Mike has over 27 years experience in product design and development and has worked at a variety of companies including Apple, IDEO, NASA, and BMW. Mike founded and led Think2Build LLC, a product design and engineering consultancy located in San Francisco. Mike was the co-founder and CEO of Motiv, a company that developed the smallest "wearable" fitness and health-tracking device in the form of a ring. Mike is on 87+ patents for various products ranging from medical devices to consumer electronics. He has worked on products such as the the first digital book, the BACtrack blood alcohol tester, the first Apple optical mouse, printer technology for HP, the Tracker avalanche beacon, implantable medical devices and surgical tools, the new FedEx smart drop box, and innovative packaging for Miller-Coors beer. Mike is a regular guest lecturer at Stanford’s d.school and UC Berkeley Bioengineering program for over 15 years. Mike earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and a M.S. degree in Engineering (Product Design) from Stanford University. Strengths: innovation, design thinking, user centered design, user research, user experience, product design strategy, development process, manufacturing strategy, design for manufacturability, prototyping methods, digital health, physiological signals and sensors, wearable technology, and technical problem solving all while building the operations of a productive team/company.
Listed skills include Product Design, User Centered Design, Design Thinking, Product Development, and 31 others.