Al Pantone

Prototyping

I was recently brought onboard the Wireless RF team in their prototype lab as a specialist to solve a series of acute problems, and part of that was working standardize and document the lab equipment procedures. While I was there, I also produced prototypes on the equipment as a part of the documentation and troubleshooting process. Some were from existing designs, many I designed from scratch.

I can't share any of the prototypes I designed or created that are confidential, so these examples are open-source demos and testing designs I created to validate my procedures. The cases are 3d printed based mostly on existing designs, some I heavily modified. I created the graphic design portion of these from scratch based on Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, it is purely cosmetic. I designed all the keycaps from scratch. I made the PCB the lab's laser cutter as part of the process for making presets future jobs.

While in the lab, I also made a series of tutorial videos for the equipment in the lab. I did all the writing, shooting, editing, scoring, and graphic design for the videos. I would love to share them, but they're technically confidential. They are the funniest heavy machinrey tutorials I have ever personally seen.