Projects
| System | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backsplash / Infrastructure Slot | hyphen | Automation | 2021 | Prototype (Build) |
| Ingredient Dispensers | hyphen | Automation | 2021–2022 | Status not recorded |
| Makeline | hyphen | Automation | 2021–2022 | Status not recorded |
| Portion Cup | hyphen | Automation | 2021–2022 | Status not recorded |
| | battery lock | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2019 | Production (Launch) |
| | Pet Scale | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2019 | Production (Launch) |
| | bay wheels | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2018–2019 | Production (Launch) |
| | IOT module | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2018–2019 | Production (Launch) |
| Bazooka (Base Station) | noon | Consumer Electronics | 2017 | Production (Launch) |
| Extension Switch (Elvis) | noon | Consumer Electronics | 2017 | Status not recorded |
| | Switches | noon | Consumer Electronics | 2017–2018 | Production (Launch) |
| Room Director (Sativa) | noon | Consumer Electronics | 2016 | Status not recorded |
| Wall Plate (Waldo) | noon | Consumer Electronics | 2016 | Status not recorded |
| Avegant Glyph | avegant | Consumer Electronics | 2015–2016 | Status not recorded |
| | Glyph 2 | avegant | Consumer Electronics | 2015–2017 | Production (Launch) |
| | Strato Terra | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2015–2016 | Status not recorded |
| DV700 Disc Vault | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2014 | Production (Launch) |
| KSERVER-1500 1U Server | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2014–2015 | Production (Launch) |
| | Strato | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2014–2015 | Production (Launch) |
| Sundance | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2014–2015 | Production (Launch) |
| Cinema One | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2012–2014 | Status not recorded |
| 320-Slot Carousel | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2010 | Production (Launch) |
| | Disc Cartridges | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2010 | Production (Launch) |
| | KVAULT-10 | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2010 | Production (Launch) |
| | M300 | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2010 | Production (Launch) |
| | M500 | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2010 | Production (Launch) |
| M700 Disc Vault | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2010–2014 | Production (Launch) |
| | Weemote | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2010 | Production (Launch) |
| | Jewel | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2009–2010 | Production (Launch) |
| | K-Remote | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2009 | Production (Launch) |
| KPLAYER-300 | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2008 | Production (Launch) |
| | KPLAYER-2500 | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2008 | Production (Launch) |
| | KPLAYER-5000 | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2008 | Production (Launch) |
| KPLAYER-6000 | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2008–2009 | Production (Launch) |
| | KSERVER-2500 | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2008 | Production (Launch) |
| KSERVER-5000 | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2008–2015 | Production (Launch) |
| KSYSTEM-120 / Orpheus | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2008 | Production (Launch) |
| Morpheus | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2008–2009 | Status not recorded |
| | Speed Reader | kaleidescape | Consumer Electronics | 2008–2009 | Production (Launch) |
| | Digi 003 | digidesign | Consumer Electronics | 2007 | Production (Launch) |
| | Mbox 2 Micro | digidesign | Consumer Electronics | 2007–2008 | Production (Launch) |
| | Mbox 2 Mini | digidesign | Consumer Electronics | 2007 | Production (Launch) |
| | Rack 003 | digidesign | Consumer Electronics | 2007 | Production (Launch) |
| SC48 | digidesign | Pro Audio | 2007–2008 | Production (Launch) |
| Mbox 2 Pro | digidesign | Consumer Electronics | 2006 | Production (Launch) |
| C|24 | digidesign | Pro Audio | 2005–2007 | Production (Launch) |
| D-Show | digidesign | Consumer Electronics | 2005 | Production (Launch) |
| Mbox 2 | digidesign | Consumer Electronics | 2005 | Production (Launch) |
| | Profile | digidesign | Consumer Electronics | 2005 | Production (Launch) |
| | Venue Live Sound | digidesign | Consumer Electronics | 2005–2006 | Status not recorded |
| D-Command | digidesign | Pro Audio | 2004–2005 | Production (Launch) |
| D-Control | digidesign | Pro Audio | 2003–2005 | Production (Launch) |
| | Mbox | digidesign | Consumer Electronics | 2003 | Production (Launch) |
| | Pro Control Jr | digidesign | Consumer Electronics | 2003–2004 | Production (Launch) |
| | Rack 002 | digidesign | Consumer Electronics | 2003 | Production (Launch) |
| | Xbox | microsoft, mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2002 | Production (Launch) |
| | Minimerc | microsoft, webtv, mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2001 | Concept (Ideation) |
| | usb box | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2001 | Production (Launch) |
| WebTV Galaxy | microsoft, webtv, mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2001 | Prototype (Build) |
| Cortez | webtv, mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2000 | Prototype (Build) |
| Elmer / Zeus (HomeNet) | webtv, mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2000 | Prototype (Build) |
| | LapTV | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2000 | Production (Launch) |
| | Media Nodes | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2000–2001 | Production (Launch) |
| Motorola MP3 | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2000 | Status not recorded |
| | Netscreen-500 | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2000 | Production (Launch) |
| | Node | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2000–2001 | Production (Launch) |
| | Remote | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2000 | Production (Launch) |
| | WebTV Pluto (CES Demo) | microsoft, webtv, mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2000–2001 | Prototype (Build) |
| | webtv-mercury | webtv, mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2000–2001 | Concept (Ideation) |
| | webtv-titan | webtv, mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 2000 | Concept (Ideation) |
| | DVDO Player | frogdesign | Consumer Electronics | 1998 | Production (Launch) |
| HP Jornada | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 1998 | Production (Launch) |
| | Acer subwoofer | frogdesign, mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 1997 | Production (Launch) |
| KaVo Dental Unit 1 | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 1997 | Production (Launch) |
| | KaVo Dental Unit 2 | frogdesign | Consumer Electronics | 1997 | Production (Launch) |
| | Newscorp STB | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 1997 | Production (Launch) |
| Vadem Clio | frogdesign | Consumer Electronics | 1997 | Production (Launch) |
| Acer Aspire | frogdesign | Consumer Electronics | 1996 | Production (Launch) |
| Fissler BBQ | frogdesign, mechanistic | Consumer Appliance | c. 1996 | Prototype (Build) |
| PB Convertible | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 1996 | Production (Launch) |
| | Sunbeam toaster | mechanistic | Consumer Appliance | 1995 | Production (Launch) |
| | Sunbeam window toaster | mechanistic | Consumer Appliance | 1995 | Production (Launch) |
| | Frantic Frames | mechanistic | Consumer Electronics | 1992–1993 | Production (Launch) |
| | EPT-1000 | ep_technologies | Consumer Electronics | 1987–1989 | Production (Launch) |
Backsplash / Infrastructure Slot
Ownership and integration of Hyphen's Backsplash subsystem, packaging each cabinet's power supplies, controllers and communications with critical airflow and thermal-management requirements.
Ingredient Dispensers
Mechanical concepts and physical dispenser prototypes for Hyphen: exploring ingredient movement, controlled outlet release and access for cleaning.
Makeline
Mechanical concepts and interfaces for Hyphen’s modular food-assembly line, connecting food handling, bowl movement and service access beneath a conventional preparation surface.
Portion Cup
A geared cup-denesting subsystem for Hyphen, developed from early concepts through cabinet design and initial validation before the product left the roadmap.
battery lock
Electromechanical battery lock ('Halfdome') for a shared micromobility fleet (2019): theft- and pry-resistant retention that survives potholes at 20 mph yet lets authorized swap teams exchange packs in seconds.
Pet Scale
Technical due diligence on a smart pet-scale acquisition target (2019): audited the IoT load-cell platform's mechanical architecture, firmware stability, and manufacturability. The job wasn't building it — it was breaking it.
bay wheels
Mechanical engineering for Lyft's Bay Wheels next-generation shared e-bike ('Watson', 2018-19): vandal-resistant fastening, five-year outdoor durability, and battery integration for hardware that is really public infrastructure.
IOT module
'Sonoma' IoT module for the Watson e-bike (2018-19): cellular, GPS, and main compute packaged in an RF-transparent, impact-rated fender enclosure with passive thermal management.
Bazooka (Base Station)
Mechanical recovery of a wall-box lighting interface: air-gap switching, constrained fits, qualification and supplier handoff.
Extension Switch (Elvis)
Mechanical development and reliability work for Noon’s Extension Switch: cap retention, controlled gluing, switch feel, molded-part review and test requirements.
Switches
Noon extension switch production (2017-18): Thread wireless mesh tuned to broadcast from inside a metal junction box, with a simplified tactile interface matching the Room Director's design language.
Room Director (Sativa)
Mechanical design of a glass-fronted wall controller: display clearance, retention, controlled bonding, supplier inspection and support through launch.
Wall Plate (Waldo)
A screwless wall plate whose perimeter, snaps and module retention had to work together through stamping, tolerance revisions and finish testing.
Avegant Glyph
Mechanical development, tooling, validation and production ramp of Avegant Glyph.
Glyph 2
Second-generation Glyph development at Avegant (2015-17): iterating the personal-theater architecture for fit, weight, and manufacturability.
DV700 Disc Vault
Mechanical investigation and corrective design for Kaleidescape’s DV700 Disc Vault: connecting returned-unit evidence to roller support, disc guidance, assembly alignment and carousel inspection.
KSERVER-1500 1U Server
Mechanical sustaining support for Kaleidescape’s KSERVER-1500: reconciling legacy hardware definition while the team evaluated replacement power, storage and compute for an aging 1U server.
Strato
Kaleidescape Strato (2014-15): the first player designed silicon-up for bit-perfect 4K HDR — Secure Video Path hardware DRM that Hollywood would sign off on for early-window downloads.
Sundance
Mechanical design for a four-drive, 2RU server: making front service, vibration isolation, connector engagement and manufactured fit work in the same enclosure.
Cinema One
Sole mechanical engineer for Cinema One, responsible for its mechanical BOM from design and validation through production bring-up.
320-Slot Carousel
A 320-slot carousel for Kaleidescape's disc vaults, developed through breadboard geometry, molding trials, slot metrology and production support at the disc-handling interface.
Disc Cartridges
50-disc cartridge magazine for Kaleidescape's KSERVER generation (2010): injection-molded ABS bulk loading that legally bound each physical DVD to its digital import.
KVAULT-10
Product record for Kaleidescape's 100-disc KVAULT-10 Modular Disc Vault, a USB-connected companion to an M-Class player.
M500
Product record for Kaleidescape's M500 M-Class player, including Blu-ray Disc import and networked playback within a Kaleidescape system.
M700 Disc Vault
Mechanical design, production integration and reliability work for Kaleidescape’s 320-disc M700 vault: aligning the carousel, guides, rollers and optical drive through development, tooling and field investigation.
Weemote
Kaleidescape 'Weemote' (2010): a five-button remote a three-year-old can drive — toy-grade durability validated by throwing it across the room, simplified to play/pause and cover art.
Jewel
Kaleidescape 'Jewel' Movie Player 2 (2009-10): machined-aluminum faceplate in the signature Arc design language — a rack player meant to look as premium as the cinema it serves.
K-Remote
Kaleidescape K-Remote (2009): a cinema remote designed for the dark — motion-activated EL backlighting and a custom dome array tuned for a certain click that never disturbs the movie.
KPLAYER-300
Whole-product design and engineering of Kaleidescape’s compact Mercury player: enclosure, shielding, illumination, electronics placement, cooling and installation.
KPLAYER-2500
Kaleidescape KPLAYER-2500 1U player (2008): K-Class DVD-era hardware — region-free drive integration and 480p-to-1080p upscaling in a rack-mount chassis.
KPLAYER-5000
Kaleidescape KPLAYER-5000 Movie Player 2 (2008): K-Class DVD playback with high-end 1080p upscaling, engineered for the custom-install rack.
KPLAYER-6000
Mechanical integration and production support for Kaleidescape's KPLAYER-6000: door clearances, spring selection, drawing control, specifications and customer installation data.
KSERVER-2500
Kaleidescape KSERVER-2500 5U server (2008): K-OS era movie storage with hot-swappable canister drive carriers — one of the original disc-library behemoths.
KSERVER-5000
Mechanical sustaining for Kaleidescape's 3U movie server: cooler alternatives, power-supply adapter documentation and production interpretation within an inherited fourteen-drive platform.
KSYSTEM-120 / Orpheus
Mechanical integration and NPI for Kaleidescape's compact Mini System: removable drives, enclosure tolerances, front-panel Glow and supplier build control.
Morpheus
Mechanical architecture for a Kaleidescape Blu-ray system study, carrying reuse, board, drive and airflow decisions into the Hydra and Titan definitions.
Speed Reader
Kaleidescape 'Speed Reader' bulk disc loader (2008-09): 15x-speed ingestion hardware so a 5,000-disc library doesn't take a librarian's lifetime to import.
Digi 003
Product record for Digidesign's Digi 003 FireWire audio interface and Pro Tools control surface.
Mbox 2 Micro
Mbox 2 Micro (2007-08): Pro Tools in a thumb-drive form factor — the smallest key to the platform, packaged for laptop-bag life.
Mbox 2 Mini
Mbox 2 Mini (2007): the entry-level Pro Tools interface — compact enclosure engineering balancing cost, I/O, and desk presence.
Rack 003
Digidesign 003 Rack (2007): the project-studio flagship's rack-mount sibling — pro audio I/O packaging engineered for silence and serviceability.
SC48
Integrating a live-sound console through chassis and airflow trials, electrical clearance, control-surface iteration and fabrication definition.
Mbox 2 Pro
Mbox 2 Pro (2006): FireWire-powered professional audio interface — expanded I/O and clocking in a fanless desktop chassis.
C|24
Mechanical engineering and industrial-design ownership of Digidesign's C|24: a low-profile console carried from surfaces and board interfaces through tooling, serviceability and production.
D-Show
Mechanical engineering on Digidesign's D-Show live console (2005): VENUE-era control surface hardware built for front-of-house, where a crash doesn't mean a reboot — it means the show stops.
Mbox 2
Digidesign Mbox 2 (2005): pro audio inside USB 1.1's 500 mA power budget — 48V phantom power, dorm-room durability, and the $10,000 studio compressed to $495.
Profile
Product record for Digidesign's D-Show Profile live-sound mixing console in the modular VENUE system.
D-Command
Adapting a studio-console architecture through component reuse, mechanical interfaces, coated panels and production transfer.
D-Control
Designing the stand and integrating a modular studio console through assembly development, manufacturing recovery and sustaining changes.
Mbox
Digidesign Mbox program (2003): the USB hardware key to the Pro Tools kingdom — studio-grade audio I/O engineered for backpacks and tour-bus bunks.
Pro Control Jr
Digidesign ProControl-era control surface work (2003-04): modular mixing hardware mechanical engineering for the Pro Tools flagship line.
Rack 002
Digidesign 002-era rack interface (2003): 45 W of thermal dissipation in a sealed, fanless 2U chassis while holding analog signal integrity in a high-EMI environment.
Xbox
Post-production Xbox redesign in 2002: improved EMI shielding, drive-support bracket airflow changes, and a GPU active-cooling proposal that Microsoft implemented.
Minimerc
Mechanical redesign of the 'Mercury Low Cost' (MLC) set-top box for Microsoft/WebTV, compacting the HDD mounting bracket to resolve depth, thermal, and EMI shielding constraints ahead of FCS release.
usb box
'USB Box' connectivity hardware (2001): compact consumer peripheral enclosure from the early consulting years; record digitization pending.
WebTV Galaxy
A triple-tuner home-network gateway whose dual drives, CPU shield and chassis had to work together for airflow, assembly and prototype manufacture.
Cortez
A wireless keyboard built around full-size keys, sculpted handgrips and a working hard model, with Pro/ENGINEER surfaces developed through supplier and prototype reviews.
Elmer / Zeus (HomeNet)
Mechanical development of WebTV HomeNet demonstrators: carry Elmer into Zeus through board and connector interfaces, annotated enclosure reviews, supplier release and prototype assembly support.
LapTV
'LapTV' portable television build (2000): early independent consulting project; full forensic record pending digitization.
Media Nodes
Distributed media-node enclosures for the HomeNet-era connected home (2000-01): compact networked A/V endpoints from the early independent consulting years.
Motorola MP3
Internal architecture, master-model development and exterior surfacing for Motorola's compact phone-connected MP3 accessory.
Netscreen-500
NetScreen-500 enterprise firewall (2000): chassis mechanical design for dense networking hardware — serviceability and thermal management in a 19-inch rack format.
Node
'Node' smart-home endpoint (2000-01): compact connected-device enclosure from the HomeNet-era consulting portfolio; record digitization pending.
Remote
Remote control program (2000): consumer input-device mechanical design from the HomeNet-era consulting years.
webtv-mercury
Archival record: WebTV 'Mercury' platform concept (2000-01). Multiverse registry scaffold — full forensic restoration pending.
webtv-titan
Archival record: WebTV 'Titan' set-top concept (2000). Multiverse registry scaffold — restoration pending.
DVDO Player
Mechanical design at Frog Design for the DVDO DVD player (1998): consumer A/V enclosure work from the consultancy's concepts-to-CAD-in-days era.
HP Jornada
Frog Design mechanical work on HP's Jornada 430-class handhelds (1998): palmtop packaging from the era when color screens and battery life fought over the same millimeters.
Acer subwoofer
Subwoofer enclosure for the Acer Aspire system (1997): production mechanical design in Pro/Engineer from the Frog Design consultancy era.
KaVo Dental Unit 1
KaVo dental unit mechanical design at Frog Design (1997): clinical hardware packaging from the consultancy era's dental-chairs-to-PDAs portfolio.
KaVo Dental Unit 2
Second KaVo dental unit program at Frog Design (1997): production mechanical design for clinical equipment with consumer-grade fit and finish.
Newscorp STB
News Corp set-top box program (1997): consumer television hardware against hard cost ceilings and passive-cooling requirements.
Vadem Clio
Vadem Clio at Frog Design (1997): the swing-arm Windows CE pen tablet — hinge kinematics that turned a laptop into a slate a decade ahead of schedule.
Acer Aspire
Mechanical design at Frog Design for Acer's Aspire consumer desktop line (1996) — translating a landmark industrial design language into production-ready enclosures at consultancy speed: concepts to CAD in days.
Fissler BBQ
Product and proof-of-concept 3D, instrumented cooking experiments and prototype testing for Fissler while contracting to Frog.
PB Convertible
'PB Convertible' portable computing program (1996): convertible-form-factor mechanical design from the consultancy years.
Sunbeam toaster
Sunbeam toaster program (1995): appliance mechanical design from the consultancy boot-camp years — thermal, safety, and cost discipline in a kitchen icon.
Sunbeam window toaster
Sunbeam window toaster - Consumer Appliances project.
Frantic Frames
Archival record: 'Frantic Frames' independent build (1992-93) from the pre-consultancy years. Registry scaffold — restoration pending.
EPT-1000
EP Technologies cardiac ablation system (1987-89): production engineering for RF ablation catheters navigated into the human heart to burn away arrhythmia pathways — zero tolerance for failure, on a first industry role.
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