# Eric Darby

> Mechanical Engineer & Project Manager

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ericdarby

I help inventors and designers transform their ideas into prototypes, and then into production products. If you're an inventor or founder who's serious about taking your concepts to the next level, I can help you.

## Work Experience
### Principal Product Designer @ Darby Prototype LLC
Jan 2016 – Present | San Francisco, CA
Darby Prototype provides consulting services to start-ups, established firms, and individual visionaries. We are a one-stop solutions shop for early stage and headed-to-market products. Customers include electric vehicle and medical device manufacturers, industrial design firms, and computer hardware developers. 

• CAD modeling and analysis • Design for Manufacturing • Fabrication using rapid prototyping processes (3-D printing, laser-cutting, CNC machining) • Short run production • Supplier sourcing and support of manufacturing kick-off • Quality documentation and specifications

### Program Manager @ Altex Technologies Corporation
Jan 2010 – Jan 2016 | Sunnyvale, CA
•	Directed day-to-day design/build/test activities for teams of engineers and technicians assembling and testing Combined Heat and Power, waste heat recovery, and emissions reduction systems
•	Managed project budgets, schedules, and milestone deliverables for multiple simultaneous energy efficiency projects funded by the US Departments of Energy and Defense, and the California Energy Commission
•	Designed and oversaw fabrication of custom R&D combustion and vacuum systems. Common tasks included Solidworks CAD design, drawing creation/checking, fabrication review and issue resolution, and test data analysis.

### Creative Writing Fellow, SU Professional Tutor @ Syracuse University
Jan 2007 – Jan 2010
•	Learned advanced writing and editing skills applicable to a wide variety of genres and projects
•	Taught and tutored writing, physics, and statistics for undergraduate and graduate students
•	Designed and taught college courses in modern literature and analytical writing

### Lead Mechanical Engineer @ Nuvera Fuel Cells
Jan 2003 – Jan 2007 | Cambridge, MA
•	Evolved design and manufacturing status of R&D hydrogen fuel cell designs into market-ready products
•	Designed high-temperature/pressure liquid fuel reformers for automotive & industrial hybrid power, under support from US Department of Energy and commercial clients
•	Oversaw the casting, machining, welding, and assembly of prototype reformers and fuel cell components fabricated from aluminum, stainless steel, and high-nickel alloys. Many components designed for quick-turn manufacturing methods (e.g water/laser jet), CNC machining, and hand assembly/welding.

### Product Engineer @ Daimler Chrysler
Jan 1996 – Jan 2003 | Auburn Hills, MI
•	Responsible engineer for design/quality of Premium V-6 pistons, connecting rods, and intake manifolds
•	Analyzed fatigue life and projected durability of high-stress rotating and reciprocating machinery; designed durability tests (bench-top and running dyno) to verify same
•	Managed multiple simultaneous projects involving over twenty Tier I suppliers and prototype shops
•	Chrysler Institute of Engineering (1998-2000): Full time, two year, rotational training program; completed six rotations in product design, high-volume manufacturing, and fatigue/shock/vibration testing
•	Vehicle Engineering Intern (1996-1998): Three summer internships in engine dynamometer testing, component design, and sheet metal stamping/tolerancing.


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/eric-darby-15989a117
- Portfolio: http://www.ericdarby.net

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Last updated: 2026-04-13