Andy Lin

Andy Lin is an inclusive design engineer at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (RLANRC) with over 25 years of experience in designing, creating and customizing tech for individuals with disabilities. He is the founder and director of the Emerging Tech Lab at RLANRC, which focuses on the research and application of new and emerging technologies (e.g. 3d printing, AR/VR, wearables) for rehabilitation and independent living. Lin co-developed and launched an innovative course in assistive device design at Caltech, which for several terms paired engineering and ArtCenter Product Design students through support from Designmatters. As an expert in accessibility, rehabilitation engineering, inclusive design, and assistive technology, Lin is a regular participant and speaker at clinical research, engineering, and tech conferences. He has directly collaborated on inclusive design projects with Microsoft and Google, as well as startups in the disability and rehab tech fields.

Companies

• Adjunct Assistant Professor ArtCenter College of Design (2020)
• Visiting Lecturer University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business (2020)
• Founder and Director Emerging Tech Lab at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (2014)
• Rehabilitation Engineer Los Angeles County Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (1999)
• Visiting Lecturer in Engineering Caltech (2015 — 2021)
• Visiting Instructor ArtCenter College of Design (2018 — 2018)
• Visiting Lecturer in Engineering University of Southern California (2006 — 2010)
• Research And Development Engineer Rancho Research Institute, Inc. (1994 — 1999)
• Data Analyst Rancho Environmental Health Service (1994 — 1995)

Education

• MS California State University-Fullerton
• BS University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee