Luis Arreola

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Career Summary Extensive experience in product architecture, electro-mechanical development and high complex assembly design. Expertise in implementing Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) practices for ease of assembly, modularity, and cost optimization. Knowledge includes taking projects through every phase of development by conceptualizing, using innovative ideas and problem solving skills, while working cross functionally in order to achieve desired goals. Also have in-depth experience working with all of the Bay Area Industrial Design firms on product ID and product branding.

Work Experience

EME Design Engineer (Contract)

ASML – San Jose, CA January 2020 to June 2020

Developed electromechanical cable routings and support structures for the first generation multibeam inspection system.

Used NX cable routing module to route electrical harness on the chamber top.

Interfaced with other teams to create TPD’s to fully document harness.

Sr. Advance Design Engineer

Molex – San Jose, CA May 2017 to September 2019

Developed electromechanical conceptual designs that provided technical support to sales teams:

Provided Chassis level support in the development of high-speed backplane and I/O connector and cable tray solutions

Promote Bi-directional interaction between Molex and customer’s Mechanical Development Group

Assist customers in developing a robust mating environment for Molex connectors

Hands on review with customers on connector placement and overall system as it relates to connector placement and board level guidance

Provide customer with detailed concept renderings

Mechanical Engineer (Contract)

Cadence Design Systems – San Jose, CA November 2015 to May 2017

Developed test plans and conducted MDVT testing on new flagship product. Performed detailed mechanical review and made recommendations on DFM and DFA issues.

Mechanical design and development of a single cluster system based on new flagship product.

Principal Mechanical Engineer, Product R&D

Virtual Instruments – San Jose, CA November 2011 to May 2015 (Start-up)

Successfully completed the product architecture and electro-mechanical development of 1U and 2U rack systems including high speed cable interconnections. Used a modular design approach to ensure that DFM and DFA requirements were met. Leveraged modularity design concept on additional programs for optimizing costs.

Developed test plans and conducted in house thermal testing and managed external HALT / HASS testing.

Received a design patent (US 201******** A1) for a reversible fan module required to meet product air flow requirements and have several provisional patents pending.

Resolved serviceability and space requirements of optical TAP modules by conceptualizing and implementing new module designs.

Developed innovative concept for cooling SFP modules. Submitted patent application for an SFP Cooling device using a High-efficiency Heat Transfer Device.

Prepared or documented requirements, specifications, and drawings

Actively participate in the build, trouble shooting and testing of new products.

Investigated, troubleshot and provided solutions to problems

Worked productively with all aspects of the business – sales, marketing, purchasing, planning, etc.

Brand Identity Manager, Corporate Marketing

Cisco Systems –San Jose, CA March 1998 to June 2011

Effectively developed standards and methods that ensured global consistency throughout Cisco products. These global programs which included Industrial Design, packaging and color standards saved millions of dollars by eliminating redundancy between business units and worldwide sites.

Provided Industrial Design solutions for new product development to ensure product consistency and corporate compliance. This required a solid engineering background to successfully sync corporate and engineering goals and requirements.

Managed global Industrial Design standards, product packaging, label, and color standards. These efforts resulted in cost and time savings while maintaining global product branding consistency.

Managed product integration for all new acquisitions. This involved traveling to all new acquisition sites worldwide.

Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Customer Advocacy Group

Cisco Systems –San Jose, CA April 1996 to March 1998

Mechanical design, verification and system integration of consumer Web server and cable modem.

Investigated and provided customer solutions for various Cisco products. Wrote test plan and conducted product testing to ensure customer requirements were met.

Performed Card Cage interconnect studies for DFA / DFM issues and cost reduction.

Investigation and feasibility studies for external customers.

Mechanical Engineer, Access Engineering

Cisco Systems – San Jose, CA October 1994 to April 1996

Mechanical design and introduction of Cisco 1600 router, first all plastic enclosure for Cisco.

Participated in system integration, troubleshooting and testing of unit per PRD requirements.

Contributing member of CAD selection team.

Achieved significant cost savings by efficiently redesigning 1, 2 and 4U systems.

Mechanical Engineer, Terminals and Monitor Division

Wyse Technology – San Jose, CA May 1989 to October 1994

Design and development of innovative high volume monitors and terminals, designs included both plastic and sheet metal parts designed for offshore manufacturing.

Participated in system integration and troubleshooting. Provided feedback based on product testing.

Performed CFD simulation using Flotherm software. Wrote test plans and managed unit thermal testing

Managed activities of design engineers in Taiwan

Worked with Industrial Design firms to develop product ID

Received design patent for chip removal tool (US 5306166 A)

Education BSET / ME California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

Skills Project Architecture Industrial Design Liaison

Concept Exploration Product Development

Engineering Documentation Models

Design for Manufacturing-DFM Design for Assembly-DFA

MDVT Testing Manufacturing Liaison

Sheet Metal / Plastic Design Soft and Hard Tooling

Rapid Prototyping EMI / EMC / Thermal Testing

MCAD-ECAD IDF Start-up Experience

ASME Y 14.5 Interpersonal Skills

HALT / HASS Testing NX Cable Routing

Software: Siemens NX CAD Solidworks CAD SDRC Ideas CAD Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Office Arena PLM

Machine shop: Mill Lathe Drill Press most small tools.

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