KUAN-LIN (JACK) CHEN

Seattle, WA adjg4f@r.postjobfree.com 206-***-**** http://www.linkedin.com/in/klchen008 Portfolio: https://apple0082.wixsite.com/portfolio SUMMARY

• Passionate about Mechanical Design and mechatronics, and Manufacturing

• Hands-on experience with prototyping, automation, and electro-mechanical assembly

• Strong skills in 3-D CAD modeling, 3D printing, GD&T, FEA, Plastic and Sheet metal, DOE, root-cause analysis

• Excellent communication skills with cross-functional teams, quick-learner, self-starter SKILLS

• 3D-modeling & FEA: Solidworks(5+ years), Inventor, Fusion360, Abaqus, ANSYS, COMSOL

• Software: Python, Arduino IDE, MATLAB, LabView, MS Office

• Fabrication: 3D printing (FDM, SLA), laser cutting, drill, mill, CNC machining

• Languages: English (Fluent), Mandarin (native), Taiwanese (Native) EDUCATION

University of Washington, Seattle, WA June 2020

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering

• Coursework: Finite Element Analysis, Dynamics and Vibration, Modern Manufacturing Process National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan June 2017 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mechanical Design Engineer EnTox Sciences, LLC August 2020 – Present

• Designed stirrer system to shorten 50% height and solve the bubble issues in the drug-toxicity experiment by magnets, DC motors, Arduino microprocessor and 3D printers.

• Innovated and programmed automatic fraction collectors fit with drug-toxicity testing device with 80% cost saving by 3D printers, micro-controller, stepper motors, and servo motors.

• Customized fixture for fraction collector to fix position between outflow tubes and 96 well plates by 3D printers.

• Devised ramp and soak temperature PID control system chamber for small animal brain surgery under different ambient temperatures from 10 to 40 Celsius degrees. Drilled Hole Exit Burr Gauge Tool Design Boeing January 2020 – June 2020

• Invented a method for gauging the height of exit burrs of 0.25-inch diameter holes with an estimated 43% time and costs saving.

• Generated 3D modeling of optomechanical components and assembly in Solidworks to visualize conception.

• Conducted Finite Element Analysis in ANSYS for electromagnetic and stress analysis to validate the design.

• Evaluated the manufacturability and material selection on a 0.25-inch scale.

• Performed burr-height approximation by implementing Hough Transform in OpenCV. Mechanical Engineer Intern Corning Inc. July 2019 – September 2019

• Utilized the DMAIC methodology to perform the Design of Experiments (DOE) to study the feasibility of USN removal in the manufacturing process improvement, with an estimated $78,000 annual saving.

• Applied statistical analysis to validate the surface performance of 1000 sheets of glasses.

• Maintained high-level collaboration and swift communication with cross-functional teams (QA, production engineer, and manager teams) to facilitate the mass production line’s risk assessment. Mechanical Engineer Intern KHGEARs Inc. July 2016 – September 2016

• Employed 4M1E methodology to investigate the root cause analysis of the high-defected rate (30%) of gears that occurred during the CNC machining process.

• Proposed statistical process control (SPC) employment to enhance the manufacturing process efficiency and predict cutting-tool life.

• Awarded first place in the final internship presentation. Miniature Biopsy Tool Research University of Washington, Medicine January 2019 – June 2019

• Generated 3D model of biopsy tools capable of extracting human tissue less than 5mm size by Solidworks.

• Fabricated prototype by using FDM 3D printers and assembled components to testify the functionality.

• Validated strength and durability by penetrating human-like organs such as chicken gizzards.

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