Engineering Injection Molding

James Yuichi Sato678-***-****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesysato **********@*****.***

Objective Statement

I am pursuing this position to fulfill my passion for robotics. During my employment with Coca-Cola Freestyle as a test engineer under the title of Engineering Technician, the fundamental necessity of robust manipulation and root cause analysis in engineering design emphasizes the importance of robotic systems engineering in all facets of modern engineering. Have a master’s degree in mechanical engineering with 6-year research experience and 1-year industry experience.

Latest Relevant Work Experience

Engineering Technician September 2018 – March 2019

Insight Global – Contract with Coca-Cola Freestyle – Atlanta, GA

Coordinated with design engineers to design testing procedures to validate design iterations.

Designed and fabricated fixtures to integrate prototype components for proof of concept design testing.

Recommended test protocol iteration to design and test engineers based upon product performance as well as testing requirements of engineers.

Provided design and testing data feedback to design engineers to improve dispenser designs.

Tested beverage quality of dispenser prototypes utilizing company standard testing procedures.

Skillsets

Design Software: Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk AutoCAD, Creo Parametric, EagleCAD, ANSYS (basic)

Programming: Python, C++, C#, Visual Basic, MATLAB, LabView, G-Code, Visual Studio, Microsoft 365 Suite

Software: Microsoft Project, NCPlot

Electronics: Circuit Design (basic), PCB Design (basic)

Machining: 3D Printing, CNC/CAM Machining, Woodwork, Metalwork, Injection Molding, Laser Cutting

Language: Conversational Japanese

Work Experience

Engineering Consultant - Self-Employed - Atlanta, GA May 2019 - Present

Performing engineering design work for startups in the metro Atlanta area.

Developing work portfolio to demonstrate engineering design capacity in mechanical, electrical, and programming design.

Document Control Coordinator - Shimizu North America - Atlanta, GA March 2019 - May 2019

Managed document exchange and communication between Shimizu and clients and contractors.

Captured and recorded changes in designs and specifications per client and engineering requests.

Supported administrative tasks of projects including cost change reports and design change reports.

Engineering Technician - Contractor with Coca-Cola Freestyle - Atlanta, GA September 2018 - March 2019

Coordinated with design engineers to design testing procedures to validate design iterations.

Designed and fabricated fixtures to integrate prototype components for proof of concept design testing.

Recommended test protocol iteration to design and test engineers based upon product performance as well as testing requirements of engineers.

Provided design and testing data feedback to design engineers to improve dispenser designs.

Tested beverage quality of dispenser prototypes utilizing company standard testing procedures.

Graduate Assistant - University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV August 2017 - May 2018

Managed laboratory courses in control and measurement systems.

Taught fundamental concepts in controls and measurements including PID and LQR control systems, 1st and 2nd order feedback and control, waveform approximation, and system optimization.

Evaluated performance of students’ laboratory and class coursework.

Advised students in career planning and coursework selection.

Developed basic kinematics programs for DRC-HUBO humanoid robot platform.

Utilized CNC to construct rigs for DRC-HUBO kinematic programs.

Project Lead - Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA September 2016 - June 2017

Articulated Ankle Brace with Adjustable Hyperelastic Mechanical Properties – Dr. Sorin Siegler

Led team to develop and prototype an ankle brace which allows mobility of user’s ankle during healing of sprain and strain injuries.

Validated supportive rigidization of ankle brace.

Maintained documentation and records and coordinated communications for team and interested parties.

Directed development of additional large displacement goniometer to augment biometric functionality to ankle brace.

FIRST Lego League Mentor - Peachtree Elementary - Peachtree Corners, GA August 2015 - May 2017

Formed and managed the FIRST Robotics Club for Peachtree Elementary.

Mentored 20 students annually from ages 8 to 11 in STEM fundamentals.

Maintained and submitted organization documents for robotics competitions.

Biomedical Engineering Researcher - Tohoku University - Sendai, Miyagi, Japan September 2014 - August 2015

Differentiating Elasticity of Layered Elastic Solids Utilizing Air Jets – Dr. Mami Tanaka

Conceptualized, created, and tested an air-jet based body imaging device to test hypothesis that air jet displacement can serve as viable alternative to conventional internal body imaging.

Project Lead - Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA July 2013 - January 2014

PCF8574 LEGO NXT Digital Interface Card – Drexel Autonomous Systems Lab

Designed and fabricated a serial digital input/output card for LEGO Mindstorm NXT based in PCF8574A DIP Circuit.

Maintained engineering design documents including Gerber fabrication models, component placement, photos, and videos.

Laboratory Manager - Drexel University - Pennsylvania, PA September 2013 - January 2014

Managed Drexel University Freshman Engineering Laboratory Course.

Maintained laboratory equipment requiring skills including circuit repair, software debugging, and robot repair.

Assisted classroom instruction through course presentations and lab advising.

Project Lead - Drexel University - Pennsylvania, PA October 2012 – June 2013

Open Source 3D Printer

Developed and implemented open source designs for cost-effective, high quality 3D printing.

Presented working prototype at 2013 Philly Robotics Expo.

Presented final prototype to Drexel’s engineering faculty.

Post-Secondary Education

Drexel University – M.S. Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 2012 – June 2017

Tohoku University – Junior Year Program in English – Sendai, Japan September 2014 – August 2015

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology – Exchange – Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong January 2014 – June 2014

Università Iuav di Venezia – Water Resource Engineering – Venice, Italy June 2016

Drexel University in Iceland – Exploring Creative Economies – Reykjavik, Iceland March 2017

Honors and Awards

Drexel Clarence Shoch Scholarship September 2015 – June 2017

Drexel University – Pennsylvania, PA

$12500/year scholarship.

Merit-based scholarship awarded based upon academic performance and essay explaining one’s stance upon the importance of ethical considerations in engineering.

Drexel University FIRST Robotics Scholarship September 2012 – June 2017

Drexel University – Pennsylvania, PA

$10000/year scholarship.

Merit-based scholarship based upon performance in the FIRST Robotics program.

Renewed annually by maintaining minimum 3.0 GPA at Drexel University.

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