Summary
Product designer and former UX designer specializing in bridging design and technology through 3D and CAD modeling, R&D, rapid prototyping, industrial design, product engineering, testing and validation, manufacturing process design and optimization, additive and subtractive manufacturing. I combine a human-centered approach and design thinking with technical engineering to help businesses develop manufacturable products at small scale.
Work Experience
Product Development Engineer
Freelance • San Jose, CA • 06/2021 – Present
• Designed and manufactured 3D-printed educational board games and home goods products, managing the entire product development lifecycle from concept to market-ready prototypes.
• Built and scaled a small-batch manufacturing workflow using FDM 3D printing technology.
• Created production-ready models using CAD software (Autodesk Fusion 360, Shapr3D) and 3D modeling tools (Blender, Nomad Sculpt).
• Hands-on expertise with 3D printing, CNC machining, woodworking, resin casting, clay casting, sculpting and other fabrication methods for small-scale production and rapid prototyping.
Skills
Product Engineering: CAD, 3D Modeling, Design for Manufacturing (DFM), GD&T, Tolerance Analysis, Feature Control Frames, Additive Manufacturing, Subtractive Manufacturing, FDM/SLA/SLS 3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping, CMF, Materials Selection, Manufacturing Process Design, Production Process Optimization, Assembly Workflow Optimization, Post-Processing.
Physical Prototyping: 3D Printing, CNC Machining, Resin Casting, Clay Casting, Sculpting, Woodworking, Foam Core, Cardboard, Modeling Clay, Functional Prototypes, Pen and Paper.
Design Visualization: Product Design, Industrial Design, Sketching, Mockups, Storyboarding, Visual Thinking, Product Thinking, Perspective Drawings, Cross-sectional Drawings, Assembly Drawings, Engineering Drawings, Interaction Design, UX Design, Visual Design, Design Thinking, Motion Design, Animation, Illustration, Storytelling, Color Theory, Typography, Iconography.
Research: Design Iteration, Design Validation, Testing Protocols, Data-Driven Design, A/B Testing, User Research, Competitive Research.
Accessibility: Design for Accessibility, Human-centered Design, WCAG Standards.
Process: 0-to-1 Product Development, Project Management, Cross-functional Collaboration, Agile, Kanban.
Software: Autodesk Fusion 360, Shapr3D, TinkerCAD, Blender, NomadSculpt, Adobe CC Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects), PrusaSlicer, Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer, UltiMaker Cura, Figma, Axure RP.
Hardware: RaspberryPi, Arduino, ESP32, ESP8266, Breadboard, X-Carve CNC, Bambu Lab A1, Bambu Lab A1 Mini, Prusa MK3S+.
Other: JIRA, Confluence, HTML, CSS, JSON, XML, SQL, APIs, React, JavaScript, Python, Swift, Unity, Gen AI Tools.