A consumer products company wanted to develop a quieter, higher performing hair dryer. Concepts from prototyping of noise reduction strategies and a new turbine/fan design resulted in conceptual prototypes incorporating innovative housing design, strategic damping material placement, improved intake design, and flow conditioning. A client developing water recreation equipment evaluated the feasibility of human-powered travel on water through analysis of hull design, power requirements, human capabilities, and canoe paddling dynamics. Small-scale prototyping of concept sketches determined an elliptical stroke machine was the best candidate, and full-size and pre-production prototypes were developed. A small appliance manufacturer sought to purify fluids through innovative technologies. Research evaluated contaminants and purification

1. RESEARCH, CONCEPT
GENERATION, PROTOTYPING

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Sustainability
Consulting and Strategy
QUIET HIGH PERFORMANCE HAIR DRYER DESIGN
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, TESTING AND CONCEPT GENERATION
A consumer products company wanted to generate and evaluate concepts for a quieter and higher
performing hair dryer compared he performance of products on the market. Patent Application
20100064542
Following evaluation, a target product specification was
developed and a preliminary prototypes was built to evaluate
noise reduction strategies In parallel with this effort, a new
turbine/fan design was under development.
Concepts and technologies that proved promising from
prototyping resulted in SLA conceptual prototypes. This
design incorporate innovative housing design, strategic
placement of damping material, improved intake design, flow
Conditioning and turbine design.

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tech
Sustainability
Consulting and Strategy
WATER RECREATION EQUIPMENT DESIGN
A client developing water recreational equipment wanted a product for traveling on water
using leg power. The first phase of the project evaluated the feasibility of the concept
through the evaluation of hull design, power requirements, human capabilities and
dynamics of canoe paddling.
Phase II generated several concepts sketches and small-scale prototypes. From
prototyping, calculations, analysis and design risk evaluation, it was determined the best
candidate for development was the elliptical stroke machine.
The final two phases of this project developed first a full size prototype to
prove the concept then design and develop a pre-production prototype.
The preproduction prototype reached speeds of 2.5mph under an average effort and
up to 4mph under a sprint effort.

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Sustainability
Consulting and Strategy
INNOVATIVE FLUID PURIFIER DESIGN
RESEARCH AND CONCEPT GENERATION
A small appliance manufacturer of was seeking an innovative technology for purifying fluids.
They were interested in evaluating new technologies and technologies from alternative
industries. Phase 1 research included:
 Understanding contaminants their human impacts
 Methods to eliminate or render harmless contaminates.
 Competitive technologies
 Technologies and intellectual property use for air purification
My team generated hundreds of concepts for eliminating
or rendering harmless contaminates. Each concept was
evaluated on merit and several new product concepts
were generated and the client is currently in the process
of partnering with another industry on development.

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Sustainability
Consulting and Strategy
METHODS TO MEASURE ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
MODELING, ANALYSIS AND CONCEPT GENERATION
An athletic equipment company wanted to provide feedback to athletes on performance by
evaluating loads on athletic equipment to provide athletic performance. I generated
measurement concepts and evaluated feasibility through hand calculations, prototyping and
finite element analysis.
I also generated packaging concepts and project plans for the development and initial
manufacturing of an associated device. A development schedule from concept to production
was provided and preliminary designs around proposed electronics architecture