Zachary Kennedy

Worked directly with clients to bring ideas from sketches to CAD to prototypes.

3DXtremes was a small design consultancy that worked directly with inventors to make their ideas a reality. I came directly from graduation to full-time designer and self-directed a couple dozen projects during my year there. Some projects focused on concept development: molding a vague idea into a full concept with renderings. Others took concepts into prototyping: designing and sourcing with mass production in mind. 3D printing was the primary medium for models.

Developed functional and aesthetic models of a conceptual fog harvester.

Worked alongside Professor Brook Kennedy on the Fog Harp project, which imitates a spiderweb to collect fresh water from fog. Unfortunately, most of the development I did is still not public.

Managed shifts of 6-10 coworkers.

Designed and machined products, equipment, and personal projects.

I spent half of my time as a shop assistant, learning to operate a catalog of shop equipment ranging from a file to a 4x8 CNC router. The other half was self-motivated design work taking advantage of the aforementioned catalog of equipment.