A few projects I’ve worked on. Company and supplier names, detailed pricing, and drawings are withheld.
Apparel · China to Pakistan · 2019
Moving a garment program from China to Pakistan
A garment program made in China was getting squeezed by new tariffs and rising factory costs. I identified candidate factories in Pakistan, screened them, and visited the shortlist in person.
After qualifying the supplier that fit the product and volumes, I stayed through sampling, the first production orders, and the handoff from the old supplier. Landed cost came in about 30% below what the company had been paying.
The kit combines custom molded parts, purchased components, and final assembly, with several suppliers involved. I work with the engineering and industrial design teams, get CAD files to mold makers and component suppliers, and manage samples and revisions through assembly, packaging, and shipment.
The goal is a kit that can be built repeatedly from a documented specification, rather than a string of one-off samples.
Mold base during tooling review. Guangdong, China, 2018
Injection molding · Guangdong, China · 2018
Custom molded parts, from quotes to production
A buyer had quotations for custom molded components that couldn’t be compared. They disagreed on tool ownership, resin, tolerances, sampling, and the cost of design changes.
I put the quotations on the same basis, challenged the assumptions, and got tooling and sample terms in writing. The company chose a supplier knowing its full tooling commitment before a purchase order went out. I then followed the tooling into production parts.
Flight test during supplier evaluation. Shenzhen, China, 2016
Supplier evaluation · Shenzhen, China · 2016
Flight-testing an agricultural spray drone
Before recommending a supplier for an eight-rotor spray drone, I had the factory fly it. A drone sitting in a showroom tells you very little. Watching it fly over the factory roof told us more than the specification sheet did.
Testing a block machine at the manufacturer before purchase. Shandong, China, 2016
Equipment evaluation · Shandong, China · 2016
Testing a block machine for a nonprofit
A nonprofit working in the Central African Republic needed a manual concrete block machine and had only a brochure to go on. I went to the manufacturer, ran the machine, and checked the blocks it made before the buyer paid for it.
