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SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company that creates 5-star rated lifestyle solutions through innovative products for consumers around the world. Known for its two billion-dollar brands, Shark and Ninja, SharkNinja has a proven track record of establishing leadership positions by disrupting numerous household product categories, including Cleaning, Cooking, Food Preparation and Other, which includes Home Environment and Beauty.
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Director, R&D Mechanical Engineering
SharkNinja · Full-time
Apr 2024 - Present
• 1 yrManage multiple teams of engineers, technicians, and contractors across beauty and home environment product categories. Quickly grew the team from 4 to 10 full time staff to support increasing scope in the form of new product development. Responsible for rapid iteration and prototyping to evaluate the feasibility and performance of future product concepts from hair stylers to air purifiers.
Cruise
Sep 2019 - Feb 2024
Hardware Engineering Manager II
Jul 2022 - Feb 2024
• 1 yr 8 mosManaged multiple teams of mechanical and thermal engineers and contractors responsible for autonomous vehicle sensor and module component design, validation, and vehicle integration. Directed mechanical design output, established engineering best practices, developed resource and scheduling plans to execute technical deliverables, fostered coaching relationships with engineers of varying experience levels, and built professional partnerships with stakeholders across the hardware organization.
Hardware Engineering Manager
Jan 2021 - Jul 2022
• 1 yr 7 mosManaged a team of engineers responsible for all sensor related mechanical design and integration, growing the team from 2 to 12 full time staff.
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Sep 2019 - Jan 2021
• 1 yr 5 mosLed mechanical design of integrated sensor products for next generation autonomous vehicles. Directed dynamic and thermal analysis efforts to validate sensor performance. Designed a custom sensor articulator to enable advanced driving maneuvers. Conducted tolerance analyses and oversaw prototype production and test of XV product. Worked with a cross-functional team to integrate into the next generation vehicle platforms.
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Plenty
Jun 2018 - Sep 2019
• 1 yr 4 mosDesigned indoor grow lights and wireless environmental sensors for vertical indoor farm systems. Led product design from concept to production. Oversaw manufacturing lines, coordinated third party testing and certification, and managed installation and deployment.
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Senior Mechanical Engineer
Energy Recovery, Inc.
Jun 2017 - Jun 2018
• 1 yr 1 moDeveloped and tested novel applications for the Pressure Exchanger (PX) technology. Built analytical models including ANSYS modal and Matlab Simscape flow split studies for high pressure applications. Commissioned field testing equipment including tanks, high-pressure iron, pumps and generators. Responsible for P&ID, HazOps, and controls narrative documentation.
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Volute Inc.
Jan 2015 - Jun 2017
• 2 yrs 6 mosDeveloped carbon fiber composite pressure vessels for natural gas and hydrogen automotive vehicles. Led design projects from concept to production, directed technicians, mentored associate engineers, and managed suppliers and testing facilities. Designed custom tank end fittings to terminate composite pressure vessels. Iterated through multiple prototypes until stainless steel crimp-style fittings were able to resist internal tank pressures over 30,000 psi.
Mechanical Engineer
Natel Energy
Sep 2012 - Feb 2015
• 2 yrs 6 mosDesigned and built small-scale hydro turbine systems with a focus on machine and test equipment design. Created building layout for pilot power plant project. Designed conduit components including steel weldments over 40 feet long. Performed FEA of conduit system to drive civil engineering load requirements.
Engineering Intern
SunLink
Jun 2011 - Sep 2012
• 1 yr 4 mosDesigned roof and ground solar mounting systems. Performed structural design calculations and code checks. Created mechanical drawings, designed simple parts and tested component and connection strengths in lab. Produced renderings and animations in SolidWorks for installation guides and marketing materials.
Graduate Student Instructor
UC Berkeley
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
• 1 yrTaught three discussion sections of introductory calculus composed of over 25 undergraduate students each for two semesters. Responsible for creating lesson plans as well as administering and grading tests.
Counselor
NatureBridge
Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
• 3 mosWorked with field science educators for the Headlands Institute, a campus of NatureBridge, a private non- profit organization. Led activities for up to sixteen children ages 8-12 to inspire a connection to the natural world and responsible actions to sustain it.
Intern
NASA Ames Research Center
Jun 2009 - Aug 2009
• 3 mosWorked with a group of interns at the NASA Robotics Academy to design and test a prototype lunar micro- rover. Worked as a member of the structural integrity group to design the rover and was responsible for its deployment mechanism.
Education
- Dates unavailableBrown UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering
- Dates unavailableUniversity of California, BerkeleyMaster of Science (M.S.), Civil Engineering