The Guy Who Makes Sure It Goes Together
Not every product needs a full engineering firm. Sometimes you just need someone who's been inside enough manufacturing operations to know exactly what it takes.Reverse engineering. Shop-ready drawings. Prototypes that prove out before you cut metal. One person. Accountable for all of it.
About Mitch
I've spent 20 years turning ideas into real products. Custom forklifts, mobile cash registers, drones, aquarium cleaning tools, waste-water equipment, glowing architectural features, steel vacuum tanks, pressure relief valves, explosion-proof enclosures, and more. I've been the person on the shop floor or at the job site when a design doesn't fit, and the one at the desk making sure the next one does.I'm trying to build this on one idea: that small manufacturers deserve the same level of technical precision as large ones, without the overhead of a full engineering department. Whether you need a legacy part documented before your vendor retires, a prototype that proves out before you commit to tooling, or a 3D asset that finally explains your product to a buyer - I deliver a complete technical package and stay accountable until it's right.Fully insured. Based in Northeast Ohio. Working with clients across the country.Learn more about my background on LinkedIn
Everything a Full-Time CAD Guy Would Do Without the Overhead
Some shops have a designer on staff. Some don't need one. What they need is someone they can hand a complicated job to and trust it'll come back right.That's what this is. Twenty years of making things - forklifts, mobile cash registers, drones, jigs, tools, waste-water equipment, glowing architectural features, steel vacuum tanks, pressure relief valves, explosion-proof enclosures, you name it - turned into files your shop can actually use.
Here is what I can help with:
Complex weldments and sheet metal assemblies - tabs, slots, and break lines planned so parts register correctly and your guys aren't grinding to make them fit
Shop drawings from scratch - you describe it, sketch it, or hand me a sample, and I'll build it in CAD and produce fully dimensioned drawings
Drawing packages for jobs you already build - get your repeat parts documented so you're not starting from memory every time
Overflow CAD work - you landed a job that's more involved than usual. Hand it off instead of turning it down
BOMs and cut lists - so quoting is math, not guesswork
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You don't need to explain what a bend radius is or why clearance matters. I've been on the floor. The files I give you will be designed to work in your shop, not just look good on a screen.
Let's talk about what you're working on
Call or Text: (216)600-8567
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Don't Let a Vendor Hold Your Production Hostage
You paid for the parts. You paid for every order, every revision, every rush fee. But if the drawings live on their server (or on the other side of the world) you're renting your own supply chain.The moment switching feels impossible (whether that's a local vendor or an overseas factory) is the moment they know it too. That's when prices start creeping and quality stops being a priority. Not because your vendor is dishonest. Because the math works in their favor as long as you don't own the data.
Here is how we fix that:
You get the files. Physical parts converted to industry-standard CAD — STEP, IGES, SLDPRT — that live on your server, not theirs.
You get the drawings. Fully toleranced documentation that any machine shop in the country can quote from without a phone call to your current vendor.
You get options. Take your package to three shops tomorrow. That's what negotiating power actually looks like.
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Find out what staying locked in is actually costing you. Run the numbers in five minutes.
Turn Technical Files into Sales Tools
Your product makes more sense in three dimensions than it ever will in a brochure. Most buyers need to mentally own something before they'll buy it. A flat image never gets them there.
Don't just tell them how it works. Let them touch it.Static images are flat. Your product isn't. Experience the difference yourself. Grab the model below to rotate, zoom, and inspect.
Here's what that looks like in practice:
Interactive Sales Demos. Embed a model on your site and let buyers rotate, zoom, and inspect before they ever call you. Fewer confused questions. Shorter sales cycles.
Virtual Photography. Every angle, every color variation, rendered from a single file. No shipping the product, no scheduling a shoot, no waiting.
Technical Documentation. Exploded views and cutaways that make complex assemblies obvious for sales decks, manuals, or support.
If a prospect has to ask how your product works, you've already lost momentum. The businesses that close faster are the ones that answer that question before it gets asked.Calculate how many deals your current sales process is leaving on the table.
Turn Rough Concepts into Shop-Ready Parts
Ideas are easy. Production is hard. I bridge the gap between a back-of-the-napkin sketch and a design that is ready for the assembly line.
Shop-Ready Deliverables:
Prove it before you cut metal. I use 3D printing to validate form, fit, and function in the real world. Catch problems at twenty dollars instead of twenty thousand.
Designed for how it's actually made. Part geometry optimized for your specific process — milling, turning, sheet metal — so you're not paying for complexity that doesn't need to be there.
A complete package, not just a file. Drawings, BOMs, DXFs. Everything a vendor needs to quote and build without a single follow-up call.
The most expensive part of product development isn't the tooling. It's the revision cycle you didn't catch early enough. Find out what your current process is costing before you commit to the next step.
What a complete documentation package looks like
A real 3D model, 15 pages of dimensioned fabrication drawings, and a complete BOM down to the fastener. Everything a manufacturer needs to quote, build, or hand off to anyone.
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Prefer direct contact or having technical issues? Email me at [email protected]
Efficiency & ROI Auditor
Prefer direct contact or having technical issues? Email me at [email protected]
Efficiency & ROI Auditor
Prefer direct contact or having technical issues? Email me at [email protected]
Prefer direct contact or having technical issues? Email me at [email protected]
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