Adam Sears
Director of Technical Operations, WPI Innovation Studio at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Director of Technical Operations, WPI Innovation Studio
Experienced Engineer with extensive hands-on prototyping experience.  15 years experience in manufacturing including CNC Milling and Turning, 3d Printing, Laser cutting, Welding and more. Skilled in 3D CAD/CAM, FEA, MATLAB, Data Acquisition, Design for Lean Six Sigma.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Director of Technical Operations, WPI Innovation Studio
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Worcester, MA
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WPI Innovation Studio Makerspace Manager
Metso
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- Support the design, development, and quotation process for product development and customer orders for standard product offerings of valves, actuators and related fluid control devices, from concept to product realization.
- Establish the nature and objective of each assignment including specifications, procedures and other engineering concepts involved.
- Develop new products including conceptual engineering, materials selection, design and analysis, prototyping and testing. Assure products meet or exceed the recommendations of governing specifications as well as assuring that sound engineering practices are applied. Solve
complex technical problems. Involved in selection and subsequent communication with new product vendors.
- Make cost effective decisions concerning production parts and methods ensuring product conformance to design criteria. Follow up discussions with Manufacturing and Purchasing to resolve problems and implement solutions.
- Analyze and resolve technical field problems as well as provide technical support to customers strategic business units, distributors, Marketing and field sales.
- Direct lab technicians and drafting personnel concerning development of new products and revision of existing products. Create maintenance and operational instructions.
- Participate on cross functional teams as technical representative toward achieving business goals including, Value Analysis programs and project order teams.
Shrewsbury, MA
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Product Design Engineer
Bose Corporation
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- Execute all needed mechanical, process, and manufacturing engineering functions to deliver novel transducer and system prototypes to enable extraordinary experiences for our customers
- Responsible for mechanical design, sourcing, and fabrication of components 
- Lead multiple prototyping efforts in parallel while meeting individual project milestones
- Perform mechanical and acoustic tests to characterize materials and prototypes
- Support manufacturing divisions with root-cause analysis and corrective action implementation 
- Use Design for Lean Six Sigma methodologies to create robust solutions to manufacturing challenges
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Process Design Engineer
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Instructed and assisted students, staff and faculty in the design, manufacture, and assembly of prototypes, instruments, laboratory apparatus, and components
Worked with graduate and undergraduate research teams on developing designs for manufacturability, coordinating work, ordering materials and tooling
Maintained the Washburn Machine Shop and Haas Technical Education Center using the principles of the 5S’s and Lean
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Laboratory Machinist
TriStar Racing
Introduced new product concepts and consult with prospective clients about future projects
Designed, manufactured, and tested prototypes
Programmed, Operated and performed routine maintenance on CNC machines
Customer and race team support
Engineer
Master of Science (MS)
Manufacturing Engineering
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Bachelor of Science (BS)
Mechanical Engineering
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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AS
Basic Engineering
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Quinsigamond Community College
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Dassault Systèmes
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Certified Solidworks Associate (CSWA)
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Supply, NC
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Laura Watson
IT/ERP Project Manager
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Tom Tyree
Area Sales Manager at DMG MORI
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Greater Orlando
Nathan Rosenblad
Co-founder, and Chief Engineer at Earth Observant Inc.
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Epsom, NH
Steven Begley
Senior Field Service Engineer at The Robert E. Morris Company
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Anoka, MN
Craig Hahne
Vice President / Strategic Customer Relationships at Tsugami / Rem Sales, LLC
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Greater Boston
Chris Lammi
Plasma Squisher at Commonwealth Fusion Systems.
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Richard Anger
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
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Greater Boston
Gerard Dwan
Product Success @ ServiceNow | Driving Adoption and Enablement of AI Search | MBA Candidate
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Deep River, CT
Christopher Redman
Applicatins Engineer at The Robert E. Morris Company
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Greater Milwaukee
Cameron Schubert
Regional Sales Director, CMTSE - Midwest | Workholding | Tombstones |
Chip Conveyors | Way Covers | AME & Hennig Inc.
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Hartford, CT
Zack Melikian, SHRM-SCP, PHR
Human Resources Leader | 10,000+ Connections
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Windham, NH
Doug Folsom
CEO Whitcraft
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Greater Boston
Alan Lazaros
CEO of Next Level University, Global Top 100 Podcast, 900+ Episodes, 120+ Countries, Multi 6-Figure Show, Computer Engineer & MBA, Business Coach & Consultant.
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San Francisco Bay Area
Siggi Simonarson
Founder at BuildBuddy (YC W20), ex-Googler — we're hiring!
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Foxborough (Foxboro), MA
Edward Rasmussen
Mechanical Engineer CIE
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Upton, MA
Wit Bushko
Research Engineer, Modeling and Simulation of Multiphysics Engineering Systems and Processes, FEA, Model Validation
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Framingham, MA
Jason Silver
Senior Principal Engineer and Mgr of Acoustic Technology Concepts group
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Bellingham, MA
Brett Sullivan
Operational Excellence Manager at Sonos, Inc.
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New York, NY
Blair Lancer
Director of Corporate Communications and Product Innovation at Lancer Skincare
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Birmingham
Adam Sears
VP Client Service UK/IE/AUS
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Greater Melbourne Area
Adam Sears
Principal, Trade Marks Group, Davies Collison Cave
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London
Adam Sears
Creative at VCCP
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Dunholme
Adam Sears
Manufacturing Manager at ProAmpac Lincoln
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North Clarendon, VT
Adam Sears
Senior Director IT at Cerner Corporation