CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Developed the data analysis system for Cornell University’s record breaking Ranger Walking Robot
- Designed and brought to production the exterior automotive parts of the Ford Fusion and other car models in North America, Europe and China
- Managed the product development of 180 new items across five new product collections
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
- Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
- DFMEA, GD&T, Geometric Tolerancing ,BOM, ECOs
- LabView, Matlab, Python, CNC Machining, CAD (Autodesk Fusion 360, Solidworks, Rhino), FEA analysis (ANSYS, Altair Hyperworks), PLM (Teamcenter, JDEdwards)
- Languages: Native Spanish, Intermediate French
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TIFFANY & CO. (2016 to Present)
New Product Engineer
- Lead all phases of new product development from design concept through Production Test Run and assist the manufacturing team with the launch quantity production phase
- Liaised with large teams (corporate product development, manufacturing engineers, CAD technicians, model-makers, manufacturing subject matter experts, technical services, quality assurance and operations) to develop products that meet design criteria, utilizing the most efficient manufacturing process and applying engineering principles and statistical tools
- Created all project and product data management information including cost estimates, bills of materials, routings, work instructions, specifications, and images for 5 new product collections
NUTONIAN INC. (2012 – 2016)
Project Engineer
- Benchmarked, tested and supported the company’s core data analysis application and services
- Developed grant proposals and secured $250K in financing via grant from Department of Energy
- Interacted directly with customers to support early sales accounts
FORD MOTOR COMPANY ( 2009 – 2012)
Product Development Engineer (Design and Release)
- Managed the development of injection molded components of global vehicle programs, from design concept through full product launch
- Resolved the water leakage issue on the new Fusion, that saved more than $1 million annually
- Developed the quality, robustness, and failure mode analysis templates for exterior trim components
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN AUTOMATION (PDPA) (2003 – 2006)
Undergraduate Assistant
- Collaborated with professors in the development of teaching and consulting materials focused on thermodynamics, fluid power and automation
- Responsible for all fluid power equipment of the lab
EDUCATION
CORNELL UNIVERSITY (2008 – 2009)
Master in Engineering in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Masters Research: joined the Cornell Ranger Robotics Research Team
- Developed data acquisition, analysis tools, and design of the Cornell bipedal walking robot
- Specialized in Robotics, computational fluid mechanics and heat transfer, finite element analysis, systems control, combustion processes, evolutionary optimization
METROPOLITAN AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY (UAM) (2002 – 2006)
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics
- Senior Project in Automation: Designed and implemented novel system to perform automated CNC machine using commodity hardware
- Minored in instrumentation and sensors
PERSONAL PROJECTS
- Vecna Robot Race mini autonomous robot (2016 winner)
- Sensor-activated bouncing robot (2015)
- Electrical automation using a Raspberry Pi (2014)