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Professional Profile: Kris W. Grube
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18 years product
development experience |
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MS, Mechanical Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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BS, Mechanical Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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product development
experience within varied industries including industrial, consumer, medical, automotive, and
aerospace |
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invention, concept
development, and system architecture expertise |
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extensive design
methodology and structured problem solving experience |
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detailed design and
documentation experience |
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manufacturing support
experience, both domestic and off-shore |
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component sourcing,
manufacturing process selection, and vendor liaison experience |
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management experience
including development planning, engineering management, and cost analysis |
In 1995, Kris founded Kestrel Design to provide product development
services on a consulting basis. Since its inception, the company has designed
and engineered mechanical and electromechanical systems for a variety of
industries. Examples include consumer appliances, complex mechanism
design, electronics packaging, medical instrumentation, fluid systems, robotics,
and light transportation.
Prior to founding Kestrel Design, Kris held positions of Program Director,
Project Manager, and Senior Mechanical Engineer at Product Genesis, Inc., an
award-winning product development consulting organization in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. At Product Genesis, he directed six major client programs
and acted as senior mechanical engineer for eight programs.
Prior to joining Product Genesis, Kris was involved in the development of DTM
Corporation’s selective laser sintering system, a large-scale rapid prototyping
machine. At company inception, he was a principal technology investigator,
developing process control and thermal management methods. As the core
technology matured, his focus shifted to engineering development and detailed
design of the company’s first production system. During pilot
manufacturing Kris was responsible for electromechanical performance
verification and manufacturing refinement.
Kris also held positions of Research Engineer in the Vehicle Concepts Office of
Ford Motor Company’s Engineering and Manufacturing Staff, and of Engineering
Intern in the Advanced Manufacturing Technology division of Digital Equipment
Corporation.
Kris has received patents for work completed at Kestrel Design, Product Genesis,
and DTM Corporation.
At MIT, Kris received the Luis De Florez Award for Excellence in Mechanical
Design and was elected to Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma, national engineering
honors societies. As a Principal Teaching Assistant at MIT, he taught
System Dynamics for the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering. Kris’
graduate work involved machine design and automation of ultrasonic test
equipment for use in high-end disk drive manufacture.
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