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I’m a hardware design consultant helping early-stage physical products move into stable, repeatable production. By early-stage, I mean products with some technical foundation already in place: a defi... Read more

I’m a hardware design consultant helping early-stage physical products move into stable, repeatable production. By early-stage, I mean products with some technical foundation already in place: a defined product direction, working prototype, MVP, pilot build, field-trial unit, or first production version. I’m most useful when the next challenge is clarifying what the product must do, how it should behave, how it will be validated, and what needs to change before manufacture. Many teams can build a prototype that works once. Fewer can prepare that product for manufacturability, reliability, supplier handover, and scale. That’s where I focus. I support founders, startups, and engineering teams with: • Product specification and requirements definition • MVP development, prototyping, and validation • Hardware system behaviour and design validation • Cross-functional development with mechanical, electronics, firmware, software, and supplier teams • Prototype-to-production transition • Design for Manufacture (DFM) • Manufacturing readiness reviews • Supplier coordination and tooling review • Reliability troubleshooting and failure analysis • Production ramp preparation I’ve developed products from concept through MVP, validation, production, and post-production support, including products that moved from early deployed units to thousands in the field and were improved through real-world reliability feedback. If you need senior hardware/product development judgement before committing more development time, tooling spend, supplier decisions, or production effort, I can help reduce costly redesigns, reliability issues, supplier delays, and avoidable production mistakes.

Edward has his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology with CAD and Drafting/Design Certifications and over 6 years of experience working with CAD drawings. He has 3 years of experience and train... Read more

Edward has his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology with CAD and Drafting/Design Certifications and over 6 years of experience working with CAD drawings. He has 3 years of experience and training in Solidworks working with engineers to create, revise, and finalize drawing for new product development making sure correct layouts and measurements are implemented to meet company standards. He has provided detailed drawings and developed BOM’s from 3D models for steel and sheet metal assemblies and transferred 2D to 3D for CAD designs. Edward is available immediately from Lombard, Professional work portfolio can be visited at www.coroflot.com/edwardbarnes1 and https://grabcad.com/edward.m.barnes

I develop complex ideas into buildable, working systems by bringing together design, electronics, code, and validation for a final system that works reliably and reproducibly. Background PhD neurosci... Read more

I develop complex ideas into buildable, working systems by bringing together design, electronics, code, and validation for a final system that works reliably and reproducibly. Background PhD neuroscientist and biomedical engineering postdoc at UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering. My job is to design experiments, develop research instruments, and pair them with analysis pipelines for publications and open-source release. This same toolkit extends to non-research projects, including prototype mechanisms, instrumentation, and production-ready CAD. Highlights • Experience: 13 years designing and developing custom experimental equipment, including collaborations with industry partners. • Design Portfolio: 3 complete behavioral systems with 10+ total instruments deployed. • Methods Publications: 2 first-author peer-reviewed papers and 2 preprints detailing my systems. Core Skills • Design and Fabrication: SolidWorks CAD (assemblies, drawings, motion, rendering), DFM, jigs & fixtures, ECAD, wiring harnesses, soldering/rework, laser/waterjet, CNC mill/router, FDM/SLA 3D printing, manual mill/lathe • Control and Robotics: embedded systems; closed-loop control; motion control; embedded C/C++, Python, ROS, AVR/ARM MCUs, Raspberry Pi, I2C/UART/SPI/EtherCAT, DC/Stepper/Servo, GRBL, timing/TTL syn. Approach My approach to design is grounded in practicality: tailor designs to the fabrication methods available and sufficient to make them. I enjoy working with both technical and non-technical creators alike. Whether you need a rough concept 3D model based on a back-of-the-envelope sketch or a full parameter-driven multi-component, multi-material mechanical assembly, I’m here to help translate your idea into a real, buildable product.