EDUCATION:

MS Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley 2002

Major: Design, Minors: Manufacture and Business

Cumulative Grade Point Average: 3.8

BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah 1995

Awarded full academic scholarship

Cumulative Grade Point Average: 3.6

Fundamentals of Engineering Score: 93

SKILLS:

• Designed plastic parts for production by injection molding, vacuum
  
  forming, blow molding, extrusion, and roto-molding processes
  
  Coordinated and managed drafters, technicians and machine,
  

  fabrication, and model shops in the development of functional
  

  and visual prototypes for on-time delivery
  

  Synergized with Industrial Designers, Marketing Groups, Salesmen,
  

  Purchasing, QC, Testing, and Manufacturing in the mass production of
  

  consumer exercise equipment
  

  Devised new methods for providing treadmill incline, folding, drive
  

  belt tensioning, and adjustable cushion systems
  

  Utilized CAD layout skills in machine design
  

  Engineering programming skills in Java, MatLab and VHDL
  

  PLC and Ladder Logic programming skills using Allen Bradley PLCs
  

  2D CAD skills: Auto CAD version 14
  

  Solid Modeling skills: AutoDesk Inventor, I-DEAS ms 8, and Solid Works 2000
  

  CAM skills: MasterCAM version 7
  

  Surfacing skills: Alias StudioTools
  

  Designed four bar linkages and treadmill latches for folding applications
  

  Incorporated gas springs into lift assist designs
  

  Designed, analyzed and built class best rivet design with design team
  

  Designed and built Instrumented Avalanche Snow Probewith design team of 3,
  featured in April 24, 1995 Salt Lake City Deseret News
  

  Experienced in Finite Element Analysis using Ansys and I-DEAS

Graduate Student Researcher

Designed, laid out and collaborated on casings for handheld electronic devices

including the Berkeley Wireless Research Center's Pico Radio Test Bed, and the first

generation Berkeley Mote. Worked on the aquisition, use, and maintenance of the following

rapid prototyping devices: Fused Deposition Modeler 1650, Z-Corp Z400 3D printer,

and the Morgan G-100T Injection Press. General Research in the pursuit of a degree.

University of California, Berkeley 8/01 - 12/01

Graduate Student Instructor - ME221 "High-Tech Product Design and Rapid Manufacture"

Advised students on projects, produced student parts via FDM, and graded projects

and papers. Organized and managed tours of local businesses. Arranged for guest speakers

to participate in the class. Assisted in the generation of the course syllabus.

Presented one lecture, and two labs. Worked with Professor Paul Wright.

An ABC news report of the class trade show can be seen here

Icon Health and Fitness 5/96 - 6/99

Mechanical Design Engineer

Designed and laid out treadmills using Auto CAD 14 and I-DEAS, Managed

Drafters, Technicians, and Fabrication shops, Projected treadmill costs
using costing matrix

Mechanical Release Engineer

Finalized treadmill design for release to manufacturing, Created, modified

and updated Bills of Materials, Worked with vendors to provide quality on-time

parts, Production of Solid Model geometry for use in tool creation and rapid

prototyping (SLA and FDM)

Golden Key National Honors Society

Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society

Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society

Society of Plastics Engineers

Treadmills that I have designed (click to enlarge)

Reebok ACD4 rated #2 (out of 11) in overall quality by Consumer Reports in 02/00 and 03/02!