Andrew Lucas
Hardware Systems Technical Staff Engineer at Apple
Hardware Systems Technical Staff Engineer at Apple
Intentional and accomplished organizational and technical leader with a passion for team excellence and efficiency. Develop and communicate vision for unique technology development and create supporting facilities and laboratory infrastructure to enable product execution; skilled in facilities and laboratory creation from concept. Empower personnel and facilitate strong team mentality by providing vigorous support of staff continuous improvement and growth. Cross-functional systems engineering and management experience in electronics, analytics, mechanics, and laser optics. Expert in developing suppliers and manufacturing partners worldwide. Successful project / program management across varied industries. Functionally fluent in multiple languages.

Specialties: Leadership, mentoring and organizational development, project vision, scheduling and management, complex component engineering and development, advanced technology development and staging, electromechanical testers development, change control and quality control systems, customer technical support, mechanical and electromechanical component and systems failure analysis, broad spectrum of data collection and analysis techniques, laboratory development and growth. Training expertise and development planning for immediate benefit long term growth. Decisive under duress.
Apple
https://www.linkedin.com/company/apple
Cupertino
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Hardware Systems Technical Staff Engineer
Contrado, LLC
Engineering and Management Contract Services. Expert Consultation. 
Operations and project management, implementation of LEAN methodologies and efficiency/planning tools, and leading engineering and design efforts. High level customer interface on key programs.  Contract project management, electro-mechanical engineering and design services.
Pinewood Springs, CO
President
Western Digital Corporation, HGST Division
https://www.linkedin.com/company/hgst-a-western-digital-company
Technical and project leadership of small and large form factor performance and elastic enterprise HDD engineering. Managed laboratory facilities and local and remote personnel, including key talent recruitment.  Responsible for capital planning, technology development and LEAN implementation for engineering. Member of intellectual property review board and head of site IP mentoring team.
•	Precision electro-mechanical devices development and integration in products and lab environment.
•	Contributed to company growth and profit by expanding new product platform design and advanced technology development through smart hiring and devising workflow systems.
•	Delivered successful unique drive design functional demonstration, executing to an ambitious new product definition and design schedule.
•	Expanded capacity for new product validation testing, failure analysis, and technology development testing by developing 2 full lab facilities from scratch.
Boulder, Colorado
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Director, Mechanical Engineering
Western Digital Corporation
https://www.linkedin.com/company/western-digital
Led mechanical design of hard disk drive platforms, managing resources and activity across multiple site locations, serving as Acting Site Manager. 
•	Advanced and improved product line and technology development by expanding group from site start-up to fully functioning team of capable and experienced engineers.
•	Several patents awarded in areas of disk pack balancing and helium retention.
•	Successful delivery of several high capacity, small form factor drive products for PC and consumer markets.
Longmont, Colorado
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Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering
Cornice
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cornice
Mechanical Engineering, Special Operations, and Advanced Technology. 
Directed 1” platform HDD development and provided broad engineering support in cross-functional failure analysis, technology development, and unique testers / tools development. Drove customer integration efforts.
•	Increased Mechanical Engineering team’s capability from early prototyping to full product design and development with successful manufacturing launch.
•	Significantly improved technical manufacturing capability and product yield, training engineers and technicians and developing improved systems at Far East manufacturing site.
•	Led integration and qualification efforts with major world market customer, directly contributing to successful market launch of world’s 1st HDD enabled cell phones.
•	Opened major global market opportunity by leading innovative Drop Detect system (patent awarded) development with major MEMS sensor company.
•	Transformed product field reliability through specialized analysis support including microscopy, high speed video, vibration analysis, and consultation, exceeding 1.5 meter drop survivability goal.
•	Increased new product marketability through development of specialized sensors applications, including pressure, gyro, gravity, vibration, capacitance, and spacing loss effect technologies.
•	Implemented production failure analysis and rework disposition tracking systems, enabling rapid product improvement and customer feedback.
Longmont, Colorado
Director of Engineering
DataPlay Corporation
https://www.linkedin.com/company/dataplay
Optical Drive Mechanical Architecture and Development Leadership.
Boulder, Colorado
Principal Engineer
Maxtor Corp.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/maxtor
Principal Engineer, Advanced Technology and Mechanical Development
Senior Staff Expatriate Engineer, Product Engineering and Factory Development Group
Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer, Transition Engineering Group
Engineering Manager, Mechanical Product Engineering
Staff Mechanical Engineer, 2.5” Drive Development Program
Longmont, Colorado
Principal Engineer
Micropolis Corp.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/micropolis
5.25” Drive Mechanical Development
Chatsworth, California
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Principal Engineer
Microbiology
Microbiology student pursuing pre-med course of study.
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Colorado State University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/colorado-state-university/
Associate of Science (A.S.)
Electronics Engineering
Denver Institute of Technology
Boatswain Mate and Port Security Specialist.  Assigned to USCGC Point Carrew and US Navy Hostile Methods Group.  Bosun, Rescue Swimmer, Boarding Party Member, Cutter Certification "Water Wings".
United States Coast Guard
Petty Officer
Advanced Optics Design
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Advanced Tolerance Analysis
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FEA Modeling
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GD&T
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Holographic Interferometry
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LEAN Methodologies
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LabView
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MatLab
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Microprocessor Design
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Moving Coil Actuator
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Servo Control
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SolidWorks CAD
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Spindle Motors Design
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Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
Pinewood Springs Fire/Saint Vrain Rapid Intervention Team
Emergency services including structure firefighting, wildland firefighting, vehicle accident extrication and medical treatment, general emergency medical treatment, hazardous materials, ice rescue, high hazard firefighter rescue, disaster response and management.
Fire Chief
LifeBridge Christian Church
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lifebridge-christian-church
I help in my church by participating as a regular usher and serving on the media team as a video camera operator, recording services and events.
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Video Media Team and Usher
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Tokyo
Caleb Demarais
Localization Manager at Modis Design
https://www.linkedin.com/in/junaidsethi
Chicago, IL
Junaid Sethi
Enterprise Architect/Security Expert at OmniTier Group Corp
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Cupertino, CA
Shusuke Kurihara
Product Manager at HGST, a Western Digital company
https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-bang-53055a44
San Jose, CA
HENRY BANG
Technologist at Western Digital
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-silva-a2963052
Hollister, CA
Joe Silva
Electrical Engineer,  	 HW Dev Engr - Principal at HGST
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-lomas-b505527
San Jose, CA
Jennifer Lomas
Software Developer at Western Digital
https://kr.linkedin.com/in/taddy-kim-49432a6a
South Korea
Taddy Kim
Engieering Director at Seagate Technology
https://my.linkedin.com/in/nigel-lky
Petaling Jaya
Nigel Lim
There is always a second chance
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/sarabeecopy
Hamilton, ON
Sara Davidson
Copywriter │ I help women-focused businesses build their brands and reach more customers
https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenn-griffin-4b4b70135
San Jose, CA
Glenn Griffin
New Product Introduction Program Manager at Western Digital
https://th.linkedin.com/in/gregg-stevens-3769684
Bangkok
Gregg Stevens
Managing Director at Ramsgate Inc
https://nz.linkedin.com/in/sara-williams-b9b6a820
Greater Napier-Hastings Area
Sara Williams
Billing Administrator at Xero
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sekwan-oh-42218181
United States
Sekwan Oh
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Okayama-Kurashiki Metropolitan Area
Johnny Mendoza Govea
Native English Teacher at Kurashiki Municipal Board of Education
https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtisbarlowe
Lynchburg, VA
Curtis Barlowe
Senior Hardware Engineer (retired)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-keene-771288b
Boston, MA
Andrew Keene
Head of Hardware Engineering at Berkshire Grey
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabev
Greater Seattle Area
Gabe Valentin, MBA, MEE
Now Hiring! Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, Test Engineers, TPMs, SDET/SDE/STE. 
Apply: nwcontract.com/careers
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenkuang
San Diego, CA
Ken Kuang
Please Follow, Max'd Out Connections | Entrepreneur | Best Seller | Wall Street Journal Contributing Op-Ed Writer | IMAPS Fellow
https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddwoods
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Todd Woods
Automation Engineering Manager at CPC - Colder Products Company
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jealves
Cupertino, CA
Jeff Alves
Director of Hardware Engineering at Apple
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        Andy possesses many wonderful managerial traits and was a pleasure to work with from the marketing side. He holds a rare combination of knowing technology inside and out and then being able to translate that into what the customer needs and cares about. Lainie Logan
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Andrew wrote documents that I edited. He wrote detailed descriptions of testing documents that showed his extensive knowledge of the product. When I had questions about the product, I found Andrew could tell me pretty much anything I needed to know.
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Infrastructure Permanent Way Track Section Engineer at NI Railways
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Tampa, FL
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Construction Professional / Professional Driver  CDL A
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Greater Perth Area
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Director at ADL Electrics