# Simon Gatrall > Product Development, Engineering, Design, Onshape | Ex- IDEO, PCH, Unagi, Carbon Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/simongatrall Dynamic and innovative product development specialist with over 30 years of experience in consumer and medical product development. Expertise in managing mechanical engineering teams, detailed part design, and overseeing complex projects from concept to production. Specialties: Leadership: Team building, management, and mentoring engineers; technical project leadership. Design and Engineering: Product architecture, system integration, mechanical engineering, industrial design, human factors, class-A surfacing, detailed part design for mass production. Strategic Development: Scoping and strategy for business development, client and vendor relationship management. Process and Tools: DFM (Design for Manufacturing), DFA (Design for Assembly), DFT (Design for Test), NPI (New Product Introduction). CAD and PDM: Onshape, Solidworks, Creo (Pro/Engineer), CAD management, PDM administration. ## Work Experience ### Staff Mechanical Engineer @ Carbon Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Redwood City, California, United States Engineering the next generation of 3D printing technologies, and the development systems behind them. ### Product Development Consultant @ Independent Consultant Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area Guided a quantum computing startup's Onshape implementation strategy and top-down modeling. Realized industrial design vision for a prototype therapeutic wearable device which uses ultrasound, working closely with the ID consultants and the client. ### Director of Product Development @ Unagi Scooters Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area • Reported to the Chief Product Officer and contributed to the definition and management of product roadmaps. • Managed internal and external resources to design three electric scooter models, packaging, and accessories and provided sustaining engineering for the existing fleet. • Managed three direct reports and external partners in mechanical design. • Improved unit economics, safety, and reliability through iteration on the industrial and mechanical design of the Model 1 Classic, resulting in the release of the Model 1 Voyager. • Created industrial design and managed mechanical architecture and development of future scooter models. • Improved reliability and informed future designs by initiating weekly meetings to gather issues from quality, customer support, and operations. • Transitioned the CAD/PDM system from Creo to Onshape, improving collaboration across the engineering and management teams in the US and Asia. • Coordinated with an international team of product management, project management, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, mechanical and electrical engineering, app development, marketing, and operations. • Collaborated with partners on advanced carbon fiber molding, Qi2 charging and mobile phone mounting, ADAS systems, lighting, and audio. ### Lead Mechanical Engineer @ Unagi Scooters Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Product Development Consultant @ Independent Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area Refined industrial design concepts into manufacturable CAD databases for clients in the medical and micromobility sectors. • iQ3 point of care ultrasound wand for Butterfly Networks • Wearable health monitoring earpieces for Applied Cognition • ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems) prototype enclosures for Roadio (formerly Streetlogic) ### Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering @ PCH International Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States • Progressed from a product development consultant on Neil Young's Pono high-resolution audio player to building, managing, and mentoring the mechanical team. • Led mechanical design, architecture, CAD database organization, and the refinement of industrial design concepts into manufacturable products across numerous projects. • Partnered with clients ranging from tiny startups to Fortune 50 companies in consumer electronics, beauty, furniture, and healthcare industries, guiding them through the complexities of hardware development. • Coordinated with the CIO and executive management to develop infrastructure for mechanical, electrical, and project management teams worldwide. • Selected and administered Solidworks PDM Pro (nee EPDM) to enhance collaboration between the US and China teams. • Scoped projects for business development and managed business and development risks for active projects. • Evaluated, selected, and managed vendors to build bespoke supply chains for each client/project through extensive DFM/DFA conversations with the PCH China team. • Delivered complex integrated products through tight interactions with electrical, firmware, software, tooling, test, and manufacturing engineers both internal and external. • Led the redesign of a complex handheld camera and inkjet-like system which applied makeup for the Opte project by P&G's innovation group, reducing the BOM cost by 50%. • Frequently traveled to Guangdong, China, to visit factories for tool evaluation, calibration and test fixture development, reliability testing, and NPI. ### Mechanical Design Engineer, Principal @ PCH International Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Senior Engineering Systems Manager @ PCH International Jan 2012 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Product Development Consultant @ PCH International Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Product Development Consultant @ Independent Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 ### Product Development Manager @ Intuity Medical, Inc. Jan 2009 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area • Architected the mechanical design of Pogo automatic blood glucose meter incorporating mechanisms driven by micro gear trains, a vacuum pump, barcode reader and optical subsystem. • Managed internal and external resources in the US and Asia to develop key subsystems from concept to tooled parts. • Coordinated a large team of engineers and consultants using Solidworks with PDM. • Led design reviews and participated in FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis). • Transformed industrial design concepts into realizable production mechanical design. • Certified in ASME Y14.5 GD&T and ISO 14971 risk management. • Trained in GMP and design controls for FDA requirements to maintain quality and certification. ### Consultant Engineer @ Intuity Medical, Inc. Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Project Leader, Designer, CAD Manager @ IDEO Jan 2005 – Jan 2009 | San Francisco Bay Area • Started as CAD Development Manager, responsible for guiding and improving IDEO's use of a wide variety of CAD tools for engineering and industrial design worldwide. • Initially focused on designing, engineering, and managing projects for companies such as Cisco, Headplay, Pepsi, Vecta, Western Digital, Microsoft, Dash, and Qualcomm. • Honed CAD skills from ID surfacing to detailed plastic part design in both Pro/E and Solidworks. • Progressed to the role of Project Lead, directing multi-disciplinary teams of human factors experts, interaction designers, industrial designers, and engineers. • Oversaw all phases of product and strategic development. ### Consultant Engineer @ Sparkfactor Design Jan 2002 – Jan 2005 | San Francisco Bay Area Served as an on-site consultant mechanical engineer at Apple, Lunar, and IDEO. At Apple: Engineered and documented mechanical details on Xserve and Xraid as it was publicly unveiled. At Lunar: Designed and developed mechanical and plastic enclosure parts for desktop PCs, inkjet printers, and keyboards for a tier 1 PC company. Created parts breakout, mechanism design, and detailed plastic part designs using Solidworks for a medical device start-up. At IDEO: Engineered teleconferencing equipment, a telephone, and a conference chair. Traveled to the (then) new IDEO Shanghai office to supervise engineers. ### Founder @ Swivel Systems Jan 1999 – Jan 2004 | San Francisco, California, United States • Founded a company to develop a General MIDI sound module and interface for the Palm platform, bundled with music sequencing software from miniMusic. • Oversaw all aspects of the company, including: - Industrial, mechanical, and graphic design for products and collateral materials - Managing consultant electronic engineers - Electronic component selection and purchasing - Contract manufacturing management - Beta test management - Documentation - Publicity and website design - Trade show coordination and representation - Soldering, assembly, and testing of prototypes • Conceptualized and designed the user interface of a Palm OS application developed by miniMusic for pattern-based sequencing of MIDI-controlled music. • Conducted quality assurance, usability testing, and feedback for software development. ### Lead Mechanical Engineer @ Praxis Product Design Jan 2002 – Jan 2003 | San Francisco Bay Area • Delivered detailed product engineering and industrial design for an ultrasound machine and equipment cart. • Designed and prototyped docking mechanisms. • Created Pro/E surface models for trade show model and renderings. • Managed parts breakout, selected components, and implemented cooling and EMI suppression. ### Consultant Engineer @ Bridge Design, a Ximedica company Jan 1997 – Jan 1999 | San Francisco Bay Area • Led mechanical engineering and Pro/E modeling for the exterior of the Laserhead for Coherent's Epic series of Ophthalmic Laser Systems. • Conceptualized parts split-up and assembly. • Met regularly with vendors during rapid aluminum tooling development to inspect plastic parts and debug tools. • Delivered development engineering and CAD for the Streetspace internet kiosk, a handset for a Motorola cell phone dock, and a prototype MP3 stereo component. ### Designer @ Pentagram Jan 1996 – Jan 1997 | San Francisco Bay Area • Managed industrial design and CAD modeling using Pro/E and Pro/Designer on projects for clients including Toshiba, SGI, Command Audio, and Enterplay. • Explored new forms and concepts through sketches, CAD renderings, and models. • Collaborated with other designers to develop and refine 3D forms in CAD. • Traveled to Taiwan to supervise handoff to OEMs. • Acted as a liaison with clients, Function Engineering, MOTO, and various model shops. • Attended training at PTC for Pro/Designer (AKA CDRS, ISDX). • Directed product photo shoot. ### Mechanical Engineer @ MOTO Development Group Jan 1994 – Jan 1996 | San Francisco Bay Area • Served as the primary mechanical engineer on over 10 projects using Pro/E, including: - The Origin 2000 deskside supercomputer for SGI - Four input devices for Kensington - A working prototype game machine for Apple/Bandai - A working prototype laptop computer for Apple/Assistive Technology • Acted as a liaison with clients, prototyping vendors, industrial designers and plastics toolers. • Documented the design process from concept sketches to fully dimensioned ANSI standard drawings for tooling and developed internal documentation standards. • Started as MOTO's first employee and helped build the team through recruiting and interviewing job candidates, resulting in the hiring of two full-time employees and three contractors. ### Product Design Consultant @ Bally Design Jan 1992 – Jan 1993 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States • Modeled three hand-held products and a robot using Pro/E: - Devilbiss Somerset nebulizer - National Draeger Multipac gas monitor - ArcanaTech Imp cordless input device - Adidas Robo-Leg shoe-testing robot • Coordinated with clients and vendors to manage project requirements, updates and timely delivery. • Advised Bally on the purchase of hardware, software, and peripherals for CAD. • Trained Bally employees to use Pro/E, enhancing their CAD capabilities. ### Design Technician @ Carnegie Mellon University/Field Robotics Center Jan 1991 – Jan 1993 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States • Performed critical roles in the development of a NASA-funded robot to inspect and rewaterproof the tiles of the space shuttle orbiters: - Selected, maintained, and managed Pro/E CAD with a team of engineers and PhD students - Designed and modeled mechanical systems and the exterior of the robot - Managed a vendor performing machining, welding and fabrication of the robot frame through months of onsite interactions - Researched facility constraints, and designed and fabricated a 1/4 scale space shuttle mockup for testing - Coordinated, edited and designed 200+ page design documentation using FrameMaker with many rounds of contributions from the research team ## Education ### BFA in Industrial Design, Sculpture Carnegie Mellon University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gatrall --- Source: https://flows.cv/simongatrall JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/simongatrall/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13