Perry Bakas

Student and Product Designer

Experienced Product Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the mechanical and industrial design industries. Skilled in AutoCAD, Matlab, Microsoft office, Arduino, Autodesk Fusion 360, Mathematica, and PTC Creo. Due to Graduate from Vanderbilt University in May of 2018.

Work Experience

Emerson Electric

Engineers In Leadership Program

• Customized a DMS to more easily query 20 years worth of test data. Redesigned the internal packaging for medium sized meters to make them more sustainable, improve customer experience, and decrease shipping time.
• Managed a combined budget of $100,000, gave key presentations to leadership, and negotiated rates with vendors.
July 2018 - Present Boulder, Colorado, United States

NASA

In Space Manufacturing Research Team

• Worked directly with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center to develop the manufacturing capabilities that will provide on-demand, sustainable operations during NASA Exploration Missions.
• Namely exploring additive manufacturing and medical applications for use on long duration missions.
September 2017 - May 2018 Tennessee, United States

Bread Design Group

Product Designer

• Lead Design Engineer on a consumer based product to be released in 2018. Handled entire design process from sketching to 3-D design, design calculations, rapid prototyping, testing, and developing production ready prototypes.
• Directly collaborated with manufacturer’s to receive quotes for injection molds that would cut the cost of manufacturing by upwards of 67%.
• Worked directly with clients and manufacturers to generate CAD files, mechanicals, quotes, and shop drawings to create over 25 pieces of furniture from design portfolio.
April 2017 - August 2017 New York, United States

OLA Consulting Engineers

Mechanical Engineering Intern

• A group of 40 Engineers who focus on System Design and supporting multi-million dollar projects.
• Employed Auto-cad (2-D and 3-D) to independently complete designs of HVAC, fire protection, and plumbing of multi-story projects.
May 2016 - August 2016 Hawthorne, New York, United States

Kellard Sessions Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Intern

A group of 10 consultants who focus on town planning and oversight/management on multi-million dollar projects.
• Employed Auto-cad to complete over 30 projects and modeling in 3-D.
• Project Management- Led a team of 3 people to completely remodel and redo all of the basketball courts in a park in Lewisboro, NY.
May 2015 - January 2016 Armonk, New York, United States

AC Kinetics

Product Design Engineering Intern

• Private Engineering Firm that focuses on developing new products and software.
• Led a group of 5 interns tasked with identifying a household problem, coming up with solutions, and completing a prototype.
My group chose to make a smart register heating system to more efficiently heat a house. We emplyed the entire design process from brainstorming to testing to prototyping. After taking data, we made a working prototype. To complete this a microchip had to be coded and an actual heating register made.
March 2014 - August 2014 Armonk, New York, United States

AES Distributed Energy

Business Development Representative: Acquisitions

February 2019 - Present Colorado, United States

Paq: Reusable Packaging

Technical Lead

April 2021 - Present Colorado, United States

Education

Vanderbilt University

Bachelor of Engineering

August 2014 - Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Languages

French (Conversational),
Spanish (Conversational),
English (Native),

Skills

Arduino, Autocad, C++, Fusion 360, Mathematica, MatLab, NX Unigraphics , Pragmatic Marketing Certified, PTC Creo,