That combination taught me the best products get killed by tiny, fixable things nobody caught in time: a confusing instruction manual, a feature nobody asked for, a pitch that buries what actually matters. That's the gap I fill — backed by years of hands-on CAD work, rapid prototyping, and mechanical design, now sharpened into the instruction manuals and buyer-readiness reviews that make or break a customer's first ten minutes with a product. One of those projects became ClickReady — a tool-free cabinet assembly system built from a cold call to an Irish hardware vendor into a category-defining product line sold under Home Depot's private brands, now expanding across kitchen, laundry, and bath.

Somewhere along the way, that same instinct for spotting what's ‘not working well’ turned toward how ‘companies find engineering support’ in the first place; heavy processes, back and forth emails, layers that don't add value. So I cut out the middleman: no recruiters, no agencies, no drawn-out vetting — just a direct way for a team to get the engineering support it needs, when it needs it. I left corporate for geographic freedom, control over my time, and permission to be a full person at work. I bring real engineering rigor and real personality to the table, with none of the long contracts or beige corporate energy that usually comes with 'hiring a consultant.'

I work best with small businesses, boutique brands, and small-batch manufacturers making something genuinely worth making — run by people who'd rather get things done well, fairly, and successfully. If that's you, I'd love to talk."