About Me

I got my bachelors in mechanical engineering from Cal Poly SLO, then built manufacturing lines at Apple for 7 years. As Technical Program Manager, I designed and scaled assembly lines at Apple's Final Assembly Test and Packaging (FATP) sites.

Here are some iconic products I've had the wonderful opportunity of working on:

• AirPods Pro (as TPM)
• AirPods Max (as lead TPM)
• AirPods 3 (as lead TPM and AME)
• AirPods 4 (as lead TPM)
• iPhone 14 (as module SQE)
• Apple TV Remote (as supporting TPM)

The most challenging project I experienced was bringing up a manufacturing site from scratch within one year. Think of going from four walls and a bunch of strangers inside, to building thousands of products a day in 12 months. This was done while managing New Product Introduction (NPI) on one of the most mechanically complex products Apple has launched, the AirPods Max.

I then broadened my operational experience with a rotation as Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to automate packaging lines in 2021, and another rotation as a Supply Quality Engineer in 2022 to develop a custom reflectance tester for screening camera modules.

In 2022-23, I led a team of 5 process and manufacturing engineers to develop the AirPods 4 line. We significantly reduced unit cost by targeting labor, capex, consumable, attrition, and material savings.

Recently joined SpaceX as Senior Supplier Development Engineer working on Starlink.

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