Principal: Joe Grez
Education:
B.S. Physics, Minor music, Minor Art. Continuing education in operations management, project management + tens of 400-level credit hours in engineering and tech.
Experience:
Over 40 utility patents. Experienced in all areas of innovation from usability, consumer segmentation, finance modeling, tech development, Industrial design, Manufacturing and supply chain. CEO and Founder of a successful medium volume consumer product line; EP Carry.
- Oral Healthcare Devices: 12 years (Sonicare + others),
- Skin and Hair Care: 7 years (L’Oréal + others),
- Marine Propulsion: 10 years (EP Carry + others)
- Disposable Medical Diagnostics: 4 years (Enzymatics),
- Photovoltaics: 4 years (Chronar).
GPD Internal Resources:
- 1000 Sq Ft lab.
- Solidworks, Fusion 360.
- CNC machining: 3 axis up to 60cm x 60cm x 30cm.
- Manual milling and turning.
- FDM printing up to 27cm x 22cm x 22cm.
- Casting, mold making from 3d printing.
- Soldering, coil winding, potting.
- Electrical, thermal, acoustic and mechanical test equipment.
- Presses, heating equipment, oven drier, strobe, microscope, photo equipment, complete array of geometrical measurement tools.
Specialist Access:
- Access to test facilities as needed.
- Usability.
- Consumer preference testing.
- Industrial Designers.
- Materials experts (metals, plastics, optics).
- CFD, FDM.
- Electronics design, layout.
- Firmware.
- Wireless.
- Clinical testing (Oral health).
- Beauty Industry Marketing.
- Approbation.
- FDA compliance.
- Mechanical design and test specialists