Matthew Chan

Industrial Design Manager

Los Angeles, California, United States

About

Formerly employed at Elementary as Lead Mechanical Engineer, tasked with all sustaining engineering documentation, R&D, deployment, fabrication, and design. Worked at Haas Automation as an Associate Mechanical Engineer, assigned to the Compact Mill and Chucker Lathe line, responsible for rolling out design updates, testing functionality of new options, evaluating secondary sources from LCC, and prototyping. Graduated in 2019 with a Mechanical Engineering degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. With my concentration being in manufacturing, I have a well-rounded understanding of both the abilities and limitations of current production techniques. While at Cal Poly, I was a volunteer at the Innovation Sandbox, an on-campus resource for ideation and prototyping, designed to remove the stigma associated with larger machine shops and services, which also provided the chance to use cutting-edge technology. As a volunteer, I helped with a multitude of senior projects, advising other students on the capabilities of 3D printing, as well as servicing the machines. In my final year at school, I was appointed Student Director, and led an initiative to include students that had been under-represented in the space, boosting female, non-white, and non-engineer volunteer numbers to a new high. Participated in Cal Poly's ASME student chapter, first becoming an event coordinator, then President of the organization. Although our club suffered from a lack of a local ASME Senior Section, and therefore less attention from the national organization, we managed to provide networking opportunities for the student body, increase attendance at university mechanical engineering events, and host industry tours of exclusive locations such as the Hoover Dam, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Tesla's Gigafactory.

Experience

  • Industrial Design Manager at Grafico Inc.
    Jul 2024 - Apr 2026 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Full lifecycle design, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, deployment, and decommission for quick-turn live events (trade shows, music festivals, pop-ups)

  • Lead Mechanical Engineer at Elementary
    Feb 2022 - Jan 2024 · 2 yrs

    Responsibilities include: Document Control PDM System Management R&D Packaging Engineering Deployment Engineering Trade Show Design Manufacturing Engineering Electrical Systems Engineering

  • Haas Automation, Inc. (Full-time · 2 yrs)
    • Associate Mechanical Engineer
      Jan 2020 - Oct 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Lead Engineer for the Compact Mill & Chucker Lathe product line

    • Mechanical Engineer in Training
      Nov 2019 - Jan 2020 · 3 mos

      Assisted with R&D projects, 3D printed models, and document control with SAP business software.

  • Student Director at Innovation Sandbox
    Apr 2018 - Jun 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Directed program for the 2018-2019 school year, including the procurement of new machinery, technician onboarding, scheduling of student employees, and office management

  • Engineering Intern at Dow-Key Microwave
    Jun 2018 - Aug 2018 · 3 mos

    Assisted with product testing and assembly of new prototypes Formatted engineering reports for multinational projects