Position:
Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer at iRobot
Work:
iRobot
since Jun 2010
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Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer
Advanced Technology and Research Corporation
Oct 2009 - Jun 2010
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Principal Engineer
Clever Sheep, Inc.
Mar 2007 - Oct 2009
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Engineering Consultant
Robotic Amusements, Inc.
Jul 2004 - Oct 2009
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Co-Founder & Chief Technologist
Delphi Corporaton
Feb 1989 - Mar 2007
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Senior Staff Research Engineer
Chief Delphi FIRST Robotics Team
Dec 1995 - Jun 2004
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Team Leader & Lead Engineer
Automotive Research and Testing Lab -- Taiwan
Jul 1993 - Jul 1994
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Visiting Scholar
Purdue's Engine Controls Laboratory
Aug 1984 - Jan 1986
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Research Assistant
Sunbeam Corp
Jun 1978 - Aug 1984
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Small Appliance Repairman
Education:
Purdue University 1986 - 1989
Purdue University 1984 - 1986
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1980 - 1984
Skills:
Robotics, Mechatronics, Automotive, Embedded Systems, Electronics, ANSYS, Programming, Design for Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Simulink, Testing, Sensors, PCB design, Simulations, DFMEA, Finite Element Analysis, C, Digital Signal Processors, Pro Engineer, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, Engineering, Solidworks, Motors, Machine Vision, Control Systems Design, Root Cause Analysis, Machining, Mechanism Design, Matlab, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, SPC, FMEA, Six Sigma, Firmware, Labview, R&D, Microcontrollers, Embedded Software, System Design, Software Engineering, CAD, Inventor, Design of Experiments, Automation, Engineering Management, Electricians, Product Design, Embedded C
Interests:
robotics, mechanisms, machine vision, FIRST, engineering education, innovation
Honor & Awards:
2006 Delphi Innovation Hall of Fame, Silver Membership
2005 Delphi's "Boss Kettering" Award for valuable Intellectual Property
2005 ChiefDelphi.com Unsung FIRST Hero Award Winner
2003 Delphi Innovation Hall of Fame, Bronze Membership
2001 Delphi Innovation Hall of Fame, Inductee
1998 General Motors President’s Council Honors for work with FIRST Robotics team
1996 Young Engineer of the Year Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineering, Southeastern Michigan Region
1984 Peabody Award for the outstanding Senior in the field of Automatic Control Theory