My name is Cormac. I am a product design consultant and mechanical engineer with over 20 years of experience helping clients conceptualize, design, engineer, and bring products to market. My clients have included prominent Silicon Valley companies such as Airbnb’s Samara division, Lyft, and Postmates X,. I have also provided guidance to startups at UC Berkeley’s Skydeck incubator and supported technical due diligence efforts for Prime Movers Lab.

As Vice President of Product Design at Skycatch, an aerial robotics company, I spearheaded hardware design initiatives to ensure our drones met demanding customer requirements for data acquisition capabilities while maintaining an emphasis on usability and practicality.

Previously, as Director of Product Development at frog, a globally-renowned product strategy and design firm, I contributed to dozens of programs spanning industries from consumer tech and mobile to medical devices and consumer packaged goods. My work required collaborating with organizations ranging from fledgling startups to Fortune 100 market leaders. The diversity of the programs on which I have worked has allowed me to cross pollinate technologies and manufacturing processes from a variety of industries to deliver innovative solutions My work has resulted in numerous awarded patents.

Earlier in my career, I supported the design of the inaugural helmet mounted display system for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter while working with Rockwell Collins and Lockheed Martin. I also designed photonics instruments for CVI Laser, a leader in optics and laser coatings where I worked on optical mounts for scientific applications including the National Ignition Facility in Livermore, CA..

I hold a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Engineering Design from Carnegie Mellon University.