Expert Details
CAD, Computer-Aided Design, Mechanism Design, Product Design, Equipment Design
ID: 107688
California, USA
PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT. He has spent the majority of his career as a project manager/mechanical engineer in the development of custom assembly and test equipment. This work involves all aspects of the development from project justification to mechanical design to system level debug to maintenance manual development. The equipment developed involved the integration of vision systems, robotic control systems, lasers, microscopes, custom manipulators, and multi axis positioning stages, to name a few. The integrated systems performed tasks such as IC pick and place, automatic soldering of electronic components, high resolution inspection of integrated circuits, wirebonding and stripping, and multiple types of custom production tooling.
PRODUCT DESIGN. Over the last four years, expert has been developing many types of products. He has done this as one of the owners of a product development consultancy in the Silicon Valley. His business integrates the sale of 3D CAD/CAM/CAE systems with a mechanical development group. These together create the optimum Rapid Product Development team. They use the products they sell to help companies release products rapidly and accurately. Expert is specifically involved in the thermal and structural analysis, the detailed 3D mechanical layouts and drawings, the prototype coordination and the business management their programs. Specific products developed include cellular phones, speakers, high frequency antennas, rack mounted instruments, motorcycle windshields, radio telescopes, and electronic hand tools. These involved the detailed knowledge of plastics, sheet metal, castings, machining, and die castings.
PHOTO-REALISTIC RENDERING. He creates renderings of CAD solid and surface models. These are used by his clients as market or survey tools prior to production of a product. This imagery is created on Silicon Graphics computers and output is on high-resolution color printers.
Expert has acted as the lead consultant on many product and equipment development programs for companies all over the world. This involved use of his mechanical engineering and project management skills.Mentoring - Development advice/counseling DFM - Design for Manufacturing Technical Product Development Budgeting support Product Concept Development
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1983 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: California Polytechnic State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1993 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert is the President and lead Mechanical Engineer of a 10-person consulting company dedicated to developing high quality products and equipment for both small and large companies. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to 1993 | Employer: Amdahl Corporation | Title: Machine Automation Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:He developed automation and test equipment for mainframe computer assembly operations as well as managing all associated disciplines. This included managing a design department and a model shop. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 1993 | Employer: Hewlett Packard Company | Title: Manufacturing Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert was a manufacturing engineer for laser system manufacturing, PCB fabrication, and sheetmetal fabrication operations. He also supported design and manufacturing groups with technical research/advice and documentation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1981 | Employer: Schlage Lock | Title: Senior Manufacturing Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:He participated in a summer college program to design various styles of lock mechanisms for the consumer industry. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a member of SME and SVEC. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of California and has been since 1988. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| He has received two quality awards and two Directors awards at Amdahl. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has thirteen patents and two more in the review process. |
Fields of Expertise
computer-aided design, computer-aided mechanical design, product design, product photorealistic computer rendering, image rendering, three-dimensional model, product prototype management, automated machinery, solid modeling, design for cost, printed circuit board manufacturing equipment, automated test equipment design, engineering design automation, printed circuit board machine project management, automated manufacturing, mechanical product, new product design, development engineering management, assembly machine design, plastic injection molding computer modeling, consumer product design, design for manufacturability, design for assembly, structural analysis, new product development, printed circuit board, computer-aided engineering, design for manufacture and assembly, machine design, automated machine design, design engineering, conductor jointing, surface-mount technology, motor vehicle, thermal analysis, project management, mechanical engineering, assembly machine