RÉSUMÉ

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CONTACT

Personal Email: espinel.dan@gmail.com
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-espinel-91b488b7

EDUCATION

Kellogg School of Management, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University | Evanston, Illinois | June 2021 - June 2023
MMM Joint Degree Candidate MBA and MS Design Innovation (GPA 3.9, Dean’s List)

  • Major: Marketing & Operations

  • Selected: Kellogg FC (Co-President), Strategy & Business Development Club (Strategy & Operations Exec)

Stanford University | Stanford, California | Sept 2010 - June 2016
B.S. Mechanical Engineering (GPA 3.7) & M.S. Mechanical Engineering (GPA 3.8, Tau Beta Pi Honor Society)

  • Stanford Men’s Club Soccer (Captain ‘11-’14): established program as an official Stanford club sport, hired coaching staff to promote program stability & growth, expanded team from 15 to 40 members, divisional/regional champs, placed 8th nationally 

  • Stanford Men’s Varsity Soccer (‘11, ‘13-’15): participated in weekly practices (4 hrs/week) during the winter seasons as part of the advanced soccer class

  • Teaching Assistant (Physics & Visual Thinking): organized and implemented lesson plans for independently run sections

EXPERIENCE

Nike | Digital Product Management Intern | Beaverton, Oregon | June 2022 - August 2022

  • Assessed the impact of 2nd party data integration on paid media marketing demand lift in North America

  • Outlined data activation go-to-market plan, including key use cases, risks, & dependencies

  • Performed expected outcome analysis, including financial model

Bowery Farming | Senior Design Engineer | New York, New York | Nov 2020 - May 2021

  • Created technical whitepapers to communicate financial and engineering analysis to cross-functional leadership securing more than $700k of capex for project development

  • Leveraged user-centric design to develop and implement QR code enabled digital training and troubleshooting documentation to instruct farm workers on new technologies and facilitate 24/7 onsite problem solving

  • Led cross-functional team to study the effects of vacuum cooling on product quality, shelf-life, and yield loss

Bowery Farming | Design Engineer | New York, New York | June 2019 - Nov 2020

  • Developed packing automation and provided engineering support to enable the delivery of 16000+ lbs of product per week from two retail farms, supplying 650+ storefronts in the Northeast with sustainable, pesticide free produce

  • Redesigned packing space and implemented new packing technology resulting in a 185% increase in pack capacity

  • Collaborated closely with Marketing to develop and launch multiple packaging redesigns, enabling labeling automation that saved ~1 minute labor time per packed clamshell, increasing hourly throughput by ~89%

  • Coordinated build out, launch, and production ramp of packing space for second retail farm in MD, now shipping over 12k lbs of product per week, increasing product output for the business by 3x since Jan 2020

  • Independently traveled internationally to conduct research, perform factory acceptance tests; learned to cultivate domestic & international vendor relationship

Drive.ai (acquired by Apple) | Mechanical Design Engineer | Mountain View, California | June 2016 - June 2019

  • Re-engineered camera sensor enclosure design to improve vibration and water resistance, connector integrity, and calibration stability; reduced camera failure rate by ~87% and decreased assembly time from 24+ hrs to 15 mins

  • Utilized design thinking principles to develop processes and documentation to standardize/streamline assembly and testing of Autonomous Vehicle (AV) prototypes, enabling the remote build of the publicly deployed fleet in Frisco, TX

  • Worked with local and overseas vendors to utilize CNC machining, polyurethane casting, and 3D printing to manufacture parts enabling the robust and modular mounting of radar, lidar, and cameras on autonomous vehicle exterior

  • Represented drive.ai in PR with press (including CNN & CNBC) and local officials during the company’s public launch 

  • Led mechanical design of exterior communication panels featured at the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

  • Co-invented a patent regarding the use of audible and visual cues to communicate AV intent and establish trust with other drivers and pedestrians (US Patent 10,251,513)

Google + Skybox Imaging | Engineering Intern | Mountain View, California | June 2015 - Sept 2015

  • Applied GD&T in the creation of manufacturing drawings in SolidWorks for machined components used in launched satellites

  • Designed and manufactured a welded frame and bridging mechanism to enable safe, easy transfer of heavy material to a CNC

  • Assessed internal manufacturing process to pinpoint inefficiencies and proposed tools and procedures to enhance workflow 

Volkswagen Electronics Research Lab | Mechanical Engineering Intern | Belmont, California | June 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Rapid prototyped & 3D printed enclosures for electronic components on a UX concept vehicle presented to Audi/VW executives

  • Modified vehicle parts to install a custom designed laser cut center console to house electronics for a self-driving demo vehicle

SKILLS

Design Thinking: user research, ideation & collaborative brainstorming, rapid prototyping | Fabrication: 3D printing, CNC milling, polyurethane casting, injection molding, laser & waterjet cutting, welding, silversmithing | CAD: SolidWorks, Onshape, AutoCAD, Inventor | CAM: HSMWorks | Programming: Matlab, Java, C++, Python, LabVIEW, Stata | Business: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Adobe Illustrator, Asana | Languages: English, Spanish 

INTERESTS

  • Coaching soccer: hired as Pinewood School assistant coach for ‘18-19 season, focused on player technical development, coached accountability & tenacity, improved team record from 0-8-4 to 6-6-2, offered head coaching role for ‘19-20 season

  • Running: physical conditioning, stress relief, persistence and self-competition; ran first marathon on 3/1/20 in 3:27:32

  • Metalworking: creations include metal 3D printed & silver-smithed personalized watch housings, silver casted top & abstracted surfboard charm, CNC milled aluminum lamp with wood detailing, and tooling for injection molded toy lights

  • Curiosity & play: Videogaming, Legos, animals, space travel & exploration