Subject Matter Expert at Apple
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Subject Matter Expert - Process Design, Worldwide Operations at Apple
- Sole Proprietorship at Simon Lancaster Photography
- Past
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- Product Design Engineer at Cortex Design
- Vice President, Information Services at Impact
- Vice President of Logistics at Canadian Engineering Competition 2008
- Product Design Engineering Intern at Mophie, Inc
- Mechanical Engineering Intern, Platforms Engineering at Google, Inc
- Stamping Pilot Engineering Intern at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
- BlackBerry Test Systems Design Intern at Research In Motion
- Technical Writer Co-op at Northern Digital Inc
- Technical Support Specialist at Freemaps, Ltd
- Education
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- University of Waterloo
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Simon Lancaster’s Summary
I am a mechanical engineer with a varied realm of professional design experiences and a deep passion for innovation, technology and product design.
Spoken proficiency in English, Portuguese, French.
Industry Experience in: Canada, US, China, Taiwan, Portugal.
Simon Lancaster’s Specialties:
Innovation in the fields of: Product design, mechanical design, electro-mechanical system design, process design and automation.
Simon Lancaster’s Experience
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Subject Matter Expert - Process Design, Worldwide Operations
Apple
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AAPL; Computer Hardware industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
As a Subject Matter Expert in Apple Operations, I am responsible for understanding the Industrial and Product Design needs for new products. I then work with suppliers, vendors and technology partners around the world to translate those design needs into real world products by developing new production technologies and cutting edge manufacturing processes.
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Sole Proprietorship
Simon Lancaster Photography
(Photography industry)
July 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)
I am a semi-pro photographer with professional experience shooting product marketing, conferences, engineering competition teams, and portraits. I am also a hobby photographer that loves experimenting with artistic and abstract macro shots.
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Product Design Engineer
Cortex Design
(Design industry)
May 2008 — July 2008 (3 months)
At Cortex Design I worked in small tight knit team of innovative industrial and product designers to create cutting edge products for our diverse clients in the industrial, retail, consumer electronics, furniture, and other industries.
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Vice President, Information Services
Impact
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2007 — March 2008 (1 year 3 months)
The Impact Entrepreneurship Group is Canada's largest non-profit, student-run organization dedicated to encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit amongst youth in Canada and becoming a starting point and catalyst for youth interested in entrepreneurship and leadership.
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Vice President of Logistics
Canadian Engineering Competition 2008
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2006 — March 2008 (2 years 3 months)
The Canadian Engineering Competition is a competition that brings the best and brightest engineering students from across Canada to compete against each other in various categories such as design, consulting and debates.
As VP Logistics for the 2008 Canadian Engineering Competition, I was responsible for managing a small team that oversaw the all the logistics related projects of the competition. -
Product Design Engineering Intern
Mophie, Inc
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
September 2007 — September 2007 (1 month)
Worked in a small, fast paced, product design environment to develop solid models of initial concept designs for next generation iPod/iPhone accessories. Designed and rapid-prototyped over 10 models including mold designs for rubber parts.
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Mechanical Engineering Intern, Platforms Engineering
Google, Inc
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GOOG; Internet industry)
May 2007 — September 2007 (5 months)
Worked with a team of six engineers and designed thermal/airflow fixtures/testing systems for the Platforms Engineering department at Google.
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Stamping Pilot Engineering Intern
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Automotive industry)
January 2007 — April 2007 (4 months)
This was a four month internship position within the Manufacturing Engineering Department at TMMC. I was specifically working with the Stamping Pilot Engineering team, developing new manufacturing systems for the upcoming 2008 Toyota Corolla and Matrix models.
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BlackBerry Test Systems Design Intern
Research In Motion
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; RIMM; Wireless industry)
January 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 9 months)
I interned three times at Research In Motion in 2005/2006. I was in the Test Systems Engineering group at the Waterloo Blackberry Manufacturing Facility. I designed electro-mechanical test systems that tested and debugged BlackBerry devices. During these work terms I developed three systems that were patented by Research In Motion and I am listed as the sole inventor.
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Technical Writer Co-op
Northern Digital Inc
(Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
May 2004 — September 2004 (5 months)
Developed and presented on meetings on the creation of a company wide standard glossary of technical terms.
Developed over 16 testing/assembly procedural documents for Manufacturing Engineering (ISO9000:2001).
Work report title: "CCD Infra-red light Filter Analysis: Position Sensor Characterization". -
Technical Support Specialist
Freemaps, Ltd
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 1996 — August 2001 (5 years 4 months)
I was the sole technical support specialist at FREEMAPS, Inc. My work ranged from general computer repairs to custom programming and database creation. I also designed the company's first two webpages and assisted in the development of the initial guide maps that the company produced.
Simon Lancaster’s Education
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University of Waterloo
BSc , Mechanical Engineering , 2003 — 2008
- Activities and Societies:
- 2006 Engineering Co-op Student of the Year, Impact Entrepreneurship Group, Canadian Engineering Competition 2008
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Simon Lancaster’s Websites:
Simon Lancaster’s Interests:
mechanical design, industrial design, product design, consumer electronics, innovation, entrepreneurship, patents, technology, photography, fishing, bouldering, rock climbing.
Simon Lancaster’s Groups:
Waterloo Alumni, Apple Employee
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Simon Lancaster’s Honors:
2008: 1st place winner of the Innovative Design category at the Ontario Engineering Competition 2008 for a technology/business proposal involving patented Virtual Button technology.
2007: Patent Pending: "Virtual Buttons Enabled by Embedded Inertial Sensors" 2007: Canadian Posture and Seating Centre Project funding Award Scholarship
2006: University of Waterloo Co-op Student of the Year
2006: European/Canadian Patent Pending: "USE OF MAGNETS TO PROVIDE RESILIENCE". Canadian Patent number 2,591,343.
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