SENIOR MECHANICAL DESIGNER Erik Norris 1820 Maryland St. Redwood City, CA 94061 (650) 224-2010 erik@eriknorris.com www.eriknorris.com HIGHLIGHTED EXPERTISE * 20 years mechanical design and consumer product development experience * key involvement with over 40 successful commercial products * 16 years Pro/ENGINEER experience specializing in developing highly complex, organic surfaces * 11 years Pro/INTRALINK experience with workgroup configuration and daily support of PTC MCAD tools PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2003 – present SENIOR MECHANICAL DESIGNER, Digidesign, Daly City, California Digidesign is an industry leader in digital audio production, providing tools for audio creation, post production, collaboration, and distribution. * manage multiple concurrent projects, including the delegation and assignment of project related tasks * helped to re-establish the ME Dept as a critical resource for internal and external customers * building and sharing knowledge by mentoring and organizing departmental focus groups * developed and maintain engineering department website for collaboration and exchange * provide ongoing Pro/ENGINEER and Pro/INTRALINK support and administration * configured Windchill solutions for CAD collaboration and review by non-CAD users * established and maintain departmental “best practice” documents for all aspects of workflow * projects included the ICON and D-Command tactile worksurfaces, the AVoption|V10, and the extremely popular Mbox 2 personal studio 1998 – 2003 SENIOR MECHANICAL DESIGNER, Mechanistic, San Jose, California * provide freelance services in all phases of product development, from concept to production * coordination of detailed design and documentation with successful transfer to high-volume manufacturing * contributed to the Microsoft Xbox, and the UltimateTV Media Center (Microsoft’s “Home Of The Future”) * surfaced and engineered the Motorola MP3 Player (CES 2002 Design honoree) * other products include the Netscreen-500, Hewlett Packard Jornada 430 PDA, SGI 540 Visual Workstation, DVDO Portable DVD Player, and a series of Echelon LonWorks network controllers * Clients included Microsoft, WebTV, Motorola, Shinwoo, Netscreen, Hewlett Packard. 1996 – 1998 MECHANICAL DESIGNER, frogdesign, Sunnyvale, California frogdesign is a global consulting firm offering industrial design, engineering, brand, strategy, and digital media services. * worked closely with industrial design to maintain subtle surface, gap and material finish requirements * captured the design intent in CAD and ensured it was realized in the final manufactured product * supported plastic injection molding and sheet metal tooling design, pilot builds, and manufacturing ramp * projects included the KaVo X-Unit and Edeca dental systems, Newscorp Satellite Television Receiver, and Vadem Clio 1993 – 1996 MECHANICAL DESIGNER, Mechanistic, La Honda, California * provide freelance product design services, from design verification to manufacturing support * seamlessly integrated with cross-functional, inter-disciplinary product development teams * designed and engineered the SwitchBlade and Frantic Frames inline speed skates * projects included the Sunbeam Toast Logic Window Toaster, Acer Aspire Accessory Telephone, Packard Bell Convertible Desktop/Tower PC, and the Fissler Smokeless BBQ * Clients included frogdesign, Function Engineering, SGI, EP Technologies. 1989 – 1993 MECHANICAL DESIGNER, Silicon Graphics, Mountain View, California * performed acoustic, airflow and thermal analysis of the SGI Personal Iris family of products * provided technical support for three separate design engineering groups * coordinated and managed the purchase of prototype parts, models and rework services * assisted in the establishment of corporate product color and surface finish standards * contributed to the engineering of the SGI Iris File, SGI Indigo, SGI Indigo II, and SGI Indy 1985 – 1989 ELECTRONICS PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR, EP Technologies, Mountain View, California EP Technologies is a leading global developer of minimally invasive, cost effective catheter-based products to diagnose and cure patients suffering from tachyarrhythmias (chronic rapid heartbeats). * responsible for the management of a 5-person mechanical assembly team * conducted ongoing evaluation of manufacturing procedures and practices * assisted in the development of several innovative production techniques and practices * scheduled production, set and met deadlines and maintained product documentation * projects include the Blazer II XP Cardiac Ablation Catheter, and the EPT-1000 XP Cardiac Ablation Controller GENERAL EXPERTISE * strong performance of core engineering tasks * ability to apply appropriate prototyping and manufacturing processes to ensure a high level of efficiency * strong knowledge of mechanism design and analysis, material properties, handbook stress analysis * shock and vibration effects, EMI and ESD design parameters, thermal and acoustic design principles * Geometric Design & Tolerancing (GD&T), and cumulative tolerance analysis skills * domestic and international manufacturing * supplier qualification, vendor management and manufacturing liaison skills * manufacturing process design and documentation (assembly procedures, test plans, etc.) * design and assembly optimization, cost reduction, and on-going manufacturing support * Design Verification, Documentation, and Usability Testing * background in data acquisition, Design Verification Test (DVT), and CAD analysis tools * solid foundation in documentation standards (various ANSI & ISO standards apply) * EMC testing, Radiated Emissions and Conducted Immunity testing, thermal and acoustic testing * product qualification and certification agency requirements (UL, TUV, FCC, CE, FDA, etc.) * Project Management * proven ability to effectively deploy complex mechanical projects within a multi level supply chain * strong communication, negotiation, collaboration, time-management, and leadership skills * develop product specifications, schedules, Cost-of-Goods (CoGs) analysis, feasibility studies, etc. EDUCATION 9/86 – 6/87 Graduate 1987 De Anza College, Cupertino, California ACHIEVEMENTS / INTERESTS Avid bicyclist, occasional runner. Competitive Inline and Speed Skater - Member OMMRA. and GGSS SCCA SoloII OSP class autocross racer. 1987 Recipient De Anza Outstanding Academic Achievement Certificate, Cupertino, California. 1987 Recipient Elks National Foundation Vocational Grant, Cupertino, California. 1982 – 1984 Division II Semi-Professional Soccer player, British Columbia, Canada. 1982 – 1983 Member Provincial Track and Field Team, British Columbia, Canada.