Culture
We know that smart, creative people want to work with colleagues who inspire them and share their values. In our case, that means building a team that prizes diversity, responsibility, cooperation, technical proficiency, creativity, and positivity. Creating exceptional products is our passion, but not our only love. Outside the office we are bikers, surfers, campers, skiers, runners, artists, dog-walkers and stroller-pushers.
Professional Experience
Alloy Product Development (Oct 2008 – Present) Tortuga Product Development (2001 – 2008) Function Engineering (1996 – 2001)Education
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1995Comments
Believes in applying focus, discipline, and engineering principles in the quest for simplicity on the far side of complexity.
Professional Experience
Alloy Product Development, Co-Founding Partner (Oct 2008 – Present)
Alignment Product Development, Independent Contractor
Master Replicas, Director of Product Development, US.
Motorola, Lead Mechanical Engineer
Function Engineering, SF Office Director
Education
BS in Product Design, Stanford University, 1994
Comments
Extensive experience leading and supporting programs in consumer electronics, medical devices, household goods, toys, and professional audio. Co-founded Alloy to build an ever-improving team that brings better products to market faster.
Professional Experience
Alloy Product Development (Oct 2008 – Present)
Tortuga Product Development (2008)
Proxim Wireless (2008)
GE Nuclear Energy (2006-2007)
Education
BS in Mechanical Engineering, UC Davis, 2006
Comments
Supported programs in consumer electronics and professional media equipment. Hands-on experience supporting pre-production builds.
Professional Experience
Alloy Product Development (2011 – Present)
National CineMedia (2005 – 2011)
Coyne Associates (2003 – 2004)
Education
Alma College, 2003
Comments
Professional cat-herder and tinkerer-wrangler.
Professional Experience
Alloy Product Development (Oct 2013 – Present)
Crucible Industrial Art School (Present)
Self-employed ME consultant (2009 – Oct 2013)
Hiemstra Product Development (2009)
Self-employed ME consultant (2001 – 2008)
Jefferson Mack Metalworking (2000 – 2001)
Montgomery Pfeifer (1998 – 2000)
Education
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 1997
Comments
Cut my ME design teeth at Montgomery Pfeifer with clients like Logitech, SGI, and Sun Microsystems. Then was tired of working on landfill so started blacksmithing. Then was tired of being poor, so went back to engineering. This time staying an independent contractor for Lunar Design, Alloy PD, and Hiemstra Product Development, with a focus on medical devices. Finally succumbed to adulthood and joined Alloy full time.
Professional Experience
Alloy Product Development (January 2015 – Present)
Mike’s Bikes & Bike Cart (Bicycle Technician)
Safer Lock LLC
Solar Logic LLC
California Mechatronics Center (Intern)
Crave (Intern)
Education
BS in Mechanical Engineering, California State University-Chico
BA in Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, University of Tuebingen
Comments
Alex joined Alloy in January 2015 after enjoying a brief sabbatical in the bicycle industry. While gaining experience in various fields as an intern, he set his career focus on consumer product development due to the overlap of engineering, design, and prototyping. When not spinning pixels in CAD or tinkering in the shop, he can be found enjoying the thrills of gravity, whether it be on a bicycle, skis, or motorcycle.
Professional Experience
Alloy Product Development
Acorn Product Development
Lutron Electronics
Education
MS in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006
BS in Symbolic Systems, Stanford University, 2002
Comments
Lauren joined Alloy with a diverse background in consumer electronics, medical systems, and wearables. She is particularly interested in and attuned to user experiences and human-device interfaces. When not designing with Alloy, she can be found hiking and camping, traveling, volunteering, or throwing a disc around.
Professional Experience
Alloy Product Development (July 2019 – Present)
Evolution Devices (2018)
Design the Future (2018)
Cedar Marine Propulsion (2016)
Education
BS in Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2019
Comments
Starting off college building race cars, Max transitioned into a biomechanical focus that included bone testing, robotic cockroaches and eventually assistive devices. After honing his engineering skills making prosthetic biking legs and interning for a muscle stimulation startup, he continued his love for learning and design at Alloy. Outside of work, he can be found somewhere along the California coastline, probably on top of a large rock.
Professional Experience
Alloy Product Development (January 2021 – Present)
Formlabs (2019, Intern)
Apple (2018, Intern)
Education
BASc in Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2020
Comments
Shelly joined Alloy as her first full-time job out of university. Before transitioning into a mechanical engineer, she experienced the full range of her mechatronics degree with internships in software development, product testing, reliability, and manufacturing. She left the cold Canadian winter for sunnier pastures and is still learning what Fahrenheit is. Shelly lost all her hobbies in the college grind, but is finally rediscovering her interests and becoming a cooler person (check back next year)!
Professional Experience
Alloy Product Development (June 2021 – Present)
Traverso Group at MIT (2018 – 2020)
C.S. Draper Laboratory (2014 – 2018)
Education
MS in Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2020
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, 2015
Comments
Whether it’s planes, trains, bridges or widgets, Graham has always had a knack for design. For as long as he can remember, he’s been sketching his design ideas, then bringing them into reality with whichever tools he can get his hands on. In his free time, you’ll find him at a concert or traveling somewhere far away. He is a vegan, a sculptor, and a book lover!
Professional Experience
Alloy Product Development (November 2021 – Present)
Airbnb-Samara (June 2017 – Mar 2020)
Education
B.AS Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2015
Comments
Jaeyoung is a mechanical engineer with past experiences in automotive and built environment. He likes to spend his efforts between innovative new technologies and environmental sustainability. Ask him about how his surfing is going.
Professional Experience
Alloy Product Development (March 2022 – Present)
Collins Aerospace (May 2019 – March 2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2018-2019, Research Assistant)
Pratt & Whitney (2018, Intern)
Education
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2019
Comments
Leo joined Alloy after spending a few years in the aerospace industry developing life-saving explosive devices for ejection seats. He was drawn to engineering by an innate need to know how anything and everything works, ranging from consumer electronics to his own surfboards. Coming from Southern California, he’s always drawn towards the beach and warm, sunny weather. When he’s not deep in CAD or tinkering with a prototype, you can find him hitting home runs in his slow-pitch softball league, reading up on modern history or skateboarding around town looking for his next Kolsch.
Professional Experience
Alloy Product Development (November 2022 – Present)
Education
Comments
Professional Experience
Alloy Product Development (June 2023 – Present)
Iron Ox (2021 – 2022)
Education
BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2022
Comments
Nick’s fascination with understanding how things work led him to mechanical engineering. During college he discovered product development, designing and selling automatic feeders that took care of people’s reptiles while they were away from home. Before joining Alloy, he spent a short period working in greenhouse robotics. Outside of work, Nick loves rock climbing, surfing, and going on adventures with his dog.
A place to thrive
The name Alloy is a testament to the fact that we are stronger as a well organized team than we are as individuals. The team improves further as its members improve. To that end, we strive to create the ideal atmosphere for an engineer to grow and accomplish their best work. We do so by providing learning opportunities, investing in our tools, refining our processes and encouraging responsible autonomy.
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