Hi I am Edan!
I am a Mechanical Engineer turned Strategy & Operations Manager, currently based in Los Angeles. I completed my M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University in 2023, with a concentration in Manufacturing and Product Realization, and my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Middle Eastern Studies in 2021.
I began my "engineering" career at the age of 10, when my uncle secretly purchased me my first power tool, a corded Dremel rotary tool. With a small cutting disk in hand and safety goggles on, I began constructing an assortment of projects — predominantly for middle school history, English, and science courses — incorporating LEDs wherever I could.
Entering Stanford, I pursued a concentration in System Controls and Dynamics, delving into the world of haptics, mechatronics, and systems with complex, multi-ordered governing equations. During my time in Stanford's Product Realization Lab, I learned to utilize numerous manufacturing processes across the machine shop, woodshop, foundry, and prototyping Room 36. I was proudly a Course Assistant there, supporting faculty teach the next generation of engineers and makers.
Since graduating, I have channeled my engineering mindset into operations and strategy at McMaster-Carr, where I've led teams of up to 40 people, built data-driven tools to optimize warehouse logistics and customer communications, and driven cross-functional initiatives impacting hundreds of employees. Along the way I've developed a deep appreciation for how systems thinking — whether mechanical or organizational — can unlock meaningful efficiency and impact.
I am passionate about work that sits at the intersection of technology, operations, and human impact. Whether it's leveraging automation and LLM tools to improve customer outcomes, or engineering a more elegant physical system, I am drawn to problems where analytical rigor and creative thinking combine to build something better.