Kaidan IncFounder/Owner/Chief Designer/Inventor
Jan. 1997 - Jan. 2009Invented, engineered and designed Kaidan products, including software applications. Some of these products were sold through Apple and Kodak. Provided overall strategic direction of the company and direct personnel. Represent company at industry events, trade shows and press events. Created design layouts, detail & assembly drawings, exploded view drawings. Designed machined parts, optical systems - first surface mirrors, refractive systems, sheet metal, stepper motor control systems, stamped parts, extrusions, injection molded parts, aluminum castings, rapid prototyping, and weldments. Invented numerous camera positioning devices, tripod indexing heads, motorized turntables and 2-axis positioning systems. Invented software solution to capture photographic images at regular intervals from irregularly moving turntables. Concept was turned into an award-winning software application - PiXiMation. Responsible for the design and initial setup of custom inhouse fixtures and tooling used for manufacturing and assembly of products.