Sr. Mechanical Engineer

• Apr 2023 - Present

Owner

• Oct 2006 - Apr 2023

Currently dormant, but maintains active status with the state of California to accommodate new potential clients. Provides a variety of engineering consultation work including mechanical, electrical, MEMS, technical documentation, etc. Will explore any engineering opportunity, and will openly refer clients to others if the requested service is outside of the current expertise. Past experience includes designing, fabricating, and characterizing MEMS sensors, mechanical engineering in the medical devices industry, design for manufacturing of components, writing requirements documents per FDA requirements, designing products for NRTL scrutiny, electrical engineering in the architectural industry, electronics engineering for environmental control systems, general purpose computer programming, technical writing, and more. Show less

Sr. Systems Engineer

• Dec 2021 - Nov 2022

Review all aspects of instrument design, including mechanical, electrical, and firmware/software development. Create and maintain system architecture documentation. Write drafts and assist in finalizing requirements documents such as systems requirement documents, design input requirements, hardware requirements specifications, cartridge interface documents, hazard analysis documents, etc. Analyze challenging areas of instrument design. This includes thermal analysis/simulations, instrument process modeling, dynamic and static mechanical analysis, etc. Build and troubleshoot prototypes and pre-production instruments. Assist manufacturing with solving issues that occur in instruments that are in the production phase. Design transfer from R&D to mass production. Perform cost reduction efforts by changing the manufacturing processes for high-quantity production (injection molding, die casting, stamping, vaccuum forming, etc.) Review assembly processes to improve product quality or reduce manufacturing time, or both. Writing technical reports and memos based on studies or design changes. Interfacing directly with multiple clients while adhering to non-disclosure contracts. Ensure that applicable standards are followed for FDA, ISO, RoHS, REACH, ASME, IEEE, NRTL testing, etc. Administrator of product data management system via Solidworks PDM. Show less

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

• Apr 2019 - Dec 2021

Planet Innovation acquired BIT and all assets, including current employees.

Mechanical Engineering Consultant

• Aug 2015 - Apr 2019

Designing prototypes for new in vitro medical devices based on client requirements. Coordinating manufacturing, assembly, and testing of prototype/fixture designs to verify the customer specifications have been met. Working closely with the client to assure that their vision is being realized while also accommodating aggressive delivery deadlines. Adhering to FDA, ISO, and RoHS regulations for development of medical devices for domestic and international clients.

Electrical Project Manager

• Dec 2012 - May 2015

Led electrical design for new and existing buildings and apartment complexes. Project scopes ranged from retail remodels and tenant improvement to new large scale apartment/living complexes with several hundred units. Duties included design of electrical systems, drafting, familiarity with all applicable electrical codes, meeting with architects and owners to address their needs, passing city plan checking, and supporting construction activities. Led electrical design for new and existing buildings and apartment complexes. Project scopes ranged from retail remodels and tenant improvement to new large scale apartment/living complexes with several hundred units. Duties included design of electrical systems, drafting, familiarity with all applicable electrical codes, meeting with architects and owners to address their needs, passing city plan checking, and supporting construction activities.

Electrical Engineer, Engineering Services

• Apr 2006 - Sep 2010

Drafting electrical plans for new homes and buildings in the architectural industry. Created/formalized drafting procedures and wrote SOP's for others to follow so that all projects are created and maintained in a consistent manner. Researched automated methods for writing documents (i.e. proposals) to make the process streamlined and easy to use. Drafting electrical plans for new homes and buildings in the architectural industry. Created/formalized drafting procedures and wrote SOP's for others to follow so that all projects are created and maintained in a consistent manner. Researched automated methods for writing documents (i.e. proposals) to make the process streamlined and easy to use.

Electronics Engineer

• Jan 2003 - Jul 2005

Conducted research and development of new greenhouse controllers to add to the product lineup. Such devices include the VersiSTEP (total environmental controller, single or multi-zone), and the Versatile Vent Control. Conducted both electronic and mechanical design and worked with purchasing to reduce cost on products when releasing them for production. Led the process of obtaining UL listings on new controllers as well as solving UL related issues on existing listings. Worked closely with upper management and vendors to ensure direction of development was consistent with the company vision of simplicity and robustness while also appealing to the market desire for compact and inexpensive controllers. Show less