Experience

Naked Prosthetics

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Consultant

  • May 2020 - Present



Tinman R&D LLC

• Founder and Owner

  • Jan 2005 - Present

  Research and development consultant. Services include consumer product research, development and design, production test systems, electronics, electro-mechanical systems, robotics, and instrumentation. Clients include: Naked Prosthetics, LaserMotive, Fresh Consulting, Propel, Microsoft, Clarisonic, Philips Oral Healthcare, Zetec, Microvision, Light Sciences, Impinj,. Research and development consultant. Services include consumer product research, development and design, production test systems, electronics, electro-mechanical systems, robotics, and instrumentation. Clients include: Naked Prosthetics, LaserMotive, Fresh Consulting, Propel, Microsoft, Clarisonic, Philips Oral Healthcare, Zetec, Microvision, Light Sciences, Impinj,.



SiTech Engineering

• Strategic partner

  • Jan 2007 - Dec 2017

  A principal contributor on over 40 test and instrumentation systems for R&D and production. A principal contributor on over 40 test and instrumentation systems for R&D and production.



Dropzone Corp

• VP Development

  • Mar 2005 - Dec 2010

  Co-founder and Vice President of Dropzone, a startup bringing advanced technology to professional and amateur sports markets. For the Hangtimer sports watch launched in 2006: 100% industrial and mechanical design, prototype embedded software and oversea manufacturing project management. Co-founder and Vice President of Dropzone, a startup bringing advanced technology to professional and amateur sports markets. For the Hangtimer sports watch launched in 2006: 100% industrial and mechanical design, prototype embedded software and oversea manufacturing project management.



Zetec

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanical Engineer, Consultant

  • Nov 2007 - Feb 2009

  Concept proposal, technical project management, principal architect and design engineer for prototype and production development of the ZR-100 tube sheet inspection robot -- an innovative robot for inspecting nuclear steam generators. Concept proposal, technical project management, principal architect and design engineer for prototype and production development of the ZR-100 tube sheet inspection robot -- an innovative robot for inspecting nuclear steam generators.



MicroVision

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Dec 2006 - Dec 2007

  Design support of radically innovative display technologies based on scanned lasers. New concept HUD design for military applications, new product concept design, in-house optical test system platform fabrication, thermal test and analysis of electronics packaging. Design support of radically innovative display technologies based on scanned lasers. New concept HUD design for military applications, new product concept design, in-house optical test system platform fabrication, thermal test and analysis of electronics packaging.



Light Sciences Corporation

• Mechanicial Engineer

  • Feb 2005 - Sep 2006

  • Design and construction of an automated quality assurance instrument for production of surgical devices. Instrumentation control and database authored in LabView. • On-going mechanical design support for new medical product development. • Design and construction of an automated quality assurance instrument for production of surgical devices. Instrumentation control and database authored in LabView. • On-going mechanical design support for new medical product development.



Impinj

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Mechanicial Engineer, Contract

  • Aug 2004 - Aug 2005

  • Mechanical design, thermal analysis, and limited production management for an electronic enclosure. • On-going mechanical design support for in-house reliability test systems and new product concepts. • Mechanical design, thermal analysis, and limited production management for an electronic enclosure. • On-going mechanical design support for in-house reliability test systems and new product concepts.



Synapse Product Development

• United States
• Engineering Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Aug 2002 - Mar 2004

  Mechanical Engineer: production plastic part design, electro-mechanical system design, precision optical imagers, HALT testing, UL certification testing, design of fixtures for test and assembly, production procedure/specification authoring, and production support in China. Mechanical Engineer: production plastic part design, electro-mechanical system design, precision optical imagers, HALT testing, UL certification testing, design of fixtures for test and assembly, production procedure/specification authoring, and production support in China.



Newton Research Labs

• United States
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Aug 1998 - Aug 2002

  Invented and administrated the mechanical engineering department for four years as the sole mechanical engineer for this growing start-up machine vision and robotics company. Responsible for all aspects of mechanical design with respect to development for all new products and custom inspection instrumentation (more than 30), including: • Robotic Pan-tilt air cannon • One-of-a-kind machine vision inspection products • Vision system product line • Mach 5 High performance robot • Ballistic tracking systems for AIS • IR laser gun barrel inserts Show less



Foxconn

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

• Mechanicial Engineer, Contract

  • Jan 1998 - Mar 1998

  Mechanical Engineer: innovative sheetmetal and plastic assembly designs for prototype computer chassis where DFMA, cost, and production readiness were primary considerations. Mechanical Engineer: innovative sheetmetal and plastic assembly designs for prototype computer chassis where DFMA, cost, and production readiness were primary considerations.



Stratos Product Development

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanical Engineer, Contract

  • Jul 1997 - Dec 1997

  Mechanical Engineer: Prototype and production design of plastic and sheet metal assemblies for a rack-mounted computer server. Mechanical Engineer: Prototype and production design of plastic and sheet metal assemblies for a rack-mounted computer server.



Virtual I-O

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Jul 1996 - Apr 1997

  Mechanical Engineer: Helped produce the I-Glasses virtual-reality head-mounted displays • Prototyped, designed, and production development of injection molded plastic parts for consumer optical assemblies • Managed a Stereo Lithography Apparatus (3-D Systems SLA 190) • Cable testing and design • Administrator for the Pro/Engineer network. Mechanical Engineer: Helped produce the I-Glasses virtual-reality head-mounted displays • Prototyped, designed, and production development of injection molded plastic parts for consumer optical assemblies • Managed a Stereo Lithography Apparatus (3-D Systems SLA 190) • Cable testing and design • Administrator for the Pro/Engineer network.



GT Development is now Norgren

• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Aug 1995 - Jul 1996

  Mechanical Engineer: Design of electromechanical and pneumatic valves for heavy (class 8) trucks. Initial conceptual and final design of proof-of-concept prototypes, injection molded plastic and die-cast parts, production assembly tooling, and test equipment. Mechanical Engineer: Design of electromechanical and pneumatic valves for heavy (class 8) trucks. Initial conceptual and final design of proof-of-concept prototypes, injection molded plastic and die-cast parts, production assembly tooling, and test equipment.