Andrew A. Lucas

Lyons, CO ***** 303-***-****

http://www.linkedin.com/in/aalucas acvgjm@r.postjobfree.com

Electro-Mechanical Engineer

Technical Leadership Project Management Organization Development

Intentional and accomplished electro-mechanical engineering leader with a passion for excellence and efficiency. Develop and communicate unique technology and products. Outfit supporting facilities and laboratory infrastructure to enable product design; skilled in facilities and laboratory creation from concept. Empower personnel and facilitate strong team mentality by providing vigorous support of continuous improvement and growth. Cross-functional electro-mechanical engineering and design, CAD, and FEA. Management experience in electronics, sensors and transducers, analytics, mechanics, and laser optics. Expert in developing suppliers and manufacturing partners worldwide. Successful project and program management across varied industries. Functionally fluent in multiple languages.

Professional Experience

CONTRADO, Pinewood Springs, CO 2014 to Current

Principal, Engineering and Management Contract Services

Consulting in operations and project management, implementing LEAN methodologies and efficiency/planning tools, and leading engineering and design efforts. Design for integration of sensors and transducers in industrial machines for automotive and aerospace industries automation. FEA and mold flow modeling.

WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, Longmont and Boulder, CO 2008 to 2014

Lead Engineer, Mechanical Engineering and Technology Development, HGST Division 2013 to 2014

Technical and project leadership of small and large form factor performance and elastic enterprise HDD engineering. Managed personnel, facilities, and capital planning and served as Technology development and LEAN implementation champion. Member of Intellectual Property Review Board and headed site IP mentoring team.

Precision electro-mechanical devices development and integration in products and lab environment.

Contributed to company growth and profit by expanding new product platform design and advanced technology development through smart hiring and devising workflow systems.

Delivered successful unique drive design functional demonstration, executing to an ambitious new product definition and design schedule.

Expanded capacity for new product validation testing, failure analysis, and technology development testing by developing 2 full lab facilities from scratch.

Lead Engineer, Mechanical Design, WDC Division 2008 to 2013

Led mechanical design of hard disk drive platforms, managing resources and activity across multiple site locations, serving as Acting Site Manager.

Advanced and improved product line and technology development by expanding group from site start-up to fully functioning team of capable and experienced engineers.

Several patents awarded in areas of disk pack balancing and helium retention.

Successful delivery of several high capacity, small form factor drive products for PC and consumer markets.

CONTRADO, Pinewood Springs, CO 2007 to 2008

Principal, Engineering and Management Contract Services

Contract project management, electro-mechanical engineering and design services. Customers included:

James Engineering – Design/engineering of automotive machinery and program/project management.

Niss Tech – Delivered robust hard disk drive mounting and environmental enclosure design.

DecaSun – Engineered innovative solar-electric panel energy focusing mechanisms.

InPhase Technologies – Developed mechanical design and production tooling solutions for holographic data storage drive and media systems.

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CORNICE CORPORATION, Longmont, CO 2002 to 2007

Lead Engineer, Mechanical Engineering, Special Operations, and Advanced Technology

Directed 1” platform HDD development and provided broad engineering support in cross-functional failure analysis, technology development, and unique testers / tools development. Drove customer integration efforts.

Increased Mechanical Engineering team’s capability from early prototyping to full product design and development with successful manufacturing launch.

Significantly improved technical manufacturing capability and product yield, training engineers and technicians and developing improved systems at Far East manufacturing site.

Led integration and qualification efforts with major world market customer, directly contributing to successful market launch of world’s 1st HDD enabled cell phones.

Opened major global market opportunity by leading innovative Drop Detect system (patent awarded) development with major MEMS sensor company.

Transformed product field reliability through specialized analysis support including microscopy, high speed video, vibration analysis, and consultation, exceeding 1.5 meter drop survivability goal.

Increased new product marketability through development of specialized sensors applications, including pressure, gyro, gravity, vibration, capacitance, and spacing loss effect technologies.

Implemented production failure analysis and rework disposition tracking systems, enabling rapid product improvement and customer feedback.

Additional Professional Experience

DATAPLAY, INC., Boulder, CO

Principal Engineer, Optical Drive Mechanical Architecture and Development Leadership

MAXTOR CORPORATION, Longmont, CO

Principal Engineer, Advanced Technology and Mechanical Development

Senior Staff Expatriate Engineer, Product Engineering and Factory Development Group

Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer, Transition Engineering Group

Engineering Manager, Mechanical Product Engineering

Staff Mechanical Engineer, 2.5” Drive Development Program

MICROPOLIS CORPORATION, Chatsworth, CA

Principal Engineer, 5.25” Drive Mechanical Development

STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Louisville, CO

Mechanical Engineer, Electrical / Laser Optics

Education and Professional Development

Electronics Engineering, Denver Institute of Technology, Denver, CO

Microbiology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Conversational in Italian and French languages, capable in German and Korean

Executive Leader, Volunteer Fire Chief/Fire-Medic, Emergency Services

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