Nearly 20 years, three industries, one through-line

Designing parts that have to be made and proven: automotive Tier 1 programs, elevators, and HVAC equipment.

1. 2023–presentFlorence, SC

   Otis Elevator Company

   Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

   • Model new and legacy designs to make them more cost-effective without losing performance.
   • Structural FEA (ANSYS) of brackets, sheet-metal assemblies, hydraulic components, and structural supports.
   • Prepare and run engineering change meetings; create drawings, review dimensional reports, and perform stack-up analysis.
   • Support other engineers with FEA setup and interpretation.
2. 2020–2022Cazenovia, NY

   Marquardt Switches

   Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

   • Complex plastic parts, key fobs, and Class A/B surfaces for electronic enclosures and switches in Siemens NX.
   • PCB outlines and keep-outs; FEA in NX; DFM, CAE, and Moldflow documentation so the team could see a concept's risks.
   • GD&T drawings and customer documentation from concept to PPAP; prototype builds with suppliers.
   • Mentored younger engineers in 3D modeling and FEA interpretation.
3. 2019–2020Greensboro, NC

   XDIN Inc. (ALTEN Group)

   Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

   • Heavy-truck interior components for Volvo and Mack: Class A surfaces, wall trim panels, cabinets, and mechanisms.
   • Mechanism design with kinematic simulation (CATIA KIN); FEA in CATIA.
   • GD&T drawings, PLM updates in Windchill, and prototype builds under deviation scenarios.
4. 2016–2018Querétaro, Mexico

   Harman International

   Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

   • Injection-molded and stamped parts for OEM premium-audio systems, working with the customer through a resident engineer in Japan.
   • Design, design updates, and support brackets for speakers, including Toyota instrument-panel speaker assembly 86160-0WU80 (public part listing ↗).
   • ANSYS simulation of automotive speaker enclosures.
   • Reviewed supplier DFM and Moldflow reports; negotiated tolerances and special characteristics through PPAP.
   • Mentored younger engineers in 3D modeling and FEA interpretation.
5. 2011–2016Guadalajara, Mexico

   Continental Automotive

   Mechanical Design Engineer, Body & Security

   • Plastic and metal housings for body-electronics control units, from concept to PPAP.
   • Mechanical design and supplier supervision for Ford module DG9T-15604-B and later variants.
   • PCB-to-housing clash analysis (Zuken to CATIA); change management in Teamcenter and WERS; cross-functional mock-up reviews.
   • Mentored younger engineers in 3D modeling and FEA interpretation. Great Achiever recognition, 2012 and 2013.
6. 2009–2011Guadalajara, Mexico

   Frimax

   HVAC Mechanical Design Engineer

   • Thermal load calculations, TXV selection, duct and pipe sizing by pressure drop and load, and PLC control programming.
   • Feasibility and cost studies with customers; SolidWorks and AutoCAD models.
7. 2007–2008Puebla, Mexico

   Interlift de México

   Elevator Product Design Engineer

   • Residential elevators for 320, 500, and 800 kg loads, and an inclined elevator; field measurements for custom solutions.
   • Manufacturing supervision and supplier development.
8. 2005–2007Mar del Plata, Argentina

   Ascensores Volta

   Elevator Product Design Engineer

   • Beams, axles, springs, columns, rope selection, and safety mechanisms for passenger lifts.
   • Brake and rope-compensation calculations; encoder mounting for a gearless traction machine.
   • First tooling and injection-molding work: vandal-resistant push buttons with Braille.
9. 2016–presentPart-time

   Independent HVAC & refrigeration design

   • Stability and process chambers, pre-cooling chambers, and cold rooms, plus the steel structures and control panels around them. See work →