I am a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer with 10 years of work experience. I have worked in several disciplines including underwater vehicles and counter IED systems for a defense contractor, commerci... Read more

I am a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer with 10 years of work experience. I have worked in several disciplines including underwater vehicles and counter IED systems for a defense contractor, commercial and industrial ventilation, and commercial packaged indoor HVAC equipment. All of my experience has been in manufacturing environments, which gives me a very practical understanding of the design constraints caused by manufacturing limitations. Most of my design and drafting has been done with SolidWorks, which I have also been using for 10 years. I am a Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) with advanced certifications in Sheet Metal, Surfacing, and Weldment design.

Hello, my name is Justin Bates and I am the owner of IronOwl Design and Consulting. I started my own business to offer my experience of designing products in a manufacturing environment to other small... Read more

Hello, my name is Justin Bates and I am the owner of IronOwl Design and Consulting. I started my own business to offer my experience of designing products in a manufacturing environment to other small businesses and entrepreneurs. I bring to the table several years of experience in 3D modeling & design, engineering knowledge, as well as ASME code knowledge. I'm here to ensure that your products design is captured in the form of a drawing and that drawing is readily understood by any manufacturing or machine shop.

I've worked in Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering for the past 20+ years. I'm currently an architectural designer but also do product design, civil design, as well as furnitu... Read more

I've worked in Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering for the past 20+ years. I'm currently an architectural designer but also do product design, civil design, as well as furniture/interior design. Architecture (software - Auto Cad, Revit, and Chief Architect): I've design residential houses using CMU block (Florida) and also using conc. poured basement foundations with framed walls (BC, Canada). I have also designed houses with ICF construction and know current architectural standards and building codes (IRC, BCBC, CBC, etc.). A lot of the current styles I design are modern, craftsman, and Mediterranean style houses. Mechanical Engineering (software - Solid Works): I've worked several years in the mechanical design field and have worked with gears, flanges, piping, plenums, sheet metal, CNC programming, and welding/bending/tolerances. Product Design (software - Auto CAD 3D & Solid Works): I've done some work with product design, have read and researched ways products are manufactured, and have designed improvements on current product trends. Plastic molds are a dominant feature for product design and knowing your type of plastic and its use play major roles during the design process. Fluent in English and Spanish (born and raised from Florida, USA, lived and worked in British Colombia, Canada for several years, and now live in Coban, Guatemala)