Working with the Executive, Product, Marketing, FW, GSM, Safety/Compliance, and Operations teams to define requirements and parameters of current and future products, while navigating an extremely challenging Safety and Regulatory environment.

Managing four multi-site Engineering teams supporting several EV product lines of battery-operated electric scooters and bicycles, batteries, and battery charging infrastructure, designed for a harsh outdoor environment.

Recruiting, leadership, resource allocation, mentoring, and team performance evaluation.

Evaluated technical, organizational, budgetary resources, and market demands to accommodate multiple stakeholders across the company ecosystem.

Managing engineering development, design quality, and process validation programs, including approval of test plans and product acceptance criteria.

Defining and driving rapid design, prototyping, and testing cycles to reduce and manage product delivery risks.

Defining and executing new approaches for CM management within the current business environment.

Responsible for all aspects of concept, architecture, design, development, testing, and manufacturing of innovative smart infusion device.

As a first engineering employee of early startup lead and directed hiring of the HW and ME engineering teams.

Investigated and tested feasibility of the initial founders idea. Designed apparatus and developed testing procedures leading to the establishing breakthrough technology, resulting in two awarded patents for a unique Liquid infusing device and method.

Created an architecture of the first of it’s kind Portable Coffee brewer/infuser and executed detailed design based on challenging set DFA/DFM tradeoffs.

Set up procedures and documentation practices across the teams throughout the development lifecycle.

Proposed and executed a timeline based on a set of milestones and deliverables.

Led cross-functional efforts and coordination between Operations, Manufacturing, Program Management.

Setup and supervised all Validation, Safety, Reliability and Certification testing

Selected and served as a primary contact for CMs and both domestic and overseas. suppliers.

Ensured the launch of the first company product on schedule and at the target BOM cost.

Joining early stage startup as a Director of PD, has lead the formation and growth of the engineering team, while developing and successfully launching into mass production an innovative Smart oven.

Working closely with EE, FW, SW, Manufacturing, Compliance, Culinary, and R&D teams resolved several unique engineering and interdisciplinary challenges to allow the execution of the demanding product requirements and business strategy.

Established engineering processes for CAD, documentation, design reviews and personnel management within the ME/PD department.

Overseeing input and deliverables from outside ID, PD, UX, reliability and quality consultants.

Supervising and approving an ongoing testing and design verification experiments for critical elements of the product to ensure data and results driven approach to the resolution of the technical problems.

Evaluated, qualified, and selected CM partners. Oversaw an initial quotations and DFM proposals, as well as ongoing quality, process and cost improvements.

Visited and audited every significant vendor, provided on-site support, assembly line setup, and training on every stage of production from kick-off to MP.

Cooperating with Product, Marketing, Business teams, developing the Roadmap for future product lines. Driving and supporting development of next product PRD and going to market schedule and strategy.