Development focused on fleet scale-able charging solutions Show less

• Project Engineer

  • Jan 2017 - Feb 2019

  Project Engineer - Automation & High Voltage Power SystemsDesigning automated systems, fixtures, and machines for EV battery pack production. - Internal design, source and build of semi-automated assembly machines - Ergonomic fixture design with a focus on factory flow and throughput - Early stage factory start up and development - Management of external vendor custom equipment design - Implementation of highest safety manufacturing designs/processes for high voltage battery pack productionHigh Voltage Overhead Charging System Projects - P.M of strategies for developing standards targeting high voltage overhead charging.- Development of technology focused on improving charging for large cities with industrial electric vehicles.- End user/environment studies for developing targeted well designed charging equipment Show less



Mason Target Systems

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Dec 2015 - Dec 2016

  Mechanical Design Engineer for San Francisco office • Modeled, prototyped, and tested a variety of designs, materials and concepts for robustness and functionality • Implemented engineering revision control standard • Worked with local and remote vendors to reduce cost and lead times • Developed manufacturing procedures for new designs • Experience working with a variety of polymers and steels • Designed jig and test fixtures to verify sensing components after manufacturing • Acquired data through variety of different sensors for R&D testing and progress Show less



GILLIG

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Mechanical Engineer Intern (12 Months)

  • May 2012 - Sep 2015

• Mechanical Engineer Intern

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Worked in the Mechanical Engineering Department for R&D engineering and customer engineering. Assisted in projects related to standard Bus configurations and Gillig's electric vehicle development.

• Mechanical Engineer Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Worked in part design, prototyping, BOM release and production line implementation. Picking up where I left off in the previous two summers I continued working on parts of the bus.Experienced working more extensively alongside Electrical Engineers to determine the best way to interface between their harnesses and our mechanical design. Consumer and Safety always first in mind.

• Mechanical Engineer Intern

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Worked as a design production Engineer. Working alongside Sales, Purchasing and Production, I took custom customer request and implemented them within our bus system. This often in entailed created 2D and/or 3D designs that would get sent approved and sent to the production line. Designs often included a variety of metals, coatings, and hardware. Parts were designed for easy fabrication and bus assembly in mind

• Mechanical Engineer Intern

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Worked on creating a front section of a bus for drivers window defrosting testing. Followed from design to construction of mockup.Worked on reinforcement of exterior bus panels to resist the harsher conditions of the snow environment



City College of San Francisco

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• CAD Computer Lab Tutor

  • Jan 2010 - May 2012

  Worked as a tutor in AutoCad and Solidworks. Also worked as an adviser, helping Engineering teams brainstorm and implement their projects. Worked as a tutor in AutoCad and Solidworks. Also worked as an adviser, helping Engineering teams brainstorm and implement their projects.



Build Group, Inc

• United States
• Construction
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Engineering Intern

  • May 2011 - Jul 2011

  Worked on construction project designs. Worked under engineers, designing solar arrays as well as concrete structure analysis and estimation. Worked on construction project designs. Worked under engineers, designing solar arrays as well as concrete structure analysis and estimation.