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EXPERIENCE
Mechanical Design Consultant
Apr 2008 - Present
- Working on design of low-cost peltier-based chiller.
- Designed sliding mechanism with damper for pico projector.
- Collaborated on design and FEA of parts and assemblies for medical capital equipment to perform radiation-based cancer treatments. Designed compact assembly of motors, drive screws and linear bearings to position loads.
Mechanical Design Engineer
2 yrs with small engineering consulting firm (semiconductor, medical, nanotechnology) in Santa Clara.
- Designed mechanics for high-load, micron-precision tilt system. Included stress and thermal FEA.
- Designed dissolution/permeation test system for drug discovery that included magnetic stir bar mechanisms for both wells.
- Designed breadboard-based optical mounting system for high-precision scanning research platform.
- Designed mechanics for custom profilometry system to scan trays of parts.
- Additional projects included: sheetmetal designs for electronics & instrumentation, pressure-formed plastic enclosures, frames & covers, and jigs & fixtures.
Mechanical Design/NPI Engineer
7 yrs with large semiconductor equipment company (wafer inspection) in Milpitas
- Designed and sustained mechanical and optical assemblies for wafer inspection
- Designed chuck system and end effector for warped wafers
- Designed purge covers for optical assys
- Transferred and sustained precision opto-mechanical assys into Production
- Outsourced (domestic) precision & non-precision assys
Sustaining Engineer
2 yrs with small semiconductor equipment company (wafer fab automation/robotics) in Sunnyvale
- Designed mechanical interfaces for SMIF pods
- Designed mechanical interfaces for plastic, quartz, and SiC carriers on wafer mass transfer systems
- Performed particle & flow testing, and used results to design retrofit HEPA fan/filter system that brought existing Class 100 SMIF Pod Loader into Class 1 compliance
- Performed installations and repairs in the Field
Mechanical Design Engineer
<1 yr with small semiconductor equipment company (wet bench components) in San Jose
- Completed design of infrared chemical heater for wet bench process fluids – featured all-quartz fluid path and housed with ceramic insulation in Teflon, FRPP and PVDF cases
- Installed and supported heaters at system integrator and end-user beta sites
Mechanical Design Engineer
<2 yrs with small automation company (lock and key) in Mountain View
- Designed industrial automation equipment for medium-volume assembly – included mechanical feeding systems, pick & place mechanisms, pneumatic actuators & grippers, stepper motors, and proximity & optical sensors
EDUCATION
San Jose State University (SJSU), San Jose, CA
1994 MS Mechanical Engineering
1989 BS Mechanical Engineering & Minor Mathematics