Michael Powers

Co-founded a custom car parts startup focusing on classic BMWs... for now

With over a decade of design experience, I can bring a wealth of knowledge and ideas to any design team or startup project. I am a fast learner and can hit the ground running in virtually any design environment. Currently I am working with local product development companies and startups. Need some design advice, sketching or CAD work for your project or idea? Let me know how I can be of help. I'm only an email or phone call away.

I started at Viatek contributing to the graphics team’s responsibilities including packaging design, Instructions, and product photography.

Over the course of two years, my role evolved more into the engineering & new product development teams. I began by modifying existing CAD but eventually started redesigning products and creating new designs. After three years, a number of my designs have already been produced, marketed and sold.

At SMP I developed Point Of Purchase displays along client briefs. I came up with numerous creative POP solutions per week many seeing wide production. I also designed graphics for prototypes, developed instruction sheets and modelled various products and parts for projects as needed. One highlight was a new mechanism for attaching small baskets to the sides of displays with 1” tube legs without the need for hardware or tools.
I was also part of a small team which developed a line of capital equipment for heavy ortho. cases and a number of other products focused around equipment an processes used during surgical procedures. My biggest contribution was designing the a hydraulic IV stand. My favorite details include a five pedal design so the lift could be activated no matter which way the stand was oriented, an ergonomic handle and trim pieces.

Logo, business cards, marketing materials, custom icons, client spec sheet, and also out-source graphics for apparel and vehicles.

Assisting students with using machinery, helping students find the best machine for a given task and which would be the safest process and would best achieve the goal of their design.