let’s build it
Will it work? As engineers this is the question that we’re always asking ourselves, trying to rigorously ensure that the things we put out into the world will reliably work as designed. Through fast iterations that can functionally test features, I can quickly get to a deep understanding of if things work, confirm how they work, and most importantly how they fail. By testing often and failing quickly, bad designs can be thrown away and good designs arise.
I can deliver fast, functional prototypes
A robotic surgery company was designing their next generation hardware for surgeons to use during remote surgery. The company wanted to test different configurations and quickly get them in the hands of actual surgeons to get feedback and insights. By repackaging a PC mouse’s internal electronics into a 3D printed enclosure I was able to get a functional prototype into the hands of a top surgeon for use within 8 weeks.
let’s get creative with testing
A large transportation company was developing their next generation device for location tracking + branding. This device had a novel way of mounting to the dashboard, but before continuing down the development path it was critical to ensure the device would safely affix to all dashboards - every time. To test this, I realized that rental car agencies had an abundance of cars sitting idly on the lot (COVID had just become an issue in April 2020), and you can rent a car and exchange it for a different make/model on the same day - multiple times. Over 2 weeks my team drove > 30 different cars to document how the device responds to real world conditions. In the process we got to know the friendly rental car agents quite well!
You’ll get prototypes to tell a story
Prototypes can have a variety of uses; some are made for testing, others for sharing a narrative about what the end product can do. This mobile router was developed to help a client show other internal teams the value of continuing down a product development path. I led a full product team with MEs, EEs, firmware, and ID to give the client a clear picture of what their possible product could look and work like.