Experience
2025 — Now
San Francisco, California, United States
2022 — 2025
• Led product development engineering at Series-A
startup in smart-home air quality
• Led international, distributed team including both FTEs and
contractors in ME, EE, firmware, industrial design
• Shipped 2 new air purifier products, including Air Mini (Esquire 2024 Best Gadget winner)
• Established & led cross-functional team to drive warranty and continuous quality
improvement efforts
2017 — 2022
Cupertino, CA
TECHNOLOGY & DESIGN
• Drove PD team in product concept development, tech selection &
system architecture for first-of-kind devices with novel user interactions.
• Drove cross-functional teams in developing proof-of-concepts for multiple new sensing technologies to enable products with new user interactions
• Spearheaded team in developing innovative analytic ergonomic
predictions and computational geometry techniques critical to defining key product geometry (chassis, lens, cushion, headband) for Vision Pro
• Sr. Engineer responsible for developing prescription insert lenses for Vision Pro
• Published over 25 patents to date
LEADERSHIP & PEOPLE
• Managed team of 6 engineers and led intern program for PD team
• Established specialty PD team for ergonomic design within Vision Pro group
• Established PD team for user-interaction development within Vision Pro group
2013 — 2017
2013 — 2017
Cupertino, CA
• Lead PD engineer for multiple generations, designs, & styles
bands for Apple Watch including Milanese Loop and Hermès
collaboration. Developed products from concept to production
with volume >10M
• Extensive work with suppliers and contract manufacturers across
more than 7 countries. Frequent travel to Asia to support
development & production
• High volume experience across manufacturing techniques
including: CNC, compression & injection molding, magnets, MIM,
stamping, laser welding, PVD coating, plating
2009 — 2013
Lead engineer for state-of-the-art, climate research instruments
for aircraft and field deployment. Introduced 2 new products to
market.
Key Products:
Humidified Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer (HTDMA) - Lead engineer responsible for preliminary CFD modeling, mechanical design, developed control and data acquisition software
Scanning Electrical Mobility Analyzer (SEMS) - Provided continuing manufacturing support and design development for aerosol sizing instrument
Counterflow Virtual Impactor (CVI) - Fluid modeling of aircraft sampling probe, component design, developed data acquisition and control software
Education
University of California, Davis