• Familiarity with injection molding, extrusion, stamping and CNC machining.

• Coordinated between customers and vendors to put the original design into mass production.

• Negotiated with multiple vendors to determine the best deals for items per specific order.

• Familiarity with various CNC machine centers.

• Created the machine 3D models for verification and simulation.

• Modified and assembled machine models using SolidEdge and Vega.

• Verify the performance of machine models.

• Generated 20 ideas based on the interviews and observations.

• Prototyped top 3 concepts for further market research and customer survey.

• Designed the mold of a small-volume plastic gear for a running robot. Gained hands-on experience in 3D printing and micromachining.

• Hand casted the mold of the gears using silicone.

• Familiarity with injection molding method to make well-toleranced gears.

• Designed the metrology process to evaluate the quality of the gears.

• Designed and machined a base part for the metrology process to evaluate the quality of the gears.

• Generate 20 ideas based on the analysis of the interviews and observations.

• Designed the ergonomic laptop case using Solidworks.

• Built the medium fidelity prototype of the case using Laser Cutting with acrylic.