Education

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

2007-2011

Develop new products, accessories and appliances, to add to the existing product line, from ideation to production
Work with vendors to improve designs of existing products
Design, build and optimize prototypes
Create test plans for both designed parts and for new ingredients
Lead cross functional group to make decisions and get products to market

Take ownership of mechanical design through all phases of the product development cycle, including brainstorming, proof of concept, design for assembly, DFM, transfer to manufacturers
Work with cross function teams comprised of internal members, clients, other consultancies, vendors, and manufacturers to create designs which are ready for manufacture
Lead design team consisting of local members and members in China
Model complex surfaces to meet industrial design and technical requirements
Design in CAD (Solidworks), including master modeling, database management of large assemblies, and complex surfacing
Create 2D documentation; part drawings, GD&T, assembly procedures
Prototyping including rough form factor demonstrations, single mechanism/feature tests, and fully functional, aesthetic models
Scheduling and project management, including creating a budget and managing resources
Projects types included medical devices, robotics, and consumer appliances

Designed, fabricated, and assembled prototypes using various of manufacturing methods
Created detailed design and fabrication documentation
Led engineering efforts on complex, multidisciplinary projects
Created plans for roll out of features to bring manufacture and release timeline
Helped clients understand engineering tradeoffs and determine prioritization
Created a tolerance calculating tool and gave a team training
Project types included robotics, food service machines, and hospital equipment

Collaborate with interdisciplinary, international team to develop user-loved kitchen products
Create prototypes for validating iterations of designs for research and development testing, quality testing, and market testing
Develop designs for early stage products and tools
Oversee projects during engineering builds, including implementing design changes and overseeing builds at our China facility
Lead effort to hire and manage interns

Worked with team to design, deploy, commission, and run an award-winning pilot system of new desalination technology and to expand it to a full-sized commercial system
Calculated system requirements and created schematics
Created detailed design drawings for custom equipment
Worked with vendors to create designs and build deployable systems and source equipment, instruments, and piping
Worked with construction team to deploy system
Trained operators to run plant, continued to work with them to improve/optimize the system and operations
Developed drawing standards
Developed protocol to track work done on plants, ran meetings

Identified user requirements
Designed and implemented communication networks and control systems
Procured resources and materials within specified budgets and timelines
Programmed processes, safety protocols, and user interfaces in factory and laboratory environments
Provided technical support in the field from hardware and software
Authored user manuals and test documentation
Analyzed production techniques and layouts to improve reliability and work flow, and to increase production
Designed custom equipment