I'm Jason Covey
JCovey Design LLC
01 PROFESSIONAL skills
Highly Proficient Skills
SOLIDWORKS
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING
ELECTRONICS PACKAGING
REQUIREMENTS ELICITATION
RAPID PROTOTYPING TECHNIQUES
ASIAN SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM LEADING
PCBA INTERFACES
TECHNICAL PROBLEM SOLVING
TOLERANCE ANALYSIS
DESIGN FOR COST/MFG/ASSM/TEST
I am a Mechanical Engineer and Systems Engineer, based out of the Dallas Texas area, with 20 years of experience designing products ranging from high volume consumer products to low volume complex machines.
I have strong technical skills, along with experience leading multi-million-dollar projects with teams of mechanical, electrical, firmware, manufacturing, and test engineers. I have worked on projects with small startups all the way to Fortune 100 companies.
03 Experience
2022-Present
JCOVEY DESIGN LLC
Founder/Mechanical/Systems Engineer
Using two-decades of experience in product development to help companies successfully bring their products to market.
2020-2022
ADVANCED INPUT SYSTEMS
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Helped develop the first generation advanced haptic glove for virtual reality and robotics. Bringing true-contact haptics, with realistic touch, the most powerful force feedback, and the most accurate motion tracking. Used in training, design and telerobotic applications.
2011-2020
SYNAPSE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
2008-2011
Mechanical Program Lead
I contributed individually and collaboratively in teams to conceptualize, architect and develop new products for our clients and partners. As a project technical lead, I was responsible for client communications, considering system level impacts of decisions of all disciplines, managing daily mechanical tasks and priorities, aligning to an end-to-end project schedule, and ensuring detailed design meets product requirements and testing objectives.
A.R. WILFLEY & SONS
Mechanical Engineer
Led and directed simultaneous product design projects from concept to market release and manufacturing, increasing the company's product offering by 33%.
2005-2008
MAGNADRIVE CORP.
2006-2008
2004-2005
Mechanical Engineer
Developed designs for new products and accessories using engineering principals, methods and CAD tools to quadruple limit on applications from a maximum 1000 to 4000 horsepower systems, tremendously increasing market size and growth opportunities.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Masters of Science Mechanical Engineering
KEITHLY WELSH ASSOCIATES
Associate Project Manager
Conducted timely, accurate and well-documented physical inspections and functional testing of HVAC, lighting and control systems, preventing contractors from incurring liquidated damages.
2000-2004
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Bachelors of Science Mechanical Engineering
Darin Smedberg
Synapse Product Development Program Lead
"Jason was a team member and lead on 5 critical client opportunities, always showing the true value of what a seasoned professional brings to a conversation. Whether it is his creativity in how to approach a challenge, his technical work that always has the appropriate amount of detail, his inviting communication style that drives conversations to meaningful ends or his never-ending empathy for humans, Jason Covey is one of a kind. Words are difficult to find that do him justice but he's a powerhouse of an engineer and a very sincere guy."
Elliot Weber
Juniper Array Founder
"He will crush all things systems engineering, mechanical engineering, or program management. I’ve worked alongside him for almost 6 years and am constantly impressed by his thoroughness and professionalism. This, of course, has yielded excellent results. He is adaptable and able to lead technical teams through changing priorities and hit project schedule milestones. Always enjoyable to work with, he approaches new ideas without bias, is selfless, and collaborates while providing leadership. Any team is made better by his presence. I cannot recommend him highly enough."
Michael Eichermueller
HaptX Inc
Director of R&D
"Jason is a multitalented Mechanical Engineer drawing from his vast knowledge and experience to deliver exceptional product. I have worked with him the past four years to develop the HaptX DK2 and G1 glove hardware in the framework of the AIS and HaptX partnership. He and I coordinated resources across two companies, managed several key vendors, creatively solved complex problems during the design of bleeding edge technology, and worked with various management levels to drive the hardware development forward. Working with him has been a true learning experience for me in developing my skills as an engineer and leader. Likewise, he is willing to wade into unfamiliar territory and learn from others to better understand the problem statement and solution set. I look forward to working with him again in the future to solve more complex problems."