Objective:
Mechanical Design Engineer with seven years experience of bringing product to market. Seeking to provide creative, functional solutions for bringing design concepts to reality, while fully considering the entire development process and product lifecycle.
Mechanical Design Engineer with seven years experience of bringing product to market. Seeking to provide creative, functional solutions for bringing design concepts to reality, while fully considering the entire development process and product lifecycle.
Experience:
Sr Design Engineer: Ximedica, Minneapolis MN,
March 2021 - Present
Design Engineer: Ximedica, Minneapolis MN,
October 2015 — March 2021
Ximedica is an national design firm focused on bringing medical devices from first concept to product launch.
Primary Tasks Include:
Design novel solutions to the problems our clients bring to us, focusing on manufacturability, innovation,
speed, and reliability.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously, while interfacing with Mechanical Engineers, Industrial Designers,
Electrical Engineers, and other disciplines to ensure all elements of a project come together into a
manufacturable solution that solves the clients needs.
Create complex surface models, and implement master modeling techniques to create flexible CAD
databases quickly.
Participate in concept generation seasons with multidisciplinary teams to find innovative solutions for
our clients.
Patents: EP3547964A1, EP3624739A1, USD845490, USD845489
Mechanical Design Engineer: Osterhout Design Group, San Francisco, CA,
March 2014 — February 2015
ODG is a technology company headquartered in San Francisco, CA, working to bring Augmented Reality to the industrial and consumer market. As a Mechanical Design Engineer, I was responsible for designing product, working with vendors both locally and overseas to bring these designs to mass production. I also acted as the lead mechanical engineer to bring the preproduction design of ODG’s Consumer Glasses to CES 2015.
Primary Tasks Include:
Designing family products, that share common design elements, along with interchangeable components, using master model techniques.
Working with both local, and overseas vendors to bring devices to mass production, including turn-key production.
Design devices to meet Mil Spec and IP-67 ratings.
R&D Engineer: ApniCure Inc. Redwood City, CA,
September 2012 — October 2013
Apnicure is a California based medical device company focused on developing and commercializing novel home-use devices incorporating a proprietary platform technology called Oral Pressure Therapy (OPT) for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other sleep related disorders. As a part of the Apnicure R&D team, I designed next generation solutions for the Winx System. Utilizing my surface modeling and product development skills, we designed, prototyped, ran verification testing, and brought new designs in clinical trial. Using small scale, in-house production methods, we are able to quickly manufacture and test many design iterations to rapidly bring designs to clinical.
Primary Tasks Include:
Designing Prototype Mouthpieces with SolidWorks Surfacing, for the Winx Sleep System using a variety of soft and rigid materials.
Designing injection mold tooling for the in-house injection molder, and testing fixtures for Verification Testing.
Writing and executing FDA standard Verification Testing Protocols, and other supporting documentation such as Testing Reports, Manufacturing Process Instructions, Device
History Reports, Equipment Qualifications, Notebook Studies, and Equipment and Component Specifications.
Building and testing new mouthpiece designs for clinical use.
Sr. Design Engineer: Bogdan Co, Palo Alto, CA,
January 2008 — September 2012
Bogdan Co is a turn-key design and engineering firm specializing in the telecommunications industry. As a Sr. Design Engineer, I serve as project manager and lead engineer during the design and development process for multiple, simultaneous projects for a variety clients.
Including: Juniper Networks, Digital Loggers Inc., Rad-icon Imaging, Sciton Imaging, and AiLive.
Primary Tasks include:
Research and analyze current market trends. Develop aesthetics and engineering designs for the functionality and manufacturing of products for the telecommunications, medical and consumer industries.
Take products from concept to preparation for manufacturing, including industrial and graphic design, engineering, prototyping and documentation.
Prepare part designs for various manufacturing processes. Such as, injection molding, cast urethane and sheet metal, CNC.
Design, model and render all components in SolidWorks CAD.
Design Contractor: Speck Design, Palo Alto, CA,
August 2008 — November 2008
Primary Tasks Include:
Participated in Marketing, Design and Sales cross-functional teams to develop the company’s visual identity incorporating it into all levels of business.
Partnered with Designers in all areas of product development, model making and mock-ups.
Worked with clients on product graphics
Design Intern: Speck Design, Palo Alto, CA,
February 2008 — August 2008
Primary Tasks Include:
Designed and constructed a permanent exhibit to showcase designs in the company headquarters.
Assisted Designers in model making, mock-ups, presentations and other tasks.
Industrial Design Internship: 3M SEMS Division, St. Paul, MN,
June 2006 — August 2006
Received the 'Going the Extra Mile' (GEM) award from 3M management.
Responsible for designing aesthetics and user interfaces for “smart library systems, testing them in the human factors lab and presenting my findings with the refined designs to the project division heads.
Produced concepts, renderings and presentation models for the Marketing Department.
Responsible for heading up the initial style research, and assisting on form generation with the Design Team.
Education:
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY September 2003 — May 2007
BFA Industrial Design with Honors
AAS Graphic Design with Honors
Concentration in Environmental Studies
GPA: 3.460
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY September 2003 — May 2007
BFA Industrial Design with Honors
AAS Graphic Design with Honors
Concentration in Environmental Studies
GPA: 3.460
Skills and Training:
Digital
Proficient in: SolidWorks (surfacing, sheet metal, solid modeling, rendering), Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Microsoft Office, Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems
Physical
3D Sketching, Design Research, Sourcing, Verification Testing, Model Making, Rapid Prototyping, Project Management, Brainstorming, Rapid Idea Generation, Sewing, Typography and Page Layout
Digital
Proficient in: SolidWorks (surfacing, sheet metal, solid modeling, rendering), Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Microsoft Office, Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems
Physical
3D Sketching, Design Research, Sourcing, Verification Testing, Model Making, Rapid Prototyping, Project Management, Brainstorming, Rapid Idea Generation, Sewing, Typography and Page Layout