Zipline International
July 2021 - September 2022
Zipline International is the world's largest autonomous drone delivery service whose mission is to provide everyone with instant access to healthcare
- Over 1million commercial deliveries
- Currently serving over 4,000 health centers & 45 million people
- Distribution sites average 200-400 flights/day, 365 days/year
- Locations around the world: Ghana, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Arkansas, California, North Carolina, Utah
Mechanical Design Owner:
- Recovery System (Giant robot for "catching" the drones)
- Communications Tower
- Battery Charger System
Responsibilities
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Full System Ownership
As a full system owner, I was responsible for meeting our 99.99% uptime requirements. The recovery system is a single point of failure for site operations. If it stopped functioning, life-critical deliveries couldn't be made and if it failed while drones were in the air, the drones couldn't land.
Field Failures
Worked continuously on root causing fields issues from sites around the world and releasing new design solutions and operation practices to operators.
Cold Weather Testing
Spent 2 weeks at a North Dakota test facility validating recovery system in harsh conditions with daily temps dropping below -20C.