Works alongside business owners and entrepreneurs to develop their products/projects by:—defining mechanical design requirements/goals—balancing design concerns with practical realities such as expense reduction and long-term manufacturing sustainability—organizing tasks to prioritize project benchmarks such as prototype release, product release, and market release phases—communicating directly with suppliers in order to support the management of prototype part… Show more Works alongside business owners and entrepreneurs to develop their products/projects by:—defining mechanical design requirements/goals—balancing design concerns with practical realities such as expense reduction and long-term manufacturing sustainability—organizing tasks to prioritize project benchmarks such as prototype release, product release, and market release phases—communicating directly with suppliers in order to support the management of prototype part revisions—following through with post-production deliverables such as specification drawings, manufacturing instructions, etc.GNB Partners is a multidisciplinary, integrated team of engineering professionals who support projects across various fields such as the automotive and manufacturing industries.Tabitha Vanderstoep (that’s me!) contributes independently as well as with the team to varying projects.She has a technical background in the medical device industry, with experience in the design and production of molded parts, assembly and testing fixture design, and machine design with closely controlled hierarchical datum structure/setup. See resume for more details. Show less

In charge of creating and managing CAD data, controlled engineering documents, and design of components and systems for sample-to-answer diagnostic instruments and systems. Owns and maintains designs, models, and documents. Builds and maintains healthy relationships with suppliers for components such as plastic injection molded parts for medical consumables, reaction injection molded instrument skins and exterior components, assembly fixture parts and assemblies, and machined parts and sheet… Show more In charge of creating and managing CAD data, controlled engineering documents, and design of components and systems for sample-to-answer diagnostic instruments and systems. Owns and maintains designs, models, and documents. Builds and maintains healthy relationships with suppliers for components such as plastic injection molded parts for medical consumables, reaction injection molded instrument skins and exterior components, assembly fixture parts and assemblies, and machined parts and sheet metal components for top-level instrument assemblies. Show less