• Managed Mechanical Engineering team across multiple locations, ensuring best design practices and driving manufacturability for Smartphones, Tablets, and 3D Camera (Intel RealSense).

• Led Mechanical Design and Architecture, delivering Intel-powered Smartphone for EU Carrier and award-winning tablet design for Tier-1 OEM.

• Expanded team size, enhanced skills, and drove Product and ID for new incubated group within Intel.

• Led Product Design, Development, and HW Architecture (RF Antenna, LDC, Battery, PCB, Layout) for future Smartphones at HP Palm.

• Managed PD teams to drive aggressive Industrial Design fit, finishes, and technologies.

• Ensured product design met DFX requirements and coordinated with JDM and cross-functional teams.

• Designed and developed creative ideas for Audio & Video Unit (MP3 music players) to meet Industrial Design challenges.

• Conducted FMEA, DFM, DOE, testing, and feasibility studies to ensure product quality and performance.

• Selected/Audited overseas partners and drove OEM/ODMs to meet design expectations with aggressive schedules.

• Supervised tooling design, assembly lines, ramp-up risk assessment.

• Coordinated with Industrial Design and Program Management for successful product launches (from Concept to Product Launch).

• Led the Product Development Team at Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corp (Viaspace) in Pasadena, California, overseeing design, prototyping, testing, and implementation of fuel cell cartridge generation.

• Ensured product designs met IEC standards for safety and interchangeability, utilizing FMEA, tolerance analysis, and FEA for optimal design selection.

• Managed a global team of design engineers and OEM partners to achieve program milestones and deliverables.

• Collaborated with IP legal counsels on inventing and co-inventing new technologies and represented the company worldwide.

• Led the mechanical development of a new modular stand-alone ink jet printer, utilizing HP80 printing technology.

• Managed the Manufacturing Team for MICR and ink jet printers, ensuring quality and manufacturability.

• Defined and conducted optimization tests, including DOE and failure analysis for continuous performance improvement.