The Guy Who Makes It Actually Work.
Not every technical problem needs a full engineering firm. Sometimes you just need someone who's been inside enough manufacturing operations to know exactly what's wrong. And how to fix it without a six-month engagement.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 working inside the kind of operations most designers only read about. Pressure relief valves, explosion-proof enclosures, custom forklifts, architectural feature systems, waste-water equipment. 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.It's all built 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.I also prototype electromechanical systems. If it moves, lights up, or needs to be documented before someone retires, I'm interested in the problem.Fully insured. Based in Northeast Ohio. Working with clients across the country.
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.
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
Here is a quick example of what a complete documentation package looks like from start to finish
Download the Drawing Set (pdf)
Want to talk about your situation? Email me at [email protected]
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Prefer direct contact or having technical issues? Email me at [email protected]
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