Micco Wu

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

• 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

• 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

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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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