NTI Product Design Engineer, wearables

• Lead engineer and first engineering hire for Velo3D’s XC 1MZ program, a large capacity powder bed laser fusion 3D printer

• Companywide CAD/Agile PLM admin responsible for troubleshooting, installing and introducing new customizations

• Ideated and developed a new build chamber capable of 600mm dia by 1000mm prints in various metal alloys, capable of micron level resolution while supporting 3000kg+ of metal powder

• Designed a powder recovery system consisting of a custom glove box and 400L capacity vacuum capable of unpacking a print in a fully inert environment increasing overall printer throughput by up to 20%

• Worked closely with manufacturing during assembly and supported customers onsite during tool bring up

• Responsible for initial concept design based on basic design requirements, detailed design and mechanical drawing generation, sourcing, implementation and testing, assembly specification, and manufacturing support throughout product lifecycle

• Supported multiple system level products as design engineering authority making final decisions on product roadmaps

• Designed and implemented a new wafer pedestal which increased uniformity by doubling the number of heater zones, added wafer edge/bellow purge capability, and reduced RF impedance changes during process steps

• Redesigned an existing vacuum chamber sealing door to improve manufacturability/assembly while reducing cost 25%

• Took initiative to design an in-situ wafer leveling system for etch chambers improving on wafer uniformity and creating a new process control knob to tune radial uniformity

• Design/manufacturing experience with actuators, gas panels, process gas delivery, RF plasma chambers, electro-mechanical devices in vacuum, chemical/plasma resistant coatings

• Designed and built a self-contained, food-safe, automated appliance to dispense a predetermined amount of spice

• Created a unique mechanism that can reliably dispense any spice with 1/12 teaspoon resolution and 90% accuracy

• Led the design process, including prototyping, testing, and analysis, while constrained by size and cost

• Managed client expectations and created aesthetically pleasing designs with design for manufacturability in mind