# Paul Long

> Senior Product Designer at Kiwi Co

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

Engineer and educator. Sometimes innovator.

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ KiwiCo, Inc.
Jan 2024 – Present | Mountain View, California, United States

### Staff Mechanical Engineer @ Canvas
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
●Designed and built sanding head prototype end effector to sand walls and ceilings, allowing for 30% more workable surface area.
●Redesigned hose management clips, 10K cycles without change in function
●Packaged large PCB and custom components into existing sander footprint

### Senior Mechanical Engineer @ Canvas
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States
● DFM for sanding head end effector to reduce part count by 15% and costs by 22%
● Designed robot arm hose and cable management for high pressure line, vacuum hose, and air lines
● Designed and fabricated testing jigs for bringing up lidar and workspace camera for robot, allowing bring-up tea to calibrate cameras and lidar 50% faster.

### Lead Mechanical Engineer @ Social Construct
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States
● Designed, prototyped, created manufacturing drawings, and worked with outside vendors on casework for a 9 unit apartment building
● Designed kitchen casework to be installed 650% faster than traditional with non-specialized labor and basic tools

### Mechanical Design Engineer @ Social Construct
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
● Fabricated a subset of finished product in-house when COVID restricted vendors, allowing us to stay on time and budget
● Worked with outside contractor to set up shop space, particularly 5x10' CNC router and dust collection
● Ran the shop and performed CNC and other tool maintenance; created training materials and trained team on CNC router and other shop tools; helped develop safety protocols

### Research and Development Engineering Manager @ Oliso
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Richmond, CA
● Led R&D for new project ideas, including unique vacuum sealer and sous vide cooking systems
● Worked with ID firm and manufacturers in China to go from concept to production on mini iron with silicone trivet
● Created quick proof-of-concepts out of cardboard, foam, plastic, metal and wood
● Refined prototypes using CAD, 3D printing and laser cutter, as well as basic shop tools
● Used basic electronics to aid in design and testing (PID controls, Arduino, soldering, PCB modification)

### Maker in Residence @ Shaper
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
● Beta tester for an amazing smart hand tool to create a kinetic, interactive sculpture

### Mechanical Design Engineer @ Upwork
Jan 2011 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area
Contract design engineer for people that want to make cool stuff they're passionate about.

### Workshop Leader / STEM Kit Designer / Skill Creator @ DIY
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco, CA
● Designed and ran STEM-based workshops for kids with an emphasis on using found and recycled materials to create fun and functional machines
● Designed, developed, built and sold DIY kits to teach kids about mechanics while adding a fun twist
● Created skills and challenges to help kids get creative and try new things

### mechanical engineer @ Design Impact
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011
Worked with Design Impact and ODAM to lend an engineering eye on local, community-owned ideas in rural India.

### Mechanical Design Engineer @ produktworks design
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010
Used SolidWorks and Pro/E to model consumer and industrial products.

### teacher @ The Outdoor School
Jan 2009 – Jan 2009
Used the outdoors to awaken children to the potential within and around them.

### mechanical engineering co-op @ D.A. Inc
Jan 2008 – Jan 2008
Worked with manufacturing engineers to design and construct devices used to aid in product assembly

### graduate research assistant @ University of Louisville
Jan 2008 – Jan 2008
Worked on an iso-tactical communications shelter using ANSYS.

### mechanical engineering co-op @ CMTA Engineering Consultants
Jan 2005 – Jan 2005
Designed layouts for HVAC systems created drawings using AutoCAD.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
University of Louisville

### Master's of Science in Mechanical Engineering
University of Louisville


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/paulglong
- Website: http://paulglong.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-05