Product Design and Engineering

Concept through manufacturing. Industrial design and mechanical engineering from the same person, so how it looks, works, and how it gets built are decided together instead of handed back and forth.

25 years of experience in consumer products, commercial, and industrial equipment. Including innovation work for Georgia-Pacific and other global manufacturers, three Matrix commercial cardio launches, and work for Bosch Tools, Weber Grill, and Fiskars.

What a project looks like

• Concept - research, sketches and models to find the right direction early.
• Prototype - working prototypes, tested against real use.
• Engineering - CAD, human factors, and the details that decide cost, reliability and assembly.
• Manufacturing - years of overseas manufacturing experience translated to design for manufacturing, the documentation a factory actually needs, and working with your manufacturing partners.

Examples

• Mist System* - a consumer product concept for Georgia-Pacific
• UV Micro* - a covid-era concept exploration for a UV light cleansing company
• Made Kits Loom Tools - a set of weaving tools, developed with a local maker who was hosting classes for area weavers.
• Tissue Dispenser - one of many small or micro-products I have developed on my own, from concept through small-run production.

* Project page coming soon. Much of my product work is under NDA, so ask and I can walk you through more.

Good fit for

Companies developing a physical product, from a startup’s first version to an established manufacturer that needs fresh perspective or extra design and engineering help.

Get in touch and we can scope it.