Lyle M. Kosinski
(650) 793-4430 | LyleKosinski@gmail.com
EDUCATION
San Jose State University San Jose, CA
BS Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics concentration) Fall ‘13 – Spring ‘17
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
MS Robotics and Mechatronic Systems (Part Time Student) Fall ‘17 – Spring ‘25
WORK HISTORY
Dakine Robotics Honolulu, HI
Founder and CEO July ‘25 – Current
Dakine Robotics was founded to conduct research and development in the area of marine robotics propulsion, navigation, and control for small ROV/AUV robots cleaning soft growth from boat hulls.
Applied Materials Santa Clara, CA
E3 Senior Robotics Systems Engineer, Atmospheric Robotics April ‘17 – January ‘25
Atmospheric Robotics Designated Engineer of Authority (DEA) for multiple business units focusing on atmospheric automation solutions for semiconductor wafer manufacturing processes. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
· Designing new solutions for automated wafer transportation within semiconductor manufacturing tools, specifying robot motion paths, work envelopes, and behavioral specifications. Managing robot suppliers to develop firmware and hardware to meet internal customers’ needs.
· Writing robotics specifications documents, managing scheduling, deliverables, and procurement of project automation components.
· Performing initial robot installations, field startups, product qualification and upgrades (Idaho, Montana, Utah, Texas, and Taiwan). Firmware functional and reliability testing of new systems before they go into production.
· Failure analysis, leading teams to conduct failure analysis to identify root cause of failures and implement corrective actions into manufacturing processes and/or robot design.
· Special robot R&D projects involving end effector design, automated robot teaching and robot system health diagnostics.
· Lead developer for internal automated firmware testing program (Python, QT, QTDesigner).
· Key interest in mentorship, leadership, and attracting new talent to the team.
Mechanical Engineering Intern, Atmospheric Robotics May ‘15 – April ‘17
· Part-time employment during the school year and full-time summer intern.
· Duties included: monitoring engineering robotics lab for reliability testing, failure analysis, customer support, and new product development. Robot mechanical and software reliability testing using LabView, LCF Sensors, Laser Proximity Sensors, and Vibration Nodes.
Space Systems Loral Palo Alto, CA
Mechanisms Department Intern July ‘14 – May ‘15
· Part-time employment during school year and full-time summer intern.
· Duties included: Assembly of satellite flight hardware, test data trending and analysis, design of support hardware and tooling.
Machine Shop Intern July ‘12 - Sept. ‘13
· Part-time employment during school year and full-time summer intern.
· Duties included: fabrication, prep, and finish as a machinists’ assistant. End of line QC Inspection.
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Research and Patents
· Kopec, N. M., Kosinski, L., Farber, M., & Hudgens, J. (2022, June 28). Autoteach Enclosure System. (US11370114B2). United States. https://patents.google.com/patent/US11370114B2
· Nagel, V, Chu, S, Forney, J, Kosinski, L, & Viswanathan, V. "Design and Control of an Assistive Bionic Joint for Leg Muscle Rehabilitation." Proceedings of the ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Volume 3: Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering. Tampa, Florida, USA. November 3–9, 2017. V003T04A046. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2017-71143.
Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation Aptitude Testing Results
· Only person in the Johnson O’Connor San Francisco branch office’s history to score in the 99th percentile in two aptitudes (Spatial Perception and Structural Visualization) and 95th percentile in a third (Idea Generation).
Computer Technology
· Experience with Python, QTDesigner, Matlab, Siemens NX, Creo, Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management, ROS, C++
Additional Interests
· Transcontinental motorcycle travel, sailing, machining, general contracting, and construction