Mechanical Engineer Design

Andres Dandler

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******@*****************.*** mobile: 949-***-**** Trilingual business owner and mechanical design engineer with an Ivy-League education. Complete responsibility for sales, operations, client interface, and team management. Creative, energetic, and a team player. Proficient user and administrator of CAD, PDM, and PLM software packages to aid product development and operations. References available upon request. PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

& SKILLS

Star Product Design, LLC (previously Dandler Design, LLC) Founder The firm specializes in designing and developing medical devices (Class II and III) for clients in Southern California.

• Setup and operation of product-development systems: PDM, PLM, project collaboration, design controls, etc.

• Concept refinement, requirements documentation, project planning and scheduling

• Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, Packaging and Labeling Design

• Prototyping and hands-on experimentation

• Developing vendor relationships for successful production startup

• Clients are typically investor-backed startups, but we have also worked for established companies

Cardiac Science Corporation Senior Mechanical Engineer for a leading manufacturer of defibrillators

• Design of injection molded parts, rubber buttons, labels, windows, etc.

• Design parameters: water ingress, 1m drop test, high-voltage, etc.

• Integration of circuit boards and electronic components into an aesthetic vision defined by the industrial design

Meade Instruments Corporation Mechanical Design Engineer for world’s leading manufacturer of telescopes

Mechanical designer and project manager on a variety of projects, from small accessories to complete computerized telescopes. Traveled solo to facilitate production startup at plants in China and Mexico.

Irvine, CA

2007 - ongoing

Irvine, CA

2003 - 2008

Irvine, CA

1999 - 2003

EDUCATION &

AWARDS

Dartmouth College Thayer School of Engineering

Master of Engineering Management

• Herbert F. Darling Fellowship

Dartmouth College

B.A. in Engineering Sciences

• Grant from the Dickey Center for International Understanding Freie Universität Berlin

Dartmouth Advanced German Language Program

Hanover, NH

1999

Hanover, NH

1997

Berlin, Germany

Winter 1996

LANGUAGES &

INTERESTS

Fluent in written and oral English, Spanish, and German; lived internationally Avid amateur astronomer

Enthusiastic (albeit slow) runner

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