Leadership Archives - Simplexity Product Development

Katie Elliott

April 8, 2019

Katie Elliott is the Director of Firmware & Software Engineering / Director of Quality at Simplexity Product Development. She holds a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from the University… Read More

Vito Errico

April 15, 2019

Education BS in Computer Science, Brigham Young University Recognition US Patent Granted: – Active Monitoring of Multi-laser Systems (9,310,248, US15/079,664) US Patents Pending: – Method of Processing Calibration Data in… Read More

Brent LaPorte

April 16, 2019

Expertise Technology research and application Project team and vendor management Specification writing System architecting Analytical evaluation Circuit board architecture Designing for EMC and RFI Desire and drive to learn any… Read More

Ethan Vella

April 8, 2019

Director, principal project manager, and senior mechanical engineer. Proven team leader and technical contributor with over a decade of product development experience. Expertise Product development design and management Team leadership… Read More

Katie Elliott

Vito Errico

Brent LaPorte

Ethan Vella

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Phase 3: Design Verification And Design Transfer

Design & Engineering

<img class="wp-image-1805 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_software_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Software: Design Complete

<img class=" wp-image-1804 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_hardware_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Hardware: Pre-production units for design verification

Test: Design verification test

NPI

<img class="wp-image-1811 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/siplexity_manufacturing_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />MFG. Readiness: CM schedule and budget, Unit build tracking

Quality: Quality metrics verification process, Process validation support

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Phase 2C: Detailed Design Prototype 2

Design & Engineering

<img class="wp-image-1805 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_software_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Software: Full feature implementation

<img class=" wp-image-1804 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_hardware_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Hardware: Prototype 2 units with production-representative materials and processes

Test: Engineering confidence test, integration test

NPI

MFG. Readiness: CM onboarding Design transfer prep

<img class=" wp-image-1803 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_quality_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Quality: Build Quality Plan

2C. Prototype 2 Design, Build And Test

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Phase 2B: Detailed Design

Design & Engineering

<img class="wp-image-1805 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_software_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Software: Core functionality implementation

<img class=" wp-image-1804 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_hardware_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Hardware: Prototype 1 units with rapid prototyped components

Test: Engineering confidence test, unit test

NPI

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MFG: Readiness: Project build plan CM selection

<img class=" wp-image-1803 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_quality_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" /> Quality: Critical manufacturing process identification

2B. Prototype 1 Design, Build And Test

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Phase 1: Requirements & Planing

Design & Engineering

Project Plan Requirements

ID/UX Concepts

Risk Analysis

Manufacturing Strategy Identification

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Production

Design & Engineering

Manufacturing design guidance and ongoing engineering support

Ongoing quality metrics monitoring & optimization

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Phase 2: Detailed Design

Design & Engineering

<img class="wp-image-1805 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_software_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Software: Architecture design: block, sequence and state diagrams

<img class=" wp-image-1804 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_hardware_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Hardware: Major Component definition & Proof of Concept subsystems build

Test: Characterization and qualification of high risk subsystems & components

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<img class=" wp-image-1803 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_quality_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Quality: Design for Manufacturing tradeoffs evaluation

2A. Architecture and Technology Feasability

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Phase 0: Exploration

Exploration

Research

Concept Work

Architecture explorations

Feasibility study

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Software: Design Complete

Hardware: Pre-production units for design verification

MFG. Readiness: CM schedule and budget, Unit build tracking

Software: Full feature implementation

Hardware: Prototype 2 units with production-representative materials and processes

Quality: Build Quality Plan

Software: Core functionality implementation

Hardware: Prototype 1 units with rapid prototyped components

Quality: Critical manufacturing process identification

Software: Architecture design: block, sequence and state diagrams

Hardware: Major Component definition & Proof of Concept subsystems build

Quality: Design for Manufacturing tradeoffs evaluation