· BSME with 5+ yr

2006 - Present: Mechanical Engineer, Sea Tel, Concord, CA.
(Manufacturer of stabilized antenna platforms for TV, phone and data systems installed primarily on boats).

· Designs and engineers components and assemblies.

· Writes ECOs, manufacturing and ISO procedures.

· Approves designs, ECOs, drawings including GD&T.

· Researches alternative materials, components, processes and methods.

2005 - 2006: Administrative Project Planner, Sea Tel, Concord, CA.

· Planned and administered engineering development projects.

· Wrote ECOs, manufacturing and ISO procedures.

· Coordinated the company’s successful ISO re-certification.

· Researched WEEE and RoHS and developed a company position statement.

2004 - 2005: Drafter Sea Tel, Concord, CA.

· Generated and updated AutoCAD 2000 and Solidworks drawings.

· Implemented ECO changes to BoMs and other documentation.

2001 - 2003: Manufacturing Engineer Curtis Instruments, PMC Division, Livermore, CA.
(Manufacturer of custom electric motor controllers used in golf carts, mobility aids, and forklift trucks.)

· Partnered with electrical, mechanical, software and QA engineers to develop, sustain and improve products.

· Planned and defined production processes, estimated labor costs and predicted manpower requirements.

· Wrote ISO procedures and manufacturing method sheets, (developed picture-friendly PowerPoint format).

· Trained production workers, leads in new methods and equipment.

· Checked production drawings for manufacturability, tolerance stacks; evaluated first article samples.

· Wrote and reviewed engineering change notices, (ECNs).

1995 - 2001: Operations Coordinator/Manufacturing Engineer Curtis Instruments, PMC Division, Dublin, CA.

· Gave mechanical engineering support to manufacturing.

· Made manpower predictions, prepared expense and capital budgets, planned facility layouts, designed packaging, contract manufacturer interface.

1993 - 1995: Design Engineer, ZMI, Danville, CA (contract basis)

· Automotive cruise control project for a group of investors.

· Lead a cross-functional team to develop the electronics and control software, including FMEA.

· Low cost electro-mechanical actuator design. Injection molded plastic, stamped and die cast metal parts.

· Design for manufacture (DFM) via reduced parts counts and use of stock v. custom parts.

1991 - 1993: Senior Engineer, Joalto Design Inc., Pacifica, CA (left due to funding problems)

· Entrepreneurial start-up environment selling a safety-related concept to the automotive industry.

· Designed systems and details, re-designed gearbox, wrote patent submissions.

· Assisted in presentations at most of the domestic and import automotive manufacturers.

· Provided on-site customer support at Ghia, (Turin).

1985 - 1991: Project Engineer, Zemco Group Inc., San Ramon, CA (co folded)

· Tier 1 automotive supplier and high volume manufacturer, designed in US, built in Taiwan.

· Low cost electro-mechanical design with injection molded plastic and stamped metal parts.

· Gathered customer requirements from automotive importers such as Nissan, Mitsubishi.

· Developed product specifications, did FMEAs, then lead a cross-functional team to deliver the product.

· Complete product cycle management from initial customer contact through design and development, validation, customer acceptance and on-going program maintenance. E.g. the Nissan VSS and Mitsubishi alarm systems.

· Applied DFM principles to reduce cost of high volume vacuum servo valves and a Chrysler vacuum actuator.

· Developed a "universal" hardware strategy to prevent installation kit proliferation.

· Wrote and illustrated installation manuals, trained installers, made an installation video.

EDUCATION – 4-year degree in Mechanical Engineering - Brunel University, England.
TOOLS - MS-Excel, MS-Project, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Word, AutoCAD, Solidworks, Mathcad.