Chris Hankins

Responsible for major redesign of a partially functional prototype in order to correct various design deficiencies, reduce cost, and improve manufacturability.
• Responsible for defining the project schedule and meeting milestones.
• Redesigned environmental seals throughout the product to correct leakage problems.
• Modified design and assembly method to better control tolerance stack ups that had negative impact upon system performance.
• Redesigned a labor-intensive LED assembly into a self-contained, sealed module.
• Worked with manufacturing engineers in Oklahoma and systems engineers in Colorado.

Design of automated test equipment and systems for electronic instruments.

OSP telecommunications product design.

Design of vacuum degassing and fluid distribution products and systems.
Support R&D scientists with mechanical design work of test equipment and fixtures.
Support supply chain with vendor evaluation and selection.

Mechanical design of microinverters for the solar energy industry. Design of die castings, injection molded parts, cabling and connectors, and sheet metal. Product design for harsh outdoor environments.

Design of connectors and electrical products for the oil, natural gas, and aircraft industries.

Design of OSP telecom cabinets and central office equipment. Design of sheet metal, die castings, injection molded parts, connectors and cabling, product labeling. Support hardware engineers with thermal and airflow design to ensure PCBA and overall system reliability. Perform prototype thermal testing in house and at certified test laboratories. Support compliance engineers during their test procedures. Support customers and applications engineers with occasional field installation support and troubleshooting.

Manage department of nine engineers and designers. Responsible for project deliverables from initial concept through production-ready product. Responsible for project schedules and budgets. I chose to leave this role in order to return to a design engineer position.

Design of OSP telecom cabinets and central office equipment. Design of sheet metal, die castings, injection molded parts, connectors and cabling, product labeling. Support hardware engineers with thermal and airflow design to ensure PCBA and overall system reliability. Perform prototype thermal testing in house and at certified test laboratories. Support compliance engineers during their test procedures. Support customers and applications engineers with occasional field installation support and troubleshooting.

Design of global positioning systems and equipment used in the survey and GIS industries. Design of sheet metal, die castings, injection molded parts, cabling, connectors. Work concurrently with hardware engineers to package their PCBA designs effectively. Work with industrial designers to design ergonomic products with good customer appeal.