Work
Case studies come first and go deep on how a problem was framed and solved. Work and photography follow as image-led galleries. Lab notes sit at the end. Filter by industry, discipline, material, or process.
Case studies
Agentic design opsCase study
Reptilia Storefront UX Audit
- Software and platforms
- Consumer and outdoor
A usability and WCAG 2.1 AA audit of reptiliacorp.com, turned into a clickable mobile-first storefront prototype. In the prototype, store chrome went from 43% of the phone screen to 14%.
Product systemsCase study
Kelty Micro Chair
- Consumer and outdoor
A camp chair that unfolds itself instead of being assembled. Asked to model Kelty's concept, I replaced its many moving pivots with one larger central hub, then proved the motion in Fusion 360 and 3-D printed prototypes.
Human systemsCase study
Virtis™ SNM
- Featured
- Medical devices
A self-initiated, no-budget redesign of a sacral neuromodulation clinician app that treated the software, the clinic, and the sales model as one system. Informal prototype testing showed a 62% improvement in task performance.
Product systemsCase study
Neuromodulation Charging System
- Featured
- Medical devices
- Injection molding
A redesign of how patients recharge an implanted neurostimulator, treated as one product system: paddle, power pack, belt, and charging feedback. The paddle's final industrial design went to Engineering as two options before organizational limits stopped the work.
Human systemsCase study
directSTIM™ DBS
- Medical devices
A clinician programmer for directional deep brain stimulation, built on a platform designed for the spine: I moved programming from an electrode grid to the brain itself, and the released programmer kept the design. The system received the CE Mark in 2019 and FDA approval for a US clinical study in 2022.
Product systemsCase study
COG Low-Profile EDC Sling
- Consumer and outdoor
- Cut and sew
A slim sling bag I designed for my own work travel, refined over a year of prototypes on my own sewing machines, then turned into a spec pack for production. PTS sells it as the Covert Operations Gear (COG) Low-Profile EDC Bag.
Product systemsCase study
Cradl Case
- Featured
- Consumer and outdoor
- Injection molding
Dual-density iPhone and iPad cases for a first-time founder team, with sides that drop away so edge swipes still work. Designed in under a year for a CES launch; the drop-down sides became six US utility patents that name me as an inventor.
Product systemsCase study
XTM® Modular Grip System
- Featured
- Defense and public safety
- Injection molding
A hand stop kit and textured rail covers that lock together with one snap-on interface, so grip, index, and cover work as one configurable system on a Picatinny rail. Seven US design patents; both products are still sold by Magpul.
Product systemsCase study
Maglink®
- Featured
- Defense and public safety
- Injection molding
A two-piece polymer coupler that clamps two PMAGs together for a fast reload, molded four sets per shot. Designed end to end, it passed drop testing on the first try and is still sold by Magpul 14 years after launch.
Work
User experience
SolidWorks Quick Look
- Software and platforms
- Personal projects
macOS extension that shows SolidWorks part, assembly and drawing previews in Finder, no SolidWorks install needed.
Maker and models
AIRtagged
- Personal projects
- Consumer and outdoor
- 3-D printing
3-D printed enclosure that adds a functional loop to Apple's AirTag.
Physical products
PNE Connector Block
- Featured
- Medical devices
- Injection molding
Inexpensive intraoperative lead placement testing header for percutaneous nerve evaluation.
User experience
Algovita® SCS
- Featured
- Medical devices
Clinician application for spinal cord stimulation, redesigned to be easier to learn, understand, and use.
Physical products
Kodo Product Process
- Education and children
Stage-gate product development process and worksheets for a children's learning-products maker.
Physical products
Kodo Instruction Sets: Ramp Cart and Cozy Cubby
- Education and children
Flat-pack assembly instructions for two Kodo Kids classroom products: a mobile ramp cart and a hexagonal cubby.
Physical products
ColdQuanta ONR Cart
- Scientific instruments
Photoreal renders, front-panel graphics and an ion pump controller concept for a portable cart that carries ultracold-atom optics and their control electronics.
Physical products
ColdQuanta Displays and Sign
- Scientific instruments
Exhibit hardware for a quantum-technology company: a glass-cell display stand, desktop display and building sign concepts.
Physical products
Remington Stock Concepts
- Defense and public safety
Marker concept sketches for adjustable, folding and skeleton rifle stocks.
Physical products
Fixed Carbine Stock
- Defense and public safety
- Injection molding
Inexpensive, fixed, non-collapsing stock.
Physical products
MS3 Sling
- Defense and public safety
- Cut and sew
Rapidly adjustable and configurable weapon sling system.
Physical products
Bipod Adapter and MOE Rail Sketches
- Defense and public safety
Sketch studies for a bipod adapter and a MOE rail attachment.
Physical products
Kerberos
- School project
- Defense and public safety
- Consumer and outdoor
- Cut and sew
Tactical laptop messenger bag designed to carry a concealable firearm inconspicuously in public.
Maker and models
Major-Fig
- School project
- Personal projects
- Model making
5:1 scale model of a Lego Mini-Fig.
Maker and models
Eames Lounge
- School project
- Personal projects
- Model making
1:16 scale model of the Eames Lounge Chair.
Physical products
Tea Mug
- School project
- Consumer and outdoor
Tea mug with a leakproof infuser lid, a microwaveable glass liner, an insulating sleeve and a tea timer.
Maker and models
Jeepster
- School project
- Model making
Scale model of a 1999 Jeepster, sculpted for a model-making course.
Maker and models
Skeletus
- School project
- Personal projects
European-style chair featuring flowing joinery.
Photography
Photography
Wildlife
- Personal projects
Quiet encounters with animals in the Rockies — close, unforced frames.
Photography
Scenic
- Personal projects
Landscapes from storms, dunes, and alpine light — an edit, not an archive.
Photography
Action
- Personal projects
Mountain-bike flight and crash — a short set of decisive frames.
Photography
Product
- Personal projects
Studio product photography — polymer hardware and eyewear on clean grounds.
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Lab
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