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
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- 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
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Mechanical Design Owner:
- Recovery System (Giant robot for "catching" the drones)
- Communications Tower
- Battery Charger System
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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.​
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Field Failures
Worked continuously on root causing fields issues from sites around the world and releasing new design solutions and operation practices to operators.
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Cold Weather Testing
Spent 2 weeks at a North Dakota test facility validating recovery system in harsh conditions with daily temps dropping below -20C.
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