Experience

ATW (Around the World Technologies)
Portland, OR
Mechanical Engineer/Owner
Designed:
  • MotoCzysz: Modeled and rendered a new motorcycle design [Sept, 2002 – Dec, 2002] 
  • Pixel Interconnect: Fixturing for the ruggedization of LCD panels
  • Highway Safety: Packaging of Flir Night Vision camera for consumer use [Sept, 2006 – Nov, 2006]
  • First Call Flagging: Redesign of construction flagging equipment [Sept, 2006 – Nov, 2006]
  • Tactical Products Design: Help with reintroduction/redesign of Aug rifle [Nov, 2006 – Nov, 2009]
  • TitleWORKS, a custom interface for SolidWorks drawing creation [personal software]

Tools Used: SolidWorks, CosmosWorks, TitleWORKS, Nastran for Windows
Parts Designed: Machined Aluminum, Sheetmetal, Injection Molded Plastic, Stampings

Mobile Technologies Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
Mechanical Staff Engineer

  • Led Group of Mechanical Engineers in SolidWorks modelling techniques and design considerations for injection molded and sheetmetal parts
  • Helped in purchasing, setup, and training in tools for internal model shop
  • Led/managed interns for assisting in 3D printed model cleanup and supporting Company wide tasks

Designed:

  • Tablet case for Samsung Tab 2
  • Fixtures for testing molded in case buttons for activation of tablet buttons, i.e., Surface/iPad/Tab A
  • Packaging of MSR reader for a designed in family interface
  • Fixture for Credit Card swipe testing of packaged MSR product designed, achieved 480k swipe cycles
  • Conference room scheduling assistant for various Tablets

Hewlet Packard
Vancouver, WA
Mechanical Engineer

  • Research and Development in cleaning of new print head

Designed:

  • Testing fixture utilizing and existing printer, retro-fitted with apparatus to raise and lower a cleaning head
  • Wrote code to control printer to perform tasks to verify wipe direction
  • Evaluated various materials for use in testing the cleaning of the print heads

Innovative Converged Devices (ICD)
Seattle, WA
Senior Lead Mechanical Engineer

  • Led Industrial Designers in proper techniques and design considerations, when designing products

Designed:

  • 7 inch, 11.4 inch & 15.6 inch Tablets, running Android and using Nvidia’s Tegra 2/3
  • Point of Sale device in the form factor of a smartphone. (Credit Card & Smart Card readers)
  • Packaging of electronics and optics in magnesium for light weight use as 3D glasses.
  • Packaging of two test platforms for simplification of the 3D glasses for software development
  • Skype TV product for use with end user's big screen TV
  • Reference designed Tablet for next generation Tegra chip.
  • Packaging of Tegra 2 based “computer” for McLaren's Audio/Navigation system
  • Packaging of Display/Touchscreen in-Dash as McLaren's interface control
  • Packaging of Auxiliary input device for McLaren for USB/Audio input
  • ICD branded Skype TV device.

Tools Used: SolidWorks, MS Windows/Office Applications, Tortoise SVN
Parts Designed: Machined Aluminum & Magnesium, Sheetmetal, Injection Molded Plastic, Stampings, EMI/RFI, Vacuum Cast

Washington State University Vancouver,
Vancouver WA
Spring semester 2007/2008/2009/2010
Instructor

  • Teaching Engineering Graphics, ME103, to incoming engineering students, with the aid of SolidWorks

Spacelabs Healthcare,
Issaquah, WA
Mechanical Engineer
Designed:

  • Packaging of Electrocardiogram/Respiratory (ECG/Resp) electronics in a small package
  • Industrial Design and spatial modeling of next generation Patient Monitoring System
  • Casing for wireless system for hospital use
  • Used Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to perform impact, drop test, vibration, dynamic vibration and thermal analysis prior to parts being built; which was then correlated with actual testing
  • Fixtures to manufacture prototype parts, mold making
  • Vibration fixture for testing multiple PCB sizes
  • Training colleagues in use of SolidWorks/CosmosWorks

Tools Used: SolidWorks, CosmosWorks (Drop/Impact/Thermal), CosmosFloworks(as an input to CosmosWorks Thermal with convection), TitleWORKS
Parts Designed: Machined Aluminum, Sheetmetal, Injection Molded Plastic, Stampings

Intel,
Hillsboro, OR
 Mechanical Engineer
Designed:

  • Wired network cards, for high bandwidth business use
  • Concept design of gaming NIC card
  • Fixturing to aid in the prototype manufacture of NIC cards, to be transitioned to production manufacturing
  • Fixturing for vibration and shock testing

Tools Used: SolidWorks, PDMWorks, PhotoWorks, FeatureWorks, Flotherm (CFD w/ thermal analysis)
Parts Designed: Machined Aluminum, Sheetmetal

Novellus,
Tuallatin, OR
Mechanical Engineer
Designed:

  • Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) group, Edge Bevel Removal (EBR) tool in the processing of Silicone Wafers

Tools Used: PRO/E Wildfire 2.0, PRO/Intralink, SAP
Parts Designed: Machined Aluminum/Stainless Steel/Ceramic

Clark Community College,
Vancouver, WA
fall/winter qtr 2005,
spring/sum qtr 2006
Instructor

  • Trained Engineering students and seasoned manufacturing veterans in SolidWorks

CAE Northwest/Hawk Ridge Systems,
Portland, OR
Application Engineer

  • Trained users in SolidWorks and CosmosWorks
  • Setup new installations of SolidWorks
  • Created demos to assist sales
  • Assisted customers as part of technical support team

Tools Used: SolidWorks Office, CosmosWorks, CosmosFloWorks, Cosmos Motion, PDMWorks

MTI Micro Fuel Cells,
Albany, NY
Mechanical Engineer

  • Helped improve team flow of ideas and designs through leadership experience, by helping the leads have a better understanding of the design process and how to deal with company politics

Designed:

  • Insulation Packaging for Fuel Cells

Analysis & Testing:

  • Create procedures & reports for the testing of Fuel Cells
  • Materials to help in insulation of Fuel Cell Arrays

Tools Used: Inventor, AutoCAD, LabView
Parts Designed: Foam, Machined Aluminum, Vacuum/Thermal Forming Plastic

Talla Tech,
Tallahassee, FL
Mechanical Engineer

  • Worked with the parent company engineering team and document control, in proper techniques to creating designs and how best to do document control

Designed:

  • Ruggedized PDA (RPDA) for Military
  • Created process specs for the assembly of RPDA's

Analysis & Testing:

  • Mil-810F drop & submersion

Miscellaneous:

  • Implemented and managed PDMWorks

Tools Used: SolidWorks, CosmosWorks, TitleWORKS, PDMWorks
Parts Designed: Stampings, EMI/RFI, Machined Aluminum & Plastic, Injection molded, Rapid prototypes

LifePort, Inc.,
Woodland, WA
Drafting Supervisor

  • Led a team of 3 drafters in the design of PLUS systems
  • Improved communication between engineering and my drafters through leadership skills
  • Trained drafters and mechanical designers in the use of SolidWorks
  • Customized software to control information in Drawings within SolidWorks

Tools Used: SolidWorks, CosmosWorks, Nastran, Microsoft Office
Parts Designed: Formed Sheetmetal, Machined Aluminum & Plastic

InFocus Corporation,
Wilsonville, OR
Mechanical Engineer
Designed:

  • Plastic injection, Thixomold and Sheetmetal parts
  • EMI/RFI parts to passing UL & CE requirements.

Analysis & Testing:

  • Troubleshot and resolved issues with existing products in production.
  • Halt testing, environmental testing, and package & shipping test (drop & vibration)

Tools Used: SolidWorks, PDM/Works, Microsoft Office
Parts Designed: EMI/RFI, Machined Aluminum, Thixomold, Injection Molded, Rapid Prototypes

Motile Corporation,
Portland, OR
Mechanical Engineer
Designed & Analyzed:

  • Fixtures to evaluate conceptual electric motors.
  • FEA vibration and thermal analysis of packaged prototype
  • Concepts to show modularity of motor

Miscellaneous:

  • IT Administrator, including PDM system

Tools Used: SolidWorks, CosmosWorks, PDM/Works, WordPerfect & Microsoft Office
Parts Designed: Machined Aluminum & Plastic

Planar Systems,
Beaverton, OR
Mechanical Engineer
Designed:

  • Avionic displays for fighter jets, i.e., F18, F22, V22, Apache, Eurofighter
  • Manufacturing fixtures for construction of displays, helped prevent ESD damage and repeatability
  • Test fixtures for operational testing of the displays, in a thermal chamber from -40°C to 85°C.
  • High-bright ruggedized LCD displays for military vehicles
  • Medical Mobile computer system that housed a charger and batteries.
  • 19" display for A-WAX
  • Display and stand for dashboard mounting in semi's

Analysis & Testing:

  • Thermal, Modal & Dynamic FEA Analysis
  • Vibration and thermal tests, Halt Chamber

Miscellaneous:

  • Evaluated and documented manufacturing partner's new facility in Taiwan.
  • Supervised & Mentored a MECOP student (Intern)

Tools Used: Mechanical Desktop, SolidWorks, PRO/E, Nastran for Windows, CosmosWorks
Parts Designed: Formed, stampings, deep draw, EMI/RFI, Machined Aluminum & Plastic, Thermal/Vacuum

CleanPak International,
Clackamas, OR
Mechanical Designer
Designed:

  • Recirculating air handling units [RAHU]
  • Designed new fan frame, reduced production costs by 40%

Analysis & Testing:

  • Acoustic
  • CFD in Flovent (software by Flowmerics.)

Miscellaneous:

  • Established standard parts and procedures documentation system

Tools Used: AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop, Microsoft Office
Parts Designed: Formed, Machined Aluminum & Plastic