Casey Fittz: Associate Development Engineer in Oakland, CA
Casey Fittz
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Associate Development Engineer
Oakland | United States
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Work experience
California Lighting Technology Center
Associate Development Engineer | 08/2016 - Current
• Managed multiple lighting development projects and assistant development engineers
• Designed, fabricated, and documented testing rigs and experimental product models
• Researched, benchmarked, and tested various LED light engines and discrete components
• Generated and illustrated new product testing procedure
• Attended trade show as lab representative
Harbor Designs and Manufacturing
Mechanical Design Engineer | 04/2015 - 07/2016
Lead designer for various mechanical assemblies and components, primarily for the consumer goods market:
• Researched, Developed, Documented, Evaluated, Tested, and Prototyped multi-part mechanical systems
• Used SolidWorks for Modeling, Rendering, FEA, 2D Drawing and Documentation
• Hand sketched industrial design product concepts and mechanical system analysis
• Designed and fabricated proof of concept and experimentation testing rigs
• Designed and managed modular outdoor antenna from concept to production (injection molding)
• Designed and managed smart wood burning stove from hand sketches to full function prototypes
• Built rapid prototypes using machine shop and digital fabrication tools
• Worked directly with Clients, ID, QA, EE, and a PM to determine mechanical product requirements
• Determined part dimension, tolerance, material selection, and material finish, and generated documentation of specifications
• Worked closely with foreign and domestic manufacturers
Hold Fast LLC
Soft Goods Designer and Manufacturing Process Engineer | 08/2014 - 03/2015
• Prototyped and assisted in design of backpacks, bags, and soft good accessories
• Developed understanding of DFM and DFA from firsthand experience with batch production and manufacturing
• Designed tooling and efficiency solutions for soft goods manufacturing
• Created technical documentation of fabrication and assembly procedures
• Researched soft goods manufacturing ERP systems, built out ERP system for inventory and raw material management.
• Built product costing tools for tracking raw materials, manual labor, machine usage
Velo Orange LLC
Product Design Engineer | 05/2012 - 05/2014
Responsible for New Product Development and Managing Product Catalog Documentation and Quality Assurance
• Designed and brought to market consumer goods including bicycle frames, components, and accessories
• Generated unique intellectual property product solutions, both in-brand and brand expanding
• Took products from conception, through prototyping and testing, to finalization and production
• Used SolidWorks extensively to design product concepts and technical specification for manufacturers
• Generated technical content in the form of blog posts and technical specifications/instructions for the end user
• Worked closely with foreign and domestic CMs, traveled internationally, toured factories, vetted new CMs
• Attended trade shows as brand ambassador and purchaser, assisted in the design and fabrication of trade show booth
University of Maryland Campus Bike Shop
Manager/Instructor/Bicycle Mechanic | 08/2009 - 05/2012
Managed campus bicycle repair shop with 9 student employees
• Taught mechanical repair workshops for students and employees
• Managed: employees, staff scheduling, shop inventory, and rental bike fleet
• Developed a strong hands-on understanding of mechanical systems, and learned how to communicate that understanding to people who did not have a technical background