Grew up in Northern California. My father was a mechanical engineer and prolific inventor who taught me about innovation in his fully equipped workshop in a converted horse stable. I went to Japa... Read more

Grew up in Northern California. My father was a mechanical engineer and prolific inventor who taught me about innovation in his fully equipped workshop in a converted horse stable. I went to Japan when I turned 18, on invitation by Kobun Chino Otogawa to participate in an informal cultural exchange. Lived and worked with Kanjuro Shibata, bow-maker to the emperor, and Zen archery master in Kyoto for about 2 years. Instead of returning to the US as planned, I continued across fascinating Asia for 1 year and then studied and worked in Paris, France for 7 years as a fine artist. Then I returned to California, built on to a cabin and added a studio. Started an art and design studio and contract design service for manufacturers and suppliers to big box retailers for about 10 years. Then I moved to Austin, Texas and worked for Philips Lighting as head designer, (senior manager, R+D) for 11 years, and led a design team. My designs won a number of innovation and design awards and were on the cutting edge of LED lighting, as well as extremely market-successful. In 2017, decided to become an independent designer again, as well as an investor, (instead of moving to Boston to continue my rewarding corporate career with Philips). Since then I have been trading futures and options, and taking on design projects, as well as advising my wife with her startup business. I'll write a book about it when I turn 80 ;-)

I am a Mechanical Engineer both by education and trade. I have experience in design work and project work. I am familiar with design for assembly and design for manufacture. K.I.S.S. is a principle I... Read more

I am a Mechanical Engineer both by education and trade. I have experience in design work and project work. I am familiar with design for assembly and design for manufacture. K.I.S.S. is a principle I live by and I understand that designs should be manufacturable. I have knowledge of and experience with various fabrication processes including but not limited to 3D printing, machining, and welding. My professional certification was given to me by Texas after rigorous testing and peer review. My area of testing was in Machine Design and Materials. I can perform FEA analysis and make sense of the results, allowing me to make good engineering recommendations for a given problem. I have spent the majority of my professional career designing dP (differential pressure) flow meters in accordance to ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code as well as the accompanying ASME B31 series. I am very familiar with reading codes and standards and designing accordingly. This experience has also given me a strong understanding of GD&T. I am a good fit and so are my designs.

I am from Houston, TX! I am currently a student studying Mechanical Engineering. I earned my Drafter's Certificate and have since used it to better my knowledge of the world, work place, and different... Read more

I am from Houston, TX! I am currently a student studying Mechanical Engineering. I earned my Drafter's Certificate and have since used it to better my knowledge of the world, work place, and different industries. I have 4+ years Drafting Experience for Structural Steel Building Companies. I also enjoy learning new things!