# Daniel Roberts

> Mechanical Engineering @ UC Berkeley | Product Design · Mechatronics · Data Analytics

Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/danielroberts

Hi! I’m Daniel, a junior at UC Berkeley studying Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Data Science. I am passionate about designing, creating, and implementing engineered and designed solutions that improve people's lives. Outside of that, I love to swim, try new food spots, and spend time with my cats!
Reach out to me at danielroberts@berkeley.edu

## Work Experience
### Product Design Engineer @ Sawyer Products
Jan 2026 – Present
• Leading concept development of a lifestyle water bottle integrating Sawyer’s hollow fiber filtration system; translated manufacturer constraints into CAD design requirements targeting $80-100 and competitive performance among similar products.
• Driving technical analysis of internal vs. external filtration architectures, evaluating flow path, leak prevention strategy, durability tradeoffs, and manufacturability; aligned design decisions with Sawyer’s 10+ year production standards and testing protocols.
• Conducting market & user research to define personas and inform ergonomic, aesthetic, and cost constraints for product positioning.

### Project Manager @ Invention Corps
Jan 2025 – Present

### Engineer & Design Consultant @ Invention Corps
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Berkeley, California, United States

### Mechanical Engineering Intern @ The Duckhorn Portfolio
Jan 2025 – Present
• Engineered ESG utility dashboards in Power BI to monitor electricity, water, CO₂, and solar metrics across 10+ production sites.
• Modeled evaporation-driven wine loss using sensor data & thermal equations, identifying $2M in annual savings & mitigation levers.
• Led a Flexim BTU meter trial to validate energy use, analyze insulation strategies, and quantify efficiency improvement opportunities.
• Standardized tools/workflows across 10 sites; ran time studies and identified ~30% throughput improvement opportunities.

### President @ Swim Club at Berkeley
Jan 2025 – Present
• Led a 150+ member swim team, directing training operations and fostering athlete development and team culture.
• Coordinated national competition logistics, leading the team to 3rd/130 teams nationally while managing travel & operations systems.
• Oversaw a 10-person officer board and secure $50,000+ annually through sponsorships, grants, and fundraising initiatives.

### Fundraising Chair @ Swim Club at Berkeley
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Berkeley, California, United States

### MechE: Undergraduate Researcher @ UC Berkeley College of Engineering
Jan 2025 – Present
• Designed & built an EM-shielded controlled enclosure to isolate single environmental factors for C. elegans flow-sensing experiments; targeted tight temperature & humidity tolerances.
• Integrated full experimental set-up enabling repeatable imaging inside shielding for controlled worm + particle-tracking trials.
• Built analysis workflow to convert microscopy time-series into flow vector fields, including tile stitching & displacement maps, supporting quantitative flow analysis under environmental conditions.

### Project Manager @ Fellow
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States
• Engineered an automated reliability fixture to standardize endurance testing across grinder units under controlled load conditions.
• Integrated stepper indexing, linear actuation, E-stop, and thermal/current sensing to detect stall/overheating failure modes in real time.
• Developed an ESP32–Raspberry Pi–MQTT system with Python dashboard for automated control, logging, and remote configuration.
• Executed endurance testing up to 5,500 cycles with 99% success rate, validating durability and delivering design recommendations.

### Engineer Design Consultant @ Café 15
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
• Redesigned Café 15’s Kinse subscription interface, boosting weekly meal order throughput by 30% and improving customer satisfaction.
• Led user research and usability testing to drive data-backed design decisions, ensuring accessibility and responsiveness across devices.

### Engineering UI/UX Desing Consultant @ Alison
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
• Redesigned Alison’s educator interface in Figma, adding dynamic rosters, forums, and messaging to streamline workflows for a 40M+ global user base.
• Delivered high-fidelity prototypes and final designs in collaboration with cross-functional teams, reinforcing client engagement and adoption.

### Assistant Operator Intern @ Ryan Mobile Bottling, L.P.
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Napa, California, United States
• Managed daily operation and relocation of mobile bottling equipment, overseeing $3M+ in product throughput and ~50K units/day.
• Led setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting of high-volume mechanical systems to ensure efficiency, safety, and quality compliance.
• Trained and mentored technicians, reinforcing SOPs and technical workflows to support reliable production across client sites.

### Senior Lifeguard/Swim Instructor @ City of Napa
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
• Certified lifeguard ensuring safety, enforcing protocols, and educating the public on water safety.
• Taught structured swim lessons for 100+ children, balancing group supervision with individualized instruction.
• Mentored junior aides and built communication skills by engaging swimmers, parents, and staff in a supportive environment.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/daniel-j-roberts-27bk

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Last updated: 2026-04-13