Aug 2024 – Nov 2024 · 3 mos · On-site

Feb 2022 – Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Palo Alto, California, United States

• Original member of Optimus team. Contribution to three iterations of Optimus robots.
• Worked closely with engineers to fabricate early feature prototypes. Served as an expert in rapid prototyping and materiality, first article PCBA and harness creation.
• Administration of 3D printer farm, instructional material design, and technical consultation. Equipment and materials procurement in support of regular and experimental operations. Doubled as an engineering tech IV for on-bot repairs, triage and robot upgrades and calibration for parity.
• Failure analysis and design feedback for the ever changing robot-hand designs in advisory committee. Design of test jigs, assembly aides and material handling optimization for manufacturing team and repair technicians.

Feb 2018 – Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos · New York, United States

• Point person for all things technical at the first Museum-led incubator.
• Activation of a creative space for 100+ artists, designers, technologists and staff.
• Tech consultant and producer for the EAT residencies with Nokia Bell Labs, culminating in 2018 Mana Contemporary exhibition, 2019 SXSW installation, as well as an unseen 2020 SXSW exhibit that debuted at ONX.
• Built out and configured a 3,000 sq ft fabrication lab.
• Pedagogy of workshops and orientations for use of tools.
• Design and specification of the future fabrication labs in OMA’s 2025 relaunch of 231 Bowery.
• Led capital requests through NYSCA and DCA funding for tech resources of incubator.
• Collaboration with fellow Futureworks maker spaces.
• Establishment of intern pipeline for NYU students.

Aug 2015 – Feb 2018 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Research + proposal of best technology to support diversity of university work. Lab optimization and workflow refinement to keep lead times to a minimum. Management and training of technicians and student workers in 3D printing and laser cutting labs. Collaboration with EHS department and construction liaison to ensure OSHA compliance in newly built spaces. Repair and schedule of warranty service throughout year. Maximization of machine uptime and dramatic increase in lab throughput. Developed reservation + tutorial systems to support curriculum and university events.

Aug 2015 – Jan 2016 · 5 mos

• Designed and taught Physical Graffiti, an MFA-level class, that explored the intersection of digital fabrication, installation art and performance art.
• Among the software tools used were: Rhino, Grasshopper, Processing & Arduino.
• Design principles for rapid prototyping on 3D printers, laser cutters, CNCs & plasma cutters were also covered.
• Class blog: http://mikelberman.com/pgraff

Feb 2014 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Operate and maintain variety of 3D printers (Objet, ZCorp, MCor, MakerBot).
• Give instruction on 3D modelling / 3D scanning, as well as use of haptic devices and modeling stations.
• Service Universal and Epilog laser cutter and MakerBot Replicator2 facility for university-wide use.

Feb 2014 – Jun 2018 · 4 yrs 4 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

• Event support for Professor Scott Galloway's original marketing conference company.
• Sound board operation, multi-camera live streaming setup and monitoring for marketing analytics company's live + streamed events.

May 2013 – Jul 2013 · 2 mos

• Assembly and testing of new line of distortion pedals for Aguilar.

Mar 2013 – Sep 2013 · 6 mos

• SMD soldering and assembly of new bit prototypes.
• QAing new circuits and testing interactions with other circuits.

Mar 2011 – May 2011 · 2 mos

• Taught a weekly rapid prototyping class.
• Course covered multiple CAD programs including TinkerCad, 3DTin and Rhino.
• Students were able to print weekly objects with in-class MakerBot.
• Students shared design files on Thingiverse.com

Jan 2011 – Jul 2015 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Brooklyn, NY

• Invented Rotobooth in 2008 as art piece.
• Design and fabrication of multiple types of booths, features and interactive elements.
• Working closely with software engineer to constantly improve user experience through intuitive interface.

Nov 2010 – Jan 2011 · 2 mos

• Ran holiday pop-up store front for MakerBot Industries.
• Operated and serviced the Botfarm (two racks full of 3D printers) fabricating takeaway goodies. Soldered, programmed and installed various open source kits for in-store displays.

Sep 2010 – Nov 2010 · 2 mos

• Installation, setup and calibration of power and audio equipment.
• Live mixing of microphone matrix and sound cues.

Jan 2010 – Mar 2010 · 2 mos

• User Experience design for Roadify (crowd sourced parking iPhone app).
• Collaborated with UI designer for branding and UI for entire app.

Jun 2009 – Sep 2009 · 3 mos

• Fabrication and design feedback of Cupcake CNC.
• Designed 3D objects for printing on Makerbot.
• Shared 3D objects with Thingiverse (Makerbot's online design community).
• Quality control, kit assembly and shipping.

Sep 2008 – Sep 2017 · 9 yrs

Jul 2003 – Sep 2017 · 14 yrs 2 mos

• Live sound and mixing, recording, lighting, video and projection mapping.

Sep 2005 – Sep 2009 · 4 yrs

Jul 2005 – Aug 2013 · 8 yrs 1 mo

• Producer and technical consultant for A/V company specializing in large format projection and audio solutions.
• Engineered NYC's only van-mounted pan/tilts for 15k projectors.
• Established remote monitoring and alert system for long running AV installations.