Casey Fittz: Associate Development Engineer in Oakland, CA

• 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

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

• 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

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

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