Summary
Jeffrey Stephenson is a results-driven Manufacturing Engineering Manager with 23 years in electro-mechanical engineering, project leadership, and team management, currently leading a seven-person team at Emtek Products to deliver multimillion-dollar savings and value-add projects. He blends hands-on design and manufacturing expertise—SolidWorks, AutoCAD, LabVIEW and embedded C—with strong business acumen to expose design weaknesses and improve manufacturability. Jeffrey has a track record of founding and scaling hardware products from concept to production, including co-creating the Devon Tread watch and building Brave Motors’ electric scooter program. Skilled at cross-functional collaboration and safety-first EHSS implementation, he builds cohesive teams that “mesh” and move quickly to resolve production issues. Known for simplifying product line-ups, inventing novel mechanical solutions, and instituting ISO-quality practices, he pairs big-picture thinking with meticulous, shop-floor involvement. Based in Monrovia, CA, he combines startup grit and SME pragmatism to consistently convert ambitious designs into reliable, manufacturable products.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Santa Barbara