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Manager, Mechanical Engineering
New York, NY
Jan 2019 - Present (5 years 7 months)
Manage a team of 3 mechanical engineers responsible for field failure analysis and resolution
FA, RCA, design & prototype, DFMEA, engineering validation
Simplify field assembly, improve design for BOM cost reduction, implement change control through Windchill
Define company-wide engineering problem solving process for product failures
Relaunch the Peloton Tread after product recall – responsible for domestic inventory rework and design change implementation in production overseas, engineering validation materials for regulatory (CPSC) approval
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Product Engineer
OXO
Mar 2013 - Dec 2018 (5 years 9 months)
• Product Engineering for high-end user friendly tools and gadgets
• Communication with oversea manufacturers
• Product Testing and Design Refinement comply with manufacturable features and cost efficiency
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Design Engineer/Industrial Design
Piramal Healthcare USA
Sep 2011 - Mar 2013 (1 year 6 months)
• Design lead in R&D engineering team
• Redesigning internal structure and external enclosure of medical equipment to reduce corporate costs and enable fast market application
• Recreating interactive product design to achieve user friendliness and faster hospital adoption
• Presenting tangible prototypes along with graphic user interface to teams and clients
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Co-Founder and Design Engineer
Vaccess Medical Inc
Sep 2010 - Jul 2011 (10 months)
Vaccess Medical Inc. is a Delaware corporation that designs and manufactures innovative medical devices used in cardiovascular procedures.
Vaccess Medical Inc. was founded by a collaborative team from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, McCormick School of Engineering, Feinberg School of Medicine, and School of Law.
News: 03/09/2011. Vaccess Medical Inc. has filed provisional patent for its new product Vaccess BullsEye.
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Design Researcher/Design Engineer
NaviAsia
Dec 2010 - May 2011 (5 months)
• Researched parent needs in child food market and child food preparation process
• Improved design through reducing material costs and improving user interactions
• Led engineering team from conceptualization to prototyping in other child care projects
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Student Project-Interaction Design
NIKE (NIKE+ Fuel Band)
Jan 2011 - Mar 2011 (2 months)
• Developed Application Conceptualization for a new technology with students and designers
• Conducted field studies to gain valuable insights and feedbacks
• Created tangible prototype along with simulation social games to present to clients
• Incorporated Nike+ FuelBand into existing game console contributing to the final design of Nike+ FuelBand/XBOX digital sport platform
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Student Project-Product Innovation
Procter and Gamble(P&G “Always” Product, )
Sep 2010 - Dec 2010 (3 months)
• Implemented ethnography research method to develop an emotional and functional theme model analyzing user demographics
• Explored brand position and redefined brand image to increase product sales and enhance customer loyalty
• Presented package designs along with synthesized framework and storyboard
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Film Production Intern
Digital Media Studio of BUPT
Oct 2009 - Apr 2010 (6 months)
• Wrote film script with an assigned theme to including sketching out scene settings
• Filmed clay character motions and applied 24-frame film technology in a student team
• Created background in Adobe Photoshop and executed film version in Adobe Premiere
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Internship
China Unicom
Jul 2009 - Aug 2009 (1 month)
• Set up structure and communication process of server-network, CDMA infrastructure, and maintenance requirements
• Analyzed error codes to determine system problems and reported them to the appropriate maintenance department