Lead Mechanical & Industrial Designer for two flagship hardware programs.

Took AI Edge Compute Hardware programs from concept sketch to mass production.

Architected a bespoke AI edge appliance from initial concept sketching to final CAD. Wore both ID and ME hats to create a "futuristic yet approachable" brand aesthetic.

Optimized thermal performance via CFD airflow modeling, hand calculations, and thermal chamber testing.

Rapid Iteration: Led 5 ground-up system redesigns in 18 months, bringing up production lines in Asia and the US.

Ruggedized Engineering: Conducted rigorous structural FEA to minimize weight/cost and ensure survival under seismic, snow, and wind loads for the 175lb assembly.

Led Product Design team in charge of exterior cladding and panels.

Managed Solidworks assembly and BOM with several hundred parts, dozens of collaborators.

Created drawing packages using GDT best practices per ASME Y14.5 2018 and ASME Y14.41 2019.

Led an ingress testing campaign to resolve mission-critical field failures in Gen1 product.

Coordinated with dozens of stakeholders across ME, ID, EE, and executive teams to deliver a body panel system design in <4 months.

Launched 5 product SKUs in 3 years

Deep dives on reliability testing, thermal design, tolerances, and vendor management.

Onboarded overseas vendors, negotiated pricing, and started production during a pandemic

Helped build out Samsara’s Rel test suite; focus on vibration, impact, and thermal testing

Onboarded and mentored/managed junior team members

Technical deep dives on heat transfer, camera fields of view, tolerance analysis, costing

Went from NX novice to managing multiple assemblies within 6 months

Responsible for mechanical design of Orion’s flagship product.

Worked extensively with Contract Manufacturers based in China. Drove mechanical timelines and quality control, traveled to support each factory build, developed and maintained vendor relationships.

Owned mechanical design from start to finish. ID, mechanical architecture, EVT/DVT/PVT/MP ramp.

Determined mechanical testing and reliability requirements. Tested and revised to meet strict impact and IP requirements.

Scrum Mastered 60% of Orion’s Engineering team. Shaped team structure, wrote best practices, and trained new Scrum Masters.

Engineering Lead for flagship client projects built domestically and overseas.

Designed and built looks-like-works-like prototypes for Fortune 500 companies.

Spearheaded interdisciplinary product development efforts across ME, EE, ID, firmware and software teams.

Managed overseas CMs during client product launches, including travel to Asia.

Estimated schedule and budget, wrote proposals for $1M+ projects.

Served as Mindtribe’s resident expert on lightpipe and lightguide design.

Wrote blog posts featured in Fortune, Business Insider, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, and others.

Wrote “best practices” guides for ME/EE process integration, brainstorms and design reviews, sheet metal design, CM evaluation, and vendor release drawings.