The Clients
2ndEdison Inc. (Redwood City, Ca)
Providing clients with a suite of innovation services, from business model to product design.

One & Co. (San Francisco, Ca)
One & Co designs products and communications that resonate functionally and culturally, helping their clients build strong customer relationships.

The Jobs
Varied levels of involvement from conceptual assistance to complete mechanical design.
Currently own one seat of Pro-E, for use on such projects.

The Company
2ndEdison is an innovation services firm, providing clients with a suite of innovation services spanning: supply chain, business model, insight & product innovation.
2ndEdison practices and applies knowledge brokering, taking best practices or methods from one field and applying it to other fields in new and inventive ways, yielding results that dramatically exceed what has been done in the past.

The Job
Providing the company with engineering expertise. Directly, by engineering products and managing engineering projects from kick-off to production. Indirectly, by adding a technical element and drawing upon broad experience in various industries to enrichen ideation efforts and non-engineering projects.

The Contact
Chris Bradley

The Clients
2ndEdison Inc. (Redwood City, Ca)
Providing clients with a suite of innovation services, from business model to product design.

Bridge Design Inc. (San Francisco, Ca)
A design consultancy, specializing in medical devices and consumer electronics.

Flextronics International (San Jose, Ca)
World-leader in contract manufacturing - with full spectrum product development.

Kensington Technology Group (San Mateo, Ca)
Designs high-quality, stylish computer accessories.

Plan by Design (Menlo Park, Ca)
An independent project management resource for companies that develop products.

Taylor & Chu (San Francisco, Ca)
An industrial design firm that specializes in consumer products.

The Jobs
Varied levels of involvement from conceptual assistance to complete mechanical design.
Currently own one seat of Pro-E, for use on such projects.

The Company
A start-up company developing a family of products, providing therapy to injuries using cooling and compression. The brand is focused on patented textile technology - originally developed for NASA. Cool Systems / Game Ready is aiming to establish a strong brand and to define this emerging market.

The Job
To lead the engineering development of the control unit portion of the product. This included a large portion of the actual design as well as liaison with outside engineering resources including; design consultants, contract manufacturers and an asian tooler (trips to China provided direct experience with the tooling and molding of the product).

The Contact
Tom Oliver

The Company
ImpactXoft is a software company. Their mission is to revolutionize the product design industry with an innovative approach to CAD - developed explicitly for collaboration and communication over the internet.

The Job
To provide suggestions and feedback during development of their IX Design software. Following several novel concepts through a "mock" product development cycle, we were able to test the software as well as create some portfolio (or showcase) items.

The Contact
Attilio Rimoldi

The Company
With offices across the United States and Germany, Frog design is a major product development company who also offer innovative web design strategies and corporate branding.

The Job
To assist with the creation of Frog's web-based design portal and project management tool (frogwerk). Main responsibilities included; definition of overall site features, mock-ups of concepts (HTML and JavaScript), review / feedback / advice regarding sites' progress and direction.

The Contact
Jon Lake

The Company
Located in the Bay area, Moto Development is a premium design consultancy with an emphasis on consumer electronics. They have earned a solid reputation for excellent quality products. With strong EE and ME departments, Moto strives to offer a complete system integration design package.

The Job
To assist in design and Pro-E implementation of a personal computer system for people with disabilities. Also designed an optical testing apparatus (used for low-volume production) and developed concepts and prototypes for an interactive toothbrush.

The Contact
Andy Hope

The Company
The world leader in (PEM) fuel cell technology, Ballard is currently developing products for use in stationary, portable and transportation applications.

The Job
Hired as a mechanical designer to assist in the development of Ballard's fuel cell stacks. Due to the youth of this technology, most parts were designed for machining. The unique operating environment also requires a selection of exotic materials.

The Contact
Steve Houlberg

The Company
Involved in a wide range of product development including; medical, consumer and commercial products.  They are the largest design consultancy in the BC lower mainland offering industrial, mechanical and electrical design services.

The Job
To assist in design and Pro-E implementation of several projects. Emphasis on consumer electronics, shipping containers for fragile hi-tech equipment and detailed drawing packages.

The Contact
Keith Constable

The Company
Specializing in medical devices and consumer electronics, Bridge Design is one of the boutique consultancies in the Bay area. They are acclaimed for exceptional quality, cool-looking products, versatility and an ebullient staff. At any given time, there are various projects, in different stages, underway - preserving a fresh and exciting atmosphere.

The Job
Hired, under contract, to assist in design and Pro-E implementation of a cryogenic tissue oblation device. Subsequently taken on as employee and assumed role as project's lead designer and Pro-E user for the completion of project, hand over to client and ensuing project. Also involved in brainstorms, design assistance and mechanical analysis in several other projects throughout the company.

Achievements
Promoted to senior Pro-E, included as co-inventor on patent application entitled, "Apparatus for delivering radiation energy".

Extra-Curricular
Continually endeavored to improve performance throughout the company by putting the following systems in place:
-Created easy to use beam bending spreadsheet
-Devised on-line multi-user Pro-E file management system
-Created company intranet which became instrumental for training new employees and managing ISO documents.
-Added to companies existing knowledge base with intranet based Pro-E tutoring pages.

The Contact
Bill Evans

The Company
In an attempt to utilize their knowledge of optics and find applications for their proprietary fiber optic switching, Lightwave is pursuing several projects in the medical environment.  The main focus is a disposable electro-surgical pencil and an accompanying controller.

The Job
Hired as junior mechanical designer to assist in research and development of their products and semi automated production system. Subsequently became lead mechanical engineer for development of reusable controller. Being a small company, this position involved a wide range of duties from machining of jigs to detailed design on Pro-E. The nature of this product demanded highly repeatable, accurate and cost sensitive solutions. The companies ISO 9001 status demanded organized and well documented work.

The Contact
John Kidder