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Joe Fox Jr.
engineer, aspiring product manager, athlete, musician, lifelong learner

Projects

Volunteerism:

Some projects I have been involved with:

Professional:

Deployment of Mobile Robotic Systems:

  • MDW7 Deployment
    • April-September 2017
    • Served as the lead engineer for all on-site activities during the deployment of a new robotic system
    • Deployed >5,000 robots, >60,000 mobile shelves, 500 workstations, and supporting system equipment with capital costs in excess of $60M, tracking against an installation budget of $3M.
    • Led a team of 9 as the senior engineer on site. Managed 3 contract engineers as direct reports.
  • EWR9 Pod Expansion
    • February-March 2017
    • Served as the lead engineer for all on-site activities during an expansion to the mobile robotic system
  • DFW7 Expansion
    • September-November 2016
    • Served as the lead engineer for all on-site activities during a major expansion to the mobile robotic system
  • SAT2 Deployment
    • April-November 2016
    • Served as the lead engineer for all on-site activities during the deployment of a new robotic system
    • Deployed >5,000 robots, >60,000 mobile shelves, 500 workstations, and supporting system equipment with capital costs in excess of $60M, tracking against an installation budget of $3M.
    • Led a team of 8 as the senior engineer on site. Managed 6 contract engineers as direct reports.
  • DFW9 Deployment
    • February-May 2016
    • Served as the lead engineer for all on-site activities during the deployment of a new robotic system
  • BFI1 Expansion
    • March 2016
    • Served as the lead engineer for all on-site activities during a major expansion to the mobile robotic system at Amazon Robotics' primary testing facility.
  • EWR7 Expansion
    • November-December 2015
    • Served as the lead engineer for all on-site activities during a major expansion to the mobile robotic system
  • EWR9 Deployment
    • August-October 2015
    • Served as the lead engineer for all on-site activities during the deployment of Amazon's first ever "Tent" site, leading a team of 4 engineers and two teams of contractors
  • DFW7 KSP-B Deployment
    • May-September 2015
    • Served as the lead engineer overseeing station install throughout the deployment of a new system that doubled the throughput of a >1,000,000 square foot Fulfillment Center
  • DFW7 Expansion
    • March-May 2015
    • Served as the lead engineer overseeing pod build during a major expansion to the mobile robotic system
  • Quidsi Windows-->Linux PC Swap
    • January-February 2015
    • Oversaw the transition from Windows PCs to Linux PCs for all associate workstations at Quidsi's Pennsylvania warehouse
  • 2014 Peak Support
    • November-December 2014
    • Provided both on-site and remote support for the mobile robotic system at two large Fulfillment Centers during Amazon's 2014 Peak Season
  • TPA1 Expansion
    • May-June 2014
    • Served as the lead engineer overseeing the relocation of existing and installation of new associate workstations within a live production environment
  • ONT7 Expansion
    • July-August 2014
    • Served as the lead engineer for all on-site activities during a major expansion to the mobile robotic system
  • CVG7 Expansion
    • May-June 2014
    • Served as the lead engineer for all on-site activities during a major expansion to the mobile robotic system
  • DFW6 Expansion
    • February-May 2014
    • Served as the lead engineer overseeing the relocation of associate workstations within a live production environment
  • CVG7 Deployment
    • January-March 2014
    • Served as the lead engineer overseeing station install at one of Amazon's first Fulfillment Centers to use the Kiva Mobile Robotic Solution

Academic:

  • Autonomous Maze-Following Robot, Fall 2011
      An autonomous maze-following robot that uses a single ping sensor mounted on a servo motor to scan front and left to determine its proximity to any nearby walls. Developed with a team of students as part of an advanced embedded systems course.



  • Investigation and Preliminary Design of a Motorcoach Seat Belt Retrofit Package, Spring 2011
      An independent thesis focused on the preliminary steps to be taken towards developing a marketable retrofit package for unsafe commercial motorcoaches, involving a literature review, concept design, component design, engineering analysis, and economic planning.



  • PolymeRace, Fall 2010
      Developed a business plan for a new, inexpensive, hand-held fast PCR device. Took ownership of market research and financial planning responsibilities. Prepared an executive summary and presented to a panel of local entrepreneurs and educators as part of a capstone course in Engineering Management and Entrepreneurship.



  • Portable Air Compressor Re-design, Fall 2010
      Designed, analyzed, and prototyped a mechanical assembly that allowed a portable electric air compressor to be powered instead by a small nitro-fuel-powered RC car engine.



  • Failure Analysis of a Bike Crank and Pedal System, Fall 2009-Spring 2010
      Thorough analysis of the cause of failure in a common aluminum bike crank, including force analysis, construction of a 3D CAD model, computer-aided stress and deformation analysis, and a study of possible design improvements. Presented at Undergraduate Research Conference, 4/23/2010.



  • Characterization of Carbon Black-Filled Natural Rubber, Fall 2009
      A study of the effect of carbon black on the mechanical properties of natural rubber through the analysis of samples of varying carbon black content.
          

Other:

  • More to come