Detailed Portfolio

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In this section I want to cover some of the more technical details of projects I have worked on in the past and how they helped me improve my skills for the future.

Design Work for Lume Cube

Lume Cube makes small form factor, professional, waterproof LED lighting for the photography and action sports community. I was hired in June of 2017 after I won a design competition where I had submitted two separate 3D printed “proof of concept” designs. One of these designs would go onto to be the alpha version of the mount for the DJI Mavic drone, which is now sold by large retailers such as B&H Photo and Best Buy.

DJI Mavic Case Study

The DJI mavic had some challenging geometry to work with and to top it off it was also DJI’s smallest drone to date. I had a unique solution to the problem of the awkward geometry by spanning the arms on either side in order to keep the center of gravity in roughly the same place.

Final Consumer Product Images

Design Process

This project was perfect for rapid prototyping using 3D printers. With the power of four Flash Forge Creator Pros I was able to rapidly and precisely iterate on designs and make improvements daily. Utilizing Autodesk Fusion 360 as my main design tool, I was first able to import top and side views of the drone taken on my cell phone and get rough shaping and sizing. Once the rough size and shape were locked in I was then able to use digital calipers to generate exact dimensions. You can see this process of refinement in the images below, hover over an image for more information.

Other Lume Cube Projects

During my time at Lume Cube I had several other projects that were ongoing while also working on the Mavic Mount. Their previous designer had not released the files he created while working under the company. I had been tasked to slowly reverse engineer the existing mounts into CAD so if modifications were needed in the future they would have the design files available.

When I joined the company in mid 2017, Lume Cube Air, which was to be the second lighting product from the company, was at a standstill. Development had slowed and no progress was being made. I had come forward with several design suggestions in relation to the material for the exterior of the product as well as sourcing a better LED. These suggestions were enough to get the ball rolling and the product is now in the hands of consumers worldwide.

Personal Projects

RADESIGNS.STUDIO

RADESIGNS.STUDIO was initiated out of my love to create things. Whether those things be in the physical world, or the digital world. My favorite of course is when I can combine the two. Taking an idea in my head, creating it digitally and bringing it to life in the physical world. RAD Resin Rings are a great example.

RAD Resin Rings was an idea that formed from another. I had created a single fin for my surfboard out of epoxy resin and with some of the leftover pieces I shaped a ring for my sister as a gift. Within a week she had friends and even strangers asking where they could get one. I decided if I was going to make them I knew I had to do it as efficiently as possible.

I fired up Autodesk Fusion 360 and designed a mold that I would be able to cast a negative mold out of silicon with. Once the silicon hardened in the 3D printed mold I made I was able to cast the epoxy flawlessly & repeatedly in the silicon mold saving hours of sanding as well as wasting unnecessary material.

Digital to Physical

I knew if I wanted this to take off branding/marketing would be key. I wanted to create a package for the rings that would be cheap, efficient, and look good doing it. I again fired up Fusion 360 to produce a rendering of what I had in my mind. Once I saw it on the screen my vision was confirmed. I had business cards printed with the information on them, then created a 3D printed jig to align the ring correctly every time. A dab of hot glue and the whole package came together exactly how I had envisioned it.