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Sr. Lead Mechanical Design Engineer
Santa Barbara, CA
Nov 2013 - Present (11 years)
• Responsible for the mechanical design and product architecture of premium wireless high fidelity audio products
• Responsible for establishing best practices in mechanical design
• Represent the mechanical discipline in establishing best practices in the design of high-quality and high-volume products
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Sr. Product Design Engineer
Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 2012 - Oct 2013 (1 year 2 months)
• Responsible for leading cross-functional teams in the design and development of innovative climbing hardgoods and electronics products
• Designed a climbing hardgoods product while leading the cross-functional team in delivering ahead of schedule
• Led weekly engineering team discussions of engineering best-practices including conducting training on fundamental tolerance analysis techniques
• Brought in Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing training for the Design, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance teams and led the cross-functional implementation of improved design and development processes
• Developed a new, innovative illumination technology while doing detailed engineering design work and leading a cross-functional team in developing the new technology into a new product line
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Sr. Product Design Engineer
Apple, Inc
Jan 2006 - Jul 2012 (6 years 6 months)
• Led the product design team responsible for designing and delivering the 2012 iMac to production
• Led the product design team responsible for designing and delivering the Mid-2010 Mac Mini to production
• Led the product design team responsible for designing and delivering the 2009 Mac Mini to production
• Developed presentations of design analyses for communication to executive team, including Jonathan Ive, throughout the entire design and development process
• Coordinated design and development efforts with the cross-functional project team throughout the design, development, and early manufacturing processes to address Industrial Design, Mechanical, Reliability, Interconnect, Thermal, Acoustic, Manufacturing, Quality, and Marketing requirements
• Solved technical mechanical design and architectural challenges in products across the iPad, iMac, Mac Mini, Wireless Products, and Accessories product lines
• Enabled vendors to provide high-quality parts, subassemblies, and finished product through clear design documentation, clear communication of requirements and solid support on technical issues
• Designed, documented, and supported manufacture of plastic injection molded, machined, and sheetmetal components and subassemblies and PCB assemblies for the AppleTV (2007)
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Mechanical Design Engineer
NeuroPace, Inc
Nov 2000 - Jun 2006 (5 years 7 months)
• Designed plastic and sheetmetal components for Class III implantable neurostimulation devices
• Responsible for the industrial design, mechanical design, and management of manufacturing of two
external handheld "wand" units comprised of injection molded parts, CNC machined parts, cast parts,
wound coils, and PCB assemblies
• Developed, validated, and supported parallel-gap resistance weld and laser weld processes
• Managed Pro/E workstations, software upgrades, training, and provided mentoring for a team of seven
mechanical engineers
• Drafted and executed Verification and Validation test protocols for all mechanical aspects of products
• Designed and manufactured prototype components using the manual mill and lathe
• Designed and manufactured testing and assembly fixturing using the manual mill and lathe
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Mechanical Design Engineer
St. Jude Medical
Jan 2000 - Nov 2000 (10 months)
· Designed internal mechanical components for Class III implantable cardioverter defibrillators for manufacture by both machining and injection molding
· Supported manufacture of deep drawn titanium enclosure components