https://www.rnvpl.com/blog daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://www.rnvpl.com/blog/blog-post-four-wgjls monthly 0.5 2019-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdb0b54755be25d5d92bfb3/1565794519920-7ZV3FNWJON04K3BSJK6A/download.jpeg Blog - Blog Post Four https://www.rnvpl.com/blog/blog-post-three-ffhyk monthly 0.5 2019-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdb0b54755be25d5d92bfb3/1565794488032-9XBL84FW5EFN7IJBCXN9/download+%281%29.jpeg Blog - Blog Post Three https://www.rnvpl.com/blog/blog-post-two-rab4d monthly 0.5 2019-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdb0b54755be25d5d92bfb3/1565794203166-HK9O5SMXBCPW1RHBM3V5/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Blog Post Two https://www.rnvpl.com/blog/blog-post-one-ky6sm monthly 0.5 2019-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdb0b54755be25d5d92bfb3/1565794043606-FK1PV2DOU30VI46WWL09/justice-rising-ECHO-AND-EARL-3.jpg Blog - Blog Post One https://www.rnvpl.com/our-team daily 0.75 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/1635878270999-OKGMNVRIOTW547TAIQL7/20211102_113423.jpg BikeBacon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/1635878697502-58K8YXJMFZ0CV68IP4K3/20211102_114235.jpg BikeBacon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/1635881757528-2CL428YA18C0TH049PJ9/put+what+you...+on+your+bike.jpg BikeBacon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/1635881895752-VEZKP8RKLR6NK6O6WQ64/b.b.+equals.jpg BikeBacon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/1635882035017-XT0GF0H5OGEFA1X57H5T/hundreds.jpg BikeBacon https://www.rnvpl.com/support-for-communities daily 0.75 2021-11-01 https://www.rnvpl.com/home daily 1.0 2024-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/0f50d0db-70e5-4417-9f27-19952da58585/Picture1.1.png home - my teams rapidly turn ideas into testable prototypes I love digging into problems to understand core issues and assumptions. Using simple and elegant designs I can build something remarkably fast to test those problems. I can have an idea during a morning walk, CAD that day and print that night, assemble then test the next. Add a few days in there if code needs to be written or electronics need to be soldered (well, let’s be honest - at least 1.5 weeks for a functional proto with electronics)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/57ee2638-8c72-45b6-ab29-e2a1b457080c/hand2.JPG home - keep the users first Keeping users first avoids being a solution looking for a problem. I’m constantly pushing myself and the team to keep end users top of mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/4c5c1f40-c82f-4dcf-b11c-9946cfb93bc3/Picture3.png home - I’ve driven every stage of product development I have experience taking products through every stage of development: idea ⇀ napkin sketch ⇀ proof of concept prototype ⇀ NFF integrated proto ⇀ FF proto ⇀ detailed design ⇌ design feedback ⇌ EVT / DVT ⇌ production line ⇀ ship it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/17fe5083-081b-4270-b0fb-d23ddd8f9c5b/FTL.JPG home - teamwork makes the dream work my best work is done with a team - ideally a small team. I love working hard with other passionate people on ambiguous problems, critically thinking through the merits and shortcomings of differing viewpoints to forge a path forward. https://www.rnvpl.com/portfolio daily 0.75 2022-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/4f82fcf9-4ac1-4ac8-9297-8761e23705fb/port.HR+mon.PNG portfolio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/bc4cc99a-02f3-4410-ab2e-1535a9ebc0dc/port.zap.PNG portfolio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.rnvpl.com/new-page daily 0.75 2021-11-01 https://www.rnvpl.com/produce daily 0.75 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/c87f76d8-ba81-4a65-8dd7-166d10fa3475/thermals.png produce - My teams anticipate problems With my hands on experience with innumerable products + ideas, I know where problems arise and how they arise - before they arise: thermal problems, production problems from bad assembly, and incorporating difficult to source components to name a few. Because I can anticipate these issues I keep the team’s schedule and budget on the rails - and avoid fires before they start. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/cea23ebe-d4f5-4236-99f1-9a92cbd2647b/DFM2.png produce - I start with the end in mind In the early stages developing a handheld, consumer product with internal parts that needed to endure high temperatures (> 300C), a very obvious question arose - what’ll it be made of?! After some research my team found a technical ceramic called alumina. To understand the feasibility of using this material we made a ‘dummy’ part (at that point only a clunky proof-of-concept proto existed) and reached out to manufactures on Alibaba. By engaging potential manufacturers very early in the process we were able to lay the foundation for a product that could confidently be produced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/0ac219b9-e3ec-48af-b097-76969efac66c/grippie.png produce - tools for production, too I can easily slip between different roles and design a variety of different things. While I primarily design things to be produced, sometimes it’s the way things are produced that needs ingenuitive thought. One assignment that our team was on presented an interesting (and critical) problem: how can you quickly and non-destructively remove a handlebar grip from a scooter on a fast paced production line? After giving serious consideration to a flippant suggestion (Tom H: “hmm…perhaps you could suck it off?”) I invented a tool to do exactly that. In only 5 weeks (and 2 iterations) I was training technicians in Mexico to use the vacuum tool that I fabricated in our shop for fast and effective grip removal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/8a95beb5-dcc9-4609-b046-172106f4b2a1/production.png produce - We make it right On the path to production everything matters - especially when the quantities will be in the millions and small changes would result in massive expenses. Things like hinge / snap / button & switch design must be meticulously examined and poured over: tolerance stacks, prototypes with production intent materials, and team design reviews are a must when products are on the fast track to production. https://www.rnvpl.com/resume daily 0.75 2021-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/fcdf02d8-b76e-4601-b106-1364ea718601/Mechanical+Design+resume.png resume - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.rnvpl.com/lettuce daily 0.75 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/1635886772002-D2YIK8X89BEWTK20AGH5/V6.JPG Lettuce https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/1635887238241-QDJ2L798HQO2389Z9IE3/V6.3.JPG Lettuce https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/1635887355173-YCEWZ2LF5GBL0CODO10N/20210611_060245.jpg Lettuce https://www.rnvpl.com/materials-for-learning daily 0.75 2021-11-02 https://www.rnvpl.com/prototype daily 0.75 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/08e8560c-eebe-4b02-a9a4-5e4da34deedb/20200421_132133.jpg prototype - 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! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/b3d4f9e8-7c44-4161-a58b-24ddb8771137/Picture223.png prototype - 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/21e2a90f-3ef5-4c22-99c2-1a1ca8965880/IMG_20181025_084835831.jpg prototype - 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. https://www.rnvpl.com/ryan daily 0.75 2021-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/aa2080c7-1f73-4fad-9407-7a39a34112bc/20210717_140259.jpg me - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/b55d57d2-721c-4e53-b173-d111c6623248/dogs.png me - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/55588099-82c1-4900-a17f-c48d99b2e229/20211006_174421.jpg me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/542c3b72-3ff6-41b6-b561-187479f2ce13/20211006_172708.jpg me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/eeb0a566-c079-4d31-b432-4d1aca0f19f9/20210904_170232.jpg me - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/42b19110-6e60-4ef8-86bd-707693de32f0/20210705_162609.jpg me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/d1dfbe9d-afff-4490-8b82-b58494d157a4/1636999965739.jpg me - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/a5991298-923f-4ab9-b17e-5f7b5dfb6045/20211016_124640.jpg me - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.rnvpl.com/portfolio-1 daily 0.75 2022-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/6af56477-f971-4069-8a6b-e09c6e51671d/Picture13.png Portfolio 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/536fbe99-106e-4206-9567-10ef6774a550/20210802_115934.jpg Portfolio 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/bb2a8520-6c92-4daa-bd4b-665e15bf5b9b/20210802_115914.jpg Portfolio 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/536fbe99-106e-4206-9567-10ef6774a550/20210802_115934.jpg Portfolio 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/31d23936-d1e9-49f6-9fc5-2a48b3ba8450/zppier.png Portfolio 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/9b86bd85-0494-4e58-8579-2f0ed39be881/port.zap.PNG Portfolio 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ff004c0659259b2b695c9/ab4063d5-2350-4482-ab79-ce0044ff9f84/port.HR+mon.PNG Portfolio 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847721684-YTD6Q5S75A0ZA9UW5PMN/Aro+Ha_0010.jpg Portfolio 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847722018-8TCT6PT455LE207HT5NA/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Portfolio 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847721315-N2H1U9IQOPV7U46ZTICY/Aro+Ha_0393.jpg Portfolio 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847720867-RDAE893FXFXK3PHOQ7JQ/Aro+Ha_0380.jpg Portfolio 1