Calvin Toothaker: in Portland, OR

S?onetics Corporation creates wireless team communication systems for harsh high noise environments •Sole mechanical engineer responsible for all aspects of design, development, certification, reliability, and sustaining engineering •Worked closely with overseas manufacturers to ensure high product quality •Launched 4 new product lines, included the most comprehensive redesign of the company’s core product resulting in a reliable, waterproof, wireless communication headset •Identified and quickly responded to a potential customer need by developing a unique and custom product for a major airline directly resulting in the largest order in company history

SRS Energy is a start-up company which designs and manufactures aesthetically pleasing building integrated photovoltaic modules •Lead engineer responsible for testing and certification of novel thin film photovoltaic product •In charge of UL testing of the PV module resulting in the first ever certified photovoltaic roof •Designed and implemented comprehensive test program for photovoltaic product including creating test methods, sourcing test equipment, and performing root cause failure analysis •Assisted in set-up of new manufacturing facility by designing equipment and fixturing, developing processes, and qualifying new equipment •Ensured readiness of new manufacturing facility for UL factory audit •Created 3D models and GD&T drawings of our product and equipment using SolidWorks

Aries Electronics designs and manufactures engineered to order test and burn-in sockets •Designed engineered-to-order chip scale, test, and burn in sockets using SolidWorks •Experience designing extremely small, tight tolerance, precision components •Automated the CAD modeling and drawing creation of a major product line using a VBA rule based program with SolidWorks greatly reducing the engineering time per order •Trained associates on manufacturing processes including high speed CNC driller/router

Honda designs high quality automobiles is the world’s sixth largest automotive manufacturer •Worked with R&D in early planning stages of vehicle development to ensure feasible designs •Conducted root failure analysis using fault tree analysis and FMEA •Developed countermeasures to design and manufacturing issues during both product development and manufacturing stages •Reviewed 2D and 3D models in CATIA to identify any potential design weaknesses