Product Development Mechanical Engineer

SUMMARY:

Vast knowledge and extensive engineering experience in product development from concept through manufacturing across various industries including oil, automotive, aerospace, bio-medical, optics, energy storage and software. Managed cross-functional and cross-divisional design teams; with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Have an in-depth knowledge of metals and engineering plastics as well as various fabrication processes. Proficient in computer aided design including Finite Element Analysis & Computational Fluid Dynamics tools to aid in simulation of product development's viability, reliability and robustness (static, thermal, fluids, dynamic, fatigue and kinematic simulations) meeting and exceeding various regulatory agencies such as ISO, CSA and DIN. Recognized as having an entrepreneurial spirit with acute business development skills; adept at managing multiple projects and establishing strong client and partner relationships; innovative, self-starter with a passion for success.

EXPERIENCE:

Sigma S4 Consulting Bend, OR & San Diego, CA 05/04/2015 – present

Providing R&D engineering support to various clients and partners utilizing CAE tools (CAD FEM: CFD & FEA) Cfdesign, Pro/E, Creo, Solidworks. Facilitator, trainer and mentor to younger engineers.

Sigma S4 = (Simulation*Support*Service*Solutions)

Motto: What's product Development without Simulation?

Client list:

Seeo, Inc. San Diego, CA – Redesigned Alpha3-XL lithium-Ion battery pack: structural, thermal & fluid flow simulation support on next generation Cell technology. Provided updated CAD and 2D-drawing data for new module Pak design per analysis results.

Double-Press Manufacturing. Madras. OR – Finite element analysis on various parts and components. Provided solutions to mitigate stress and deformation issues on top level assembly.

Qnergy: Ogden, UT – Analyzing and improving a new generation Stirling Engine. Heat transfer optimization using CFD to exceed requirements.

SEEO, Inc. Rancho Bernardo, CA 11/16/2012 - 05/01/2015

A solid-state Li-ion battery technology based on nanostructure solid polymer electrolyte - DryLyte™

Mechanical Engineering Manager:

Designed, developed, analyzed, tested & fabricated the Alpha3 - 1.6kWh modular battery pack - with very high Specific Energy and Energy Density. Utilized advanced composites materials and thermal management techniques to keep cells operating at optimal charge and discharge performance. Best weight to strength ratio.

Developed and fabricated: Single Module Thermal Chamber (SMTC) - for testing and demonstration of Alpha3 product performance.

Developed a family of scalable stationary energy storage concepts: 28kWh, 57kWh and 114kWh.

Designed and analyzed an 80 kWh automotive concept - Thermal, and structural analysis.

Rapid prototype methods were utilized to meet and exceed schedule (3D-Printing).

Coached and aided junior mechanical engineer.

Cymer, Inc. Rancho Bernardo, CA 11/15/2010 - 11/15/2012

A world leader in Eximer light sources to aid in the development of advanced semiconductor chips.

Mechanical Engineer: Deep-Ultraviolet group (DUV) developing and supporting current Excimer lasers, from opto-mechanical to overall top-level structural platforms, in the area of laser beam positioning and stability due to various structural, thermal, dynamic and fluid conditions. GD&T

Developed a new KrF (LNM) line narrowing module, for stability and higher light energy source - Utilized simulation tools to characterize performance and design margins based on requirements - Zmax and Pro/E.

Worked with an outside development firm to develop a new high capacity F2 (gas) scrubber that greatly increase product life and minimize operational laser downtime due to maintenance schedules; to be installed on all field lasers. Directed the design, monitored progress, provided design validation specifications, drafted installation and replacement manual, developed various interface brackets to meet and exceed requirements.

Provided CFD & FEA support results and solutions to various physicists’ experimentation and exploration.

Developed a mechanism to bend CaF2 in the vertical orientation with displacement resolution of 6000 nm - Utilized FEA to optimize the various parts in the assembly for stiffness and stresses.

Developed a holding fixture to measure and monitor laser gas 'dust' while laser is operational - utilized FEA to determine minimum wall thickness to achieve temperature, pressure and longevity requirements.

PRA-WEB - Took part in research and development of a mechanical means to attenuate laser power from 120W to 60W in 5 sec as well as keeping final laser performance per specifications.

Investigated and developed Chamber bearing replacement for increase life - performed various simulations, material and dimensional changes to meet requirements, develop installation technique for retrofitting.

Sigma S4 Consulting Kirkland, WA & San Diego. CA 11/7/2001 –11/5/2010

Successfully operated Sigma S4 Consulting for 9 years, providing R&D engineering support to various clients and partners utilizing CAE tools (CAD FEM: CFD & FEA) Cfdesign, Pro/E, Creo, Solidworks, some experience with nCode, Cosmos, CosmosFloWorks, & ANSYS tools.

Sigma S4 = (Simulation*Support*Service*Solutions)

Motto: What's product Development without Simulation?

Client and partner list:

Philips Medical Ultrasound: [Bothell, WA; Reedsville, PA & Andover, MA] - performed 90% of all simulations on: GenX, Pathfinder, P2, Morpheus, Boris+, iU-22/iE-33, HDI-5000, & CX50 CompactXtreme product lines per ISO and FDA requirements. Full-up Structural assembly simulation due to impact loads, vibrations studies (PSD), Cooling simulation – CFD.

ISE Corporation: Poway, CA; Lead Mechanical Engineer - Energy Storage & Fuel Cell development for Municipal-bus transportation. Performed CFD and FEA simulation on: Structural, Dynamic, Vibrational and heat-transfer cooling of redesigned PCB controller for the Ultra-Capacitor module. Documentation completeness for Mfg. tolerance studies, work with injection molder to provide stable repeatable parts, regulatory compliance flammability for EU regulations. Design verification tests to meet SAE standards.

Infinia Corp. Kennewick WA- R&D Solar power electric generation via Stirling engine 1kW and 3kW systems - Various projects to optimize & increase Structural integrity, Vibrational stability, & resilience, along with thermodynamic heat-transfer efficiency utilizing CFD and FEA on engine and cooling systems.

Boeing - Environmental Test Lab Group, Seattle WA; Simulation support; wind-tunnel door simulation, NASA-AMES balancer thermal simulation – Developed specialized FEM training in Pro/Mechanica to this group.

Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC)/RASNA San Jose, CA/Bellevue, WA 1994-2001

A large mechanical computer aided simulation & design software provider with 40,000+ customers.

Manager of Simulation Field Technical Marketing:

Performed new product rollouts, gave technical seminars, taught sales force and application engineers how to position products. Met and exceeded sales quotas for simulation products as other product lines were declining.

Influenced product development specifications and future strategic product direction; performed real world testing of beta code to support quality control efforts.

Senior Simulation Consultant:

Started a company within a company! Managed, initiated, and coordinated a consulting process, which resulted in a new revenue stream as well as increased employee retention and customer satisfaction.

Aided more than 40 different companies on product development efficiency increases by identifying bottlenecks in the system as well as, helping realized software tool investment.

Developed advanced simulation training materials and taught courses to internal and external customers.

Sole technical point of contact to 39 worldwide divisions of Hewlett-Packard/Agilent’s R&D mechanical engineers. Consulted, mentored and trained users on FEA simulation techniques. Created, maintained, and acted as webmaster for customized web pages for HP's internal network, and technical web meetings.

Senior Technical Support Engineer:

Received an award for resolving the most customer calls and filing more bugs from installations, licensing, network, online help to 3D modeling, Static, Vibrations, Thermal, Kinematic and Dynamic type analysis (Platforms: Unix and windows OS workstations).

Beckman Instruments (Beckman-Coulter), Palo Alto, CA 1988-1994

World leader in ultra-centrifugation, laboratory instruments, and supplies that simplify and automate bio-chemical analysis for scientific research and routine testing of patient blood samples

R&D Staff Rotor Development Engineer:

Led first product line to be developed using cross-functional and cross-divisional design teams. Developed PTS-2000 centrifugal rotor that automated a clinical lab's handling of primary blood tube analysis. Performed concept design, stress analysis, final design, and prototype, wrote test specifications and worked with manufacturing to get product to market.

Developed concepts and performed stress analysis on CABA (Centrifugal Blotting Apparatus - Patent Pending) for a technique of transferring biological materials such as nucleic acids and proteins from a separating gel to a membrane via centrifugal forces. Developed prototypes via selective laser sintering and stereo-lithography.

Developed Micro-Plus carriers to benefit scientist and researchers in centrifuging titer-plates used in mapping the Human GENOME project at higher densities and g-forces than other current products.

Improved the continuous flow centrifugation rotor for customer safety, increased product life and ergonomics. Rotor used for purification and harvesting bio-fluids in vacuum at 102,000 g-forces.

Completed and finalized special rotor design HY-SED (hydro-sedimentation rotor used by Battelle in WA) to determine saturation rates in rocks.

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering; concentration in Design and Controls.

San Jose State University, San Jose CA

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME

PERSONAL: Fluent in Spanish

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