Resume for Russ Winstead

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Corrales, NM 87048

505-***-**** (cell)

acz1a3@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Highly experienced Mechanical Engineer.

Co-Founder & VP of Mohu, Inc, a highly successful commercial antenna business in NC

(www.gomohu.com). Completed high volume product design, tooling and startup operations. Mohu now employs about 75 employees in NC.

Principal Mechanical Engineer at Greenwave Scientific, Inc. www.greenwavescientific.com Maintained security clearance, developed several SBIR & research projects for DOD/Military. Utilized CAD (Solidworks), CAM, and CNC machinery for various deliverables including antennas and electronics.

Advanced Development Mechanical Team Leader and Senior Engineer at Ericsson US in Research triangle park (RTP) NC. Developed cellphone mechanical concepts using 3D CAD with fabrication of CNC & 3D printed models. Helped implement volume production and patented several new concepts during early cellphone growth in USA. Primary focus was 3D modeling, tolerancing, and computer simulation of cellphone related products and processes including high volume injection molded parts based on CNC machined and 3D printed functional prototypes.

Co-Founded Apex Technologies, Inc., to develop and commercialize novel 3D circuitry process and machines, awarded “Gold Supplier” award by Sandia Labs in 2004 for high quality and ontime delivery of military parts.

Senior Engineer at IBM Austin TX, helped develop large high volume surface mount component (SMC SMT) assembly facility and was integral part of IBM's small development team that launched highly successful Thinkpad branded laptops (now Lenovo) in Raleigh, NC. Worked intimately with high volume production machines and PCB layout, wiring, and electronics packaging.

Highly creative and experienced Mechanical Engineer and entrepeneur with intimate knowledge of materials, metals, and fabrication processes. Can fully implement new electro-mechanical concepts into reliable, high volume products. Extremely familiar with injection molding, composite layups, Solidworks and G & M code for producing CNC machined parts

COMPUTER APPLICATION SKILLS

Solidworks CAD, 2000+ hrs, current MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint Unigraphics/NX; 2000+ hrs, 8 yrs ago CST RF/antenna simul. 200+ hrs Cadence PCB layout & Design; 3000+ hrs CAD/CAM Gerber editors 100+ hrs STL files into 3D printers (Stratasys FDM) VX CNC CAM programming 300+ hrs PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Greenwave Scientific, Inc and Mohu Inc

(sold early 2014, moved to NM)

2008-2013

Co-Founder, VP, Senior Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Research and Design related to military and commercial RF and mechanical projects. Military research projects (with security clearance) included design and fab of machinery, molds, and 3D CAD design & testing of military antennas & electronics. Owned and operated full service CNC metal part fabrication shop.

Helped develop, patent, and manufacture sophisticated wideband 3D Vivaldi antennas and covert “mudflap” antennas for IED robot communications and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detection & disarming. (www.greenwavescientific.com)

Commercial digital HDTV antennas included initial product concept, materials and process development, verification, antenna design and testing, and high volume tooling for manufacturing. My responsibilities included hiring, financing, and general administrative duties in addition to Technical direction and co-management of Companies. Greenwave/Mohu (approx 50-75 total employees) is currently a leader in the US digital TV antenna market, approx $20 Million/yr.

Sold Greenwave/Mohu at the end of 2013 to relocate to New Mexico near family. Parata Systems (ME consultant/contractor)

2007-2008

Mechanical Product Design Engineer

Incorporated conflicting design constraints from initial lab research prototype devices into a complex but practical plastic injection molded device to function as “engine” of next generation advanced high speed pill handling & counting machine, now in production.

Several patentable ideas conceived and documented for pill dispensing applications

Implemented high volume injection molding and various bonding processes for reliable, consistent solutions and production refinements.

Apex Technologies, Inc (NC)

2001-2007

Vice President, Cofounder-Owner

Started and managed startup company in Research Triangle Park (RTP, NC) using sophisticated optical machine/process for producing 3D Molded Plated Substrates

(3DMPS TM) to package semiconductor electronics and make small antennas. Proprietary processes and equipment licensed to large companies for implementation into high volume cellphone production. Managed all Apex business related items including hiring, accounting, purchasing, PQR quality certification, space leasing, and licensing in addition to full time engineering of innovative plating, high vacuum deposition processes, and CNC machines.

Received Sandia National Labs “Gold Supplier” award in 2004, gave guest presentation at awards banquet- for production of highly specialized 3DMPS neutron generator components for Sandia Labs projects. All parts met extremely stringent quality specifications with 100% compliance and on-time delivery.

Designed and built large automatic production machines with integrated computer vision, molding, plating and chemical treatment processes for making 3DMPS parts- including 3D MEMs packages, LED packaging, missile nosecone antennas and frequency selective surfaces (Raytheon), cellphone antennas (Ericsson), chip carriers, satellite antennas, aircraft resistance heaters (Goodrich) for de-icing applications, plus many other innovative solutions to existing problems.

Produced new parts using injection molded plastics (using high performance engineering polymers), plastic plating chemistry processes, and proprietary 3DMPS processes with uniquely designed computer controlled machinery and automatic PC vision inspection/feedback/correction systems for extremely accurate results.

Implemented high vacuum processing machines and processes used for plasma etching/cleaning, vacuum/vapor deposition plating (PVD), and semiconductor processing.

Ericsson, RTP (NC) 1997-2000

Team Leader/ Engineer, Advanced Product Development Group, North America

Conceived and developed working models for many new cellphone handset concepts during early stages of US cellphone expansion in 1998-2000. Weekly meetings and presentations given to RTP site manager/Ericsson president of North American operations. Worked as Team Leader for Advanced Development Group in 1998- 2000 consisting of 4-6 highly skilled engineers dedicated to making functional models for new cellphone concepts. Several new molded plastic handset designs taken from concept to extremely high volume production status.

Designed and completed first wireless LAN card at Ericsson- long before advent of common wireless LAN devices for laptops. Developed extremely challenging packaging- using thin multilayer PCB housed in custom fabricated thixo-molded magnesium frame with stamped stainless covers.

Several patent awards and management recognition awards IBM, RTP (NC)

1993-1997

Lead Laptop Electronics PCB & Packaging, Senior ME Developed compact PCB electronics packaging for Thinkpad 701C (Butterfly) laptop PC project with a sophisticated mechanical expanding keyboard. Utilized 3D CAD models from circuit card layout tools (Unicad and Cadence) transferred directly into Mechanical design tool (CATIA) to eliminate conflicts between various components. IBM 701C product won all awards in the early laptop industry and is on permanent display at New York Museum of Modern Art.

Developed a high volume production version of trackpoint (mouse pointing device built into laptop keyboards) transducers using ceramic piezo-resistive transducers, was awarded largest possible “IBM IDEAS” award for “extraordinary” contributions.

Designed, tested, and supported production versions of high performance switching DC power supplies for early Pentium “Pro” class processors in IBM desktop PCs.

Designed and developed PCB’s for several early Thinkpad laptop computers with Intel 386 and 486 processors. Some second level electronics packaging and testing involvement, received patent for automated high speed solder ball fabrication machine using magnetohydrodynamics- producing up to 400 precision tiny solder balls/second.

Received several IBM Site and Project awards

IBM, Austin TX

1978-1993

High Speed Placement and PC Production Automation Engineer

Specified, surveyed, and installed Panasonic high speed SMT placement machines to boost production at huge IBM Austin SMT facility (World's largest SMT line). Created new programming tools to maximize thruput of placement machines using optimum component feeder arrangements, component placement sequence, and material handling methods. Consistently achieved 3+ sigma net placement results on cards with 900+ components. Received IBM Division Award.

Designed, developed, and built custom mass placement machines used in production for picking and placing 500+ SMT components in less than 30 seconds.

Designed and developed several robotic work cells and placed into production for picking

& placing early surface mounted connectors and “irregular” components. EDUCATION

University of Texas at El Paso 1984

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

New high efficiency variable pitch propeller development (Senior Project)

Designed, built and tested new “smart” mechanical calculator mechanism into hub of extruded plastic blade variable pitch propellers for wind turbine generators, tested and documented positive results in University wind tunnel. All patent rights retained.

Designed, Fabricated, and piloted remotely controlled large (10 ft wingspan) early airplane drones designed for carrying cooling systems and infra-red cameras to document airborne pollution streams and effects.

President of El Paso Radio Controllers (approx 100 members) Issued US Patents:

6,424,842 Dual function connector for cellular phones 6,301,489 Flat blade antenna and flip engagement and hinge configuration 6,289,225 Retractable and pivotable multiple frequency band antenna 6,272,356 Mechanical spring antenna and radiotelephones incorporating same 6,232,924 Flat blade antenna and flip mounting structures D431,558 Flip and blade antenna for radiotelephone 5,969,685 Pivotable multiple frequency band antenna with capacitive coupling 5,928,000 Axially compliant coaxial connectors and radiotelephones incorporating 5,377,961 Electrodynamic pump for dispensing molten solder

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