Mark Gmelin Email & Phone Number

United States

California, United States

Product and packaging development, testing and claims support

Petaluma, California, United States

Innovating the way we hydrate, perform and recover through design, prototyping and product testing. Added leadership role for advanced materials and process development plus senior lab team management.

Petaluma, California, United States

• Responsible for development, management and maintenance of a $1M+ prototyping, product development and testing facility for personal hydration systems including hard goods (bottles/filtration/reservoirs) and soft goods.
• Manage and perform comprehensive product life cycle, performance, environmental and color/material/finish (CMF) testing in support of a 50% reduction in time to market. Provide guidance and mentorship to the lab.
• Perform… Show more Responsible for development, management and maintenance of a $1M+ prototyping, product development and testing facility for personal hydration systems including hard goods.
• Perform quality inspections, warranty failure analysis and root cause investigations.
• Develop advanced materials including CBRN barriers, antimicrobials, micro and ultrafiltration membranes, novel insulation and sustainable plastics.
• Launch and support 200% growth of custom bottle program as laser engraving and digital inkjet printing technical lead.

Petaluma, CA

• Developed injection molded medical labware with a focus on maturing early concepts, low volume custom production and the application of advanced materials and manufacturing processes.
• Designed and fabricated part fixtures for quality control inspections including programming a MicroVu optical-CMM.
• Conceived, prototyped and manufactured an innovative premium labware product for clean rooms integrating medical-grade materials with food packaging equipment resulting in an… Show more Developed injection molded.
• Conceived, prototyped and manufactured an innovative premium labware product for clean rooms integrating medical-grade materials with food packaging equipment resulting in an environmentally sustainable 30% reduction.
• Managed secondary graphics application including dry offset printing and hot stamping on plastic components.
• Served as Sustainability Coordinator, overseeing a $3.6M onsite solar system, directing environmental reporting initiatives, and actively promoting local manufacturing. Show less

Northern California

• Designed and prototyped advanced non-destructive test (NDT) equipment including miniaturized ultrasonic and infrared inspection equipment plus a low-cost, durable, head mounted display (HMD) system.
• Additional projects include LED lighting systems for industrial, horticulture and military applications, the development of revolutionary sustainable bioplastics for medical labware and the stainless steel Key to the.

Had a blast encouraging kids, age 5-12, to learn about engineering, design, physics, robotics and energy by teaching Lego Engineering and Green Energy camps.

Moorpark, California, United States

• Project Manager, Designer and Structural Engineer: 06/06-11/06
• Rapid five month design-build for multiple film vehicles including the Dodge sponsored Fantasticar for Fantastic Four II: Rise of the Silver Surfer
• Employed 100% digital (direct-to-tooling) design allowing for peak production efficiency and seamless transfer to visual effects, video games and toys.Project Manager/Engineer, 02/04-12/05
• Managed a diverse range of projects valued to $200K+ focused on composites,… Show more Project Manager, Designer and Structural Engineer: 06/06-11/06
• Managed a diverse range of projects valued to $200K+ focused on composites, tooling and prototyping related to automotive and aircraft design plus industrial, commercial and medical product development.
• Management including job scheduling/tracking, quoting, purchasing, process development, SOPs and employee training.

Camarillo, California, United States

• Performed initial setup, tuning, programming, testing and employee training on a 6-axis ABB robot with an attached CO2 laser to trim complex acrylic motorcycle windscreens. AKA the "Shark with a frickin' laser beam.
• Developed a process for digital integration and archiving of hand-formed parts.
• Proven 90% reduction in manufacturing time with improved quality and repeatability.

• Researched and published 38 professional technical reports on the subjects of failure analysis, materials selection and design, materials testing and quality control inspections related to turbocharger and heat.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Materials Engineering

Focus: FRP Composite Structures and Tooling Corrosion and Environmental Degradation Failure Analysis Activities and Societies: Society of.

Industrial Design

One year of study in product and automotive design