MFHK Consulting

Jan  2010 – Present

Power Management Ecosystem: Electrical engineer in a team of 6 productizing an initial prototype

• Created Product Definition framework to capture the design
• Managed two separate PCB builds that proceeded with no delays
• Integrated offsite engineers work into a flexible works-like prototype to test system hardware and software efficiently
• Created an adaptive test plan that minimized planning time and allowed for efficient debugging
• Led construction and testing of three trial systems. These systems are now deployed and are providing  critical information the client as well as serving customers.
• Tools Used: Eagle, Eagle ULP, Illustrator, iWork, Office, Unix

Remote Stock Management System: Engineering Consultant brought in to document the product and give focus to the engineering team.

• Worked with the Engineering, Marketing, and Management teams to created a Product Definition for the device.
• Created the intellectual space for crucial decisions to be made by the different teams.
• The Product Definition process gave the engineering team a clear vision of the product and a strong guide to future work
• Tools Used: Illustrator, iWork, Office

Remote Sensing Device: Lead engineer for a pilot run, second prototype and follow on programing work

• Defined product feature list, use cases, and block diagram
• Implemented a fractal UI state machine firmware that was able to easily adjust to changing requirements
• Successfully completed design, schematic creation, layout, sourcing, bring up and testing of the 1st and 2nd prototype designs
• Quickly solved debugging issues during field testing in Nicaragua
• Fixed intermittent firmware bugs by creating a long term system that could catch and record them
• In follow on work, rearchitected a stock management application for the device to work within the constraints of the microcontroller
• Tools Used: Eagle, Arduino, Illustrator, Open Office, iWork

Consumer Audio Device: Project Manager brought in to bring momentum back to a stalled team

• Created a Product Definition for the device that clarified the outstanding issues and allowed for decisions to be made
• Managed team through redesign of the PCB and creation of the manufacturing package

Medical Device: Technical Lead and Project Manager for a team of 5. Managed the design  through redesign of the board for manufacturability and three prototype builds.

Other projects:

• PCB layout of Bluetooth based device
• Programming of a GPS/GSM tracking device
• Sole engineer for specification and testing of a solar power system

June 2007 – Feb 2009

• Independently designed and verified a PCBA that is now in production
• Solved difficult firmware and hardware bugs under time pressure
• Successfully supported initial production ramp up at the contract manufacturer in China
• Tools used: OrCAD, CAM 350, Visual Basic, C, and Excel

Water Purifier Lifetime Tester: Lead electrical engineer for design of a lifetime tester. Follow-on work included redesign of the purifier electrical system to meet RoHS and FCC compliance.

• Independently designed and debugged lifetime tester that used Labview for hardware control
• Test results formed the basis for the decision to start production
• Completed redesign for production including EMI/ EMC compliance
• Tools used: OrCAD, Labview, and Excel

Cart Motor Controller: Junior engineer in a team of three that redesigned a motor control board.

• Created and managed hardware version control system that reduced errors during board bring-up
• Provided time critical engineering solutions during production rollout
• Tools used: OrCAD, CAM 350, and Excel

Sep 2005 – May 2006

• Helped Senior Design students complete a design project from initial concept generation to a working prototype.
• Helped students with troubleshooting of their projects
• Developed the Students Projects Lab to make it an more effective space to do projects.

Nov 2009 – Present

• Coordinated meeting times, locations, mini-projects, speakers for all meetings every month
• Researched and brain-stormed new ideas and created tutorials for mini-projects.
• Successfully taught the whole range of mini-projects to all people of all skill levels

2003 – 2006

• Masters in Electrical Engineering. (GPA 3.8/4.0)
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering Combined Plan Program (GPA 3.8/4.0)

1999 – 2003

• B.A. in Science, Engineering and Society. (GPA 3.8/4.0)
• Thesis: Knowledge Transfer to Industry in Japan and England during their Industrial Revolutions
• Physics and Math tutor