# Hyon Bae > Mechanical Engineer Location: Oakland, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/hyon ## Work Experience ### Mechanical Engineer @ Axon Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Founder @ Ancilla Jan 2017 – Jan 2023 | Oakland, California, United States Ancilla, LLC is a ME Design Consulting and Prototype Services company. Clients included well-known companies, such as, Google, Snap, Bowers & Wilkins, to numerous successful startups from the San Francisco Bay Area. ### VP of Engineering @ CocoTerra Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Palo Alto, California, United States Cocoterra is a startup developing a fully automated chocolate machine to make chocolate from “bean to bar” at home. ►Coordinated all facets of Product Design: SW, EE, and ID. ►Designed and prototyped all mechanical facets of the product. ### Senior Product Designer @ Nest Labs Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Palo Alto, California, United States Nest Labs is a home automation company manufacturing sensor-driven, Wi-Fi-enabled, self-learning thermostats, smoke detectors and cameras. ►Button mechanism redesign of 3rd generation thermostat ►Quantified "click feel" and implemented QA testing and production QA procedures at manufacturing plant. ►Custom 20 pin connector design ►Achieved improved performance with less exotic resin materials with lower costs ### Senior Mechanical Engineer @ GoPro Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | San Mateo, California, United States GoPro is the market leader in personal action digital cameras. ►Dual Hero System (3D action video Camera). Functional at 10 meters water depth. ►Wi-Fi Remote Control. -Redesigned product Architecture. -Functional at 10 meters water depth. -Extensive Instron analysis for quantifying dome switch feel ### Senior Mechanical Engineer @ Livescribe Inc. Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Oakland, California, United States Livescribe is a developer of smart pens that record and link audio to handwriting. ►Completed mechanical redesign of the new generation pen in 4 weeks ►Passed mechanical DVT with soft tooled parts within 8 weeks of start of project ►New design reduced mechanical COGs over 30% over the previous design ### Senior Mechanical Engineer @ Function Engineering, Inc. Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 | Palo Alto, California, United States Function Engineering is a Mechanical Engineering Consultancy in Palo Alto California. Major clients include: Apple, Google (Android), Cisco, Microsoft, Disney. Worked on client projects for Apple, Google, Kodak, and other well-known clients. ### Chief Technology Officer @ Innotz Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 | Seoul, South Korea Manufacturer of OEM Mobile Phones, Innotz is a listed company in South Korea (KOSPI). Led the transition of core business from OEM mobile phone manufacturing to Bluetooth products. Was directly responsible for all facets of the business. From market research, product development, manufacturing, to sales. ►Completed 6 Bluetooth products in 18 months ►Awarded ODM business from Visteon Corporation to provide a Multimedia Bluetooth Car Kit ### Founder @ ANCILLA SYSTEMS Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 | Seoul, South Korea A Bluetooth technologies start-up. Developed Bluetooth products and applications. The products and technologies were recognized as being unique and advanced in the industry. Large automotive electronics companies; such as, Blaupunkt, Delphi, and Visteon took interest. ►Signed ODM deal with Visteon for Bluetooth Telematics ►Signed a MOU with Jabil for licensing Bluetooth hands-free technology ►Business acquired by Innotz, a public company in South Korea ►Responsible for Mechanical Engineering of all projects ### Chief Technology Officer @ Youngbo Engineering Jan 1999 – Jan 2003 | Seoul, South Korea Youngbo Engineering is the largest supplier of OEM accessories for Samsung Mobile Phones. Annual revenues exceed US$100 million. ►Founding member ►Awarded ODM hands-free business from Samsung ►Awarded ODM Bluetooth business from Samsung ►Responsible for Mechanical Engineering of all projects ### Mechanical Engineer @ Function Engineering, Inc. Jan 1997 – Jan 1999 | Palo Alto, California, United States Function Engineering is a Mechanical Engineering Consultancy in Palo Alto California. Major clients include: Apple, Google (Android), Cisco, Microsoft, Disney. Worked on client projects for Apple, Silicon Graphics, and TiVo. ### Director of Strategic Planning @ Advanced Mobile Solutions Jan 1995 – Jan 1997 | Moraga, California, United States Advanced Mobile System is an ODM supplier for Motorola Cellular Subscriber Group. Advanced Mobile Solutions designed and manufactured battery chargers for Star Tac and Elite phones. ►Planned and setup a 20,000 sq. ft. R&D facility with in-house prototyping shop, DVT and EVT labs. ►Planned and setup a manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico. ### Mechanical Engineer @ Advanced Mobile Solution Jan 1993 – Jan 1995 Advanced Mobile System was an ODM supplier for Motorola Cellular Subscriber Group. Advanced Mobile Solutions designed and manufactured battery chargers for Star Tac and Elite phones. Experienced growth from $5 million in annual sales to $50 million in 18 months. Key Achievements ►Lead mechanical design for Motorola Star Tac Battery Charger ►Responsible for all aspects of product development, including meetings with client to numerous trips to Asia to setup production ►Sales of the Star Tac Battery Charger exceeded over 200K per month ►Responsible for production liaison with OEM factories in Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand ## Education ### Mechanical Engineering California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hyon-bae-5049701b --- Source: https://flows.cv/hyon JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/hyon/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13