Senior Mechanical Design Engineer/New Product Development Specialist

Responsible positions for over 30 years in machine and mechanism design, new product development, injection molded plastics design, and project management – specializing in the design of new high tech products, complex automatic machinery, and consumer products.

Core competencies

·         Use of engineering standards, project scheduling, proposal writing, estimating, vendor control, client interface, original industrial design, and management.

·         Design, specification, and manufacturing of machined, sheet metal, and plastic molded products (injection, blown, vacuum, and pressure).

·         Design of water, slurry, and air-tight seals and manifolds.

·         Recognized authority in the use of SolidWorks for mechanical design automation, computer animation, and product development.  Recognized for innovative work in articles published in Design News and Cadence magazines.  Keynote speaker at SolidWorks World Convention, 2006.

·         Experienced in the Medical, Electronics, Disk-drive, Nuclear, Semiconductor, and Food industries.

·         Hands-on experience with SolidWorks 2008, Cosmos/Works (FEA), Working Model 3D (IPS), Dynamic Designer (i.e., CosmosMotion).

·         Experienced liaison for manufacturing in China, Mexico, and USA

Professional experience

Managing Partner/Chief Engineer/Janitor

Evolution Design Engineering, LLC – Kirkland, Washington                                        1/97 – Present

Leader of this technical product development consultancy, utilizing advance 3D solid modeling, creation of long-term relationships, and development of Internet technologies to provide numerous design and engineering services for manufacturers, marketing companies, hospitality, inventors, progressive design firms and R&D organizations.

A few projects from the last 11 years:

• Concept thru production of a Rx Pill Sorter/dispenser – Pill-Pak, Inc, Las Vegas, NV
• Rapid Concept Development of Data Cable Staple Gun – Cascade Thermal, Redmond, WA
• Stereoscopic Camera Mount and Accessories – Mission 3D, Inc, Exeter, NH
• Researchers Vial Holder – Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA
• DNA Printer (prints strands of actual DNA for researchers) – Rosetta, Kirkland, WA
• Retractable Entertainment Wall – on behalf of and for Bill Gates Family Home, Medina, WA
• Non-contact Linear Encoder Design – Micro Encoder, Inc., Kirkland, WA
• Infrared Optical Heat Sensor XYZ Positioner – Quadtek Inc, Redmond, WA
• Slurry Pump Seal Analysis and Design – Pete’s Equipment, Kent, WA
• High Speed Sled Analysis and Design – Seattle Safety, Kent, WA
• Entire Travel Mug Product line for Starbucks – PMI, Inc, Seattle, WA
• Transitional Products Department Manager – PMI, Inc. Seattle, WA
• Deflection Analysis (FEA) for Sloan Digital Sky Survey Telescope – UW, Seattle, WA
• CAD modeling of over 200 products for US Military – Survival, Inc., Seattle, WA
• Design and Manufacturing of Cafι Table for Public Internet Access – AIA, Kirkland, WA

Director of Product Development/Engineer-in-Responsible-Charge

Walter Dorwin Teague Associates, Inc. – Redmond, Washington                                    1994 – 1997

Project Manager/Senior Mechanical Engineer

GVO, Inc. – Palo Alto, California                                                                                             1989 – 1994

President/Owner

MJP Development and CAD Service                                                                                  1985 – 1989

Starting with just myself, built business into a 6 person engineering consulting firm before being absorbed by GVO.  The following is a list of clients and associated projects.

• Nutech Engineers:  Provided complete design package to build a hydraulic Skid Positioning System for positioning 120 tons of cargo.  Designed and drafted on AutoCAD. (1989)
• Dura-Bond Bearing Company:  Provided complete machine design and controls engineering to develop machines that would centrifugally cast Babbitt to the interior of steel tubing and "pre-bore" the interior of the same tubing.  Designed entire project on AutoCAD, which required over 200 drawings. (1988)
• Automated Wafer Systems:  Provided complete design package to build a unique nitrogen purge system for the manufacturing of semiconductor wafers.  Designed entire project on AutoCAD. (1988)
• Gant Western:  Designed and delivered complete drawing packages of plastic injection molded parts for Breath Analyzer and Laboratory Vial Array for genetic engineering.  Designs done on AutoCAD. (1988)
• Guzik Technical:  Assisted in the design of two Hard Disk Tester spin stands, one for conventional testing and one for testing with "sidewinder" heads.  Designs done on AutoCAD. (1987)
• Nutech Engineers:  Lead designer of a Prototypical Spent Nuclear Fuel Rod Consolidation System for the Department of Energy.  Designed three major pieces of remote mechanical equipment to be operated in a radioactive "hot cell" with maintenance occurring only once a year.  Project included a large number of engineering calculations and use of CAE software.  Entire design done on AutoCAD. (1987)
• GHI:  Designed tri-temp thermal enclosure for handler, brings IC's down to -50°C or up to +150°C using heated liquid nitrogen.  Designed automatic bulk loading mechanism for same machine.  Finite element modeling, spring design, and thermo analysis were all part of these projects. (1987)
• Automated Wafer Systems:  Mechanical design of AWS-6000, an automated wafer loading machine for loading wafers from boat transfer machine to horizontal fusion furnace in clean room. (1987)
• Daymarc Corporation:  Developed complete design package for production of Prototypical Bulk Loading System for automatic loading of IC tubes to an Integrated Circuit Test Handler.  Produced complete design package for automatic transfer of empty tubes from handler's input the handler's output. (1986)
• Beckman Instruments:  Assisted Robotics Technology Department in design and production of a biomedical robotic workstation (Biomek 1000).  Developed preliminary designs and concepts for next generation Biomek.  Responsible for horizontal and vertical translation of machine, initial design of liquid level sensor, and redesign of the Biomek's casted aluminum tablet. (1985)

Provided Professional Consulting Services to other companies while self-employed, including Autodesk, Mark Products, Magnex, Exxon Enterprises, Grove Dale, and Commercial Consultants:

Mechanical Design Engineer

Magnex Corporation – San Jose, California                                                                        1983 – 1985

Automated manufacturing and production equipment

Student (full-time)

San Jose State University                                                                                                            1982 – 1983

Senior Mechanical Designer

Ampex Corporation – Cupertino, California                                                                          1981 – 1982

Video Camera Division

Co-op Engineer

IBM, – San Jose, California                                                                                                     1980 – 1981

General Products Quality Assurance Department

Mechanical Designer/Project Manager

Tonko Corporation – Campbell, California                                                                           1973 – 1980

Product handling equipment design and manufacturing

Education/Professional Certifications

Professional references available upon request