Product Designer, Touch and Sensing Hardware – Apple
Mar|2022 - Present
Cross-functionally own engineering issues from prototyping through mass production
Lead FA and DOE’s to identify root cause(s) and mitigation plans
Message engineering plan and challenges to executives
Set engineering specifications and validation plan for critical components
Work with international vendors on mass production ramp up
Own and maintain mechanical design documentation: CAD, drawings, assembly process, specifications
Hololens Mechanical Engineer – Microsoft
Jun|2020 - Present
US Army IVAS (Integrated Visual Augmentation System) Program Accessory Team:
Responsible engineer for PCBA, RF, FPC subsystems in full product cycle:
Drove design and trade studies for integration into deck-of-cards sized form factor
Designed with critical shock, thermal, and ingress challenges
Provided documentation and owned DFM and relationship with foreign suppliers
Prepped lab technicians for integration and put out fires
Designs were made with cost vs time tradeoffs as well as mass production goals in mind
Hardware R&D:
Managed multiple lower quantity, shipping projects simultaneously as the ME DRI
Support EE and software hardware design and fabrication needs
Hololens Mechanical Design Intern – Microsoft
Jun – Sept|2019
Designed and prototyped fixtures and tools for assembly of the Hololens, considering both function and manufacturability
Designed parts in Creo and managed them in Windchill
Given an end goal, researched, recommended, and executed a solution to realize that goal
Drove the structural design in the Eye Controlled Hospital Bed Hackathon Team, improving stability from the previous design
Stress Analysis Intern – Northrop Grumman Corp.
Jun – Aug|2018
Performed stress analysis on aircraft brackets and prepared reports for calculated margins of safety including tension clip, plastic bending, vibration effects
Prepared curve fits to automate material properties charts, reducing error and time to get different constants and factors
Supported revival of outdated NASTRAN bulk test data into Excel
F-35 Support Equipment (SE) Intern – Northrop Grumman Corp.
Jun – Aug|2017
Supported SE production contract through:
Remarking engineering technical drawings in CATIA for F35 variant SE items releasable to foreign country suppliers
Assisting in Engineering Evaluation Tests that checked for product conformance to spec.
Undergraduate Research Assistant - UC Berkeley, Prof. Savas' Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
Jan|2017 – 2018
Under Daniel Grieb, assisted in drag reduction study on hydrophobic coating and micro-channels by:
Preparing different testing concepts and contacting suppliers for quotes
Set up and troubleshot strain gage wheatstone bridges
Under Rachael Hager, investigated formation of water droplets in turbulent flows using Particle Imaging Velocimetry
F-35 Courseware intern – Northrop Grumman Corp.
Jun – Aug|2016
Evaluation of Training System Courseware development through:
Analyzing and developing performance metrics for 20,000+ comments
Identifying areas for process improvements, training opportunities, and corrections
Scheduled and tracked earned value progress
F-35 Courseware intern – Northrop Grumman Corp.
Jun – Aug|2015
Increased efficiency between different design teams in the T-X program by:
Ensuring clear integrated product team communication in the T-X program through facilitating meetings, and maintaining ITAR compliance
Increasing program requirements awareness and assisting in risk reduction trade studies