Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Experienced mechanical design engineer with a strong background in product development, medical devices, robotics, and automotive components. Proven track record in conceptualizing new designs, developing complex mechanisms, and delivering high-precision engineered products. Skilled in system design, CAD, and cross-functional collaboration.
Design and development of sterile single-use cassette for novel medical robot
Managed projects for clients in the medical device industry. Design and development of laparoscopic instruments for surgical access, specimen retrieval, and tissue manipulation/retraction. Intellectual property research, filing of patent applications, and trademarks
Designed and prototyped hardware for social humanoid robots—Sophia and Han—with a focus on head, neck, and torso mechanisms and structural components; optimized the designs for thermal management; designed a 3 DoF hip mechanism for simulated walking and integration with a rolling base; designed and fabricated testing fixtures.
Designed head and torso mechanisms for custom character robots; set up 3D printers for in-house fabrication; 3D scanning of clay head models, and reverse engineered molds for casting skins.
Relocated to Hong Kong; joined Dim Sum Labs, the local Hackerspace. Participated in workshops and networking events, and did occasional freelance design work.