AI-Enabled Petcare
Q3 2019 - Q1 2022
Photo courtesy Purina
Challenge:
Deliver a novel AI-enabled petcare platform to provide cat-owners with actionable health insights, starting from fundamentals around presence sensing through implementation into mass production.
Proof-of-Concept Approach:
Worked as the Mechanical Lead on the core technical team investigating various high-level product approaches to gathering behavior insight data in the home environment. Facilitated downselection of sensors and established product architecture.
Led mechanical design team of 3 from from ID concept definition to a run of over 100 tooled units for field trials
Beta Launch Approach:
Transitioned to Technical Authority role, responsible for ensuring technical delivery of the hardware portion of the system through a build of 500+ devices
Managed hardware PRD/ERD and maintained alignment between business, marketing, and technical stakeholders
Developed and executed hardware test plan
Skills:
Early concept development
Injection molded plastics design
Sensor integration
Creep behavior in plastics
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