WELCOME

I grew up on a farm where I learned a lot from my grandpa about how the equipment worked, how to keep it running & the value of hard work. My first job was at a construction/excavating company where I really took an interest in mechanics, fabrication & machine design. I took drafting in 8th grade and really loved the class. I took two more years of vocational education during high school and I knew I wanted to be a mechanical designer. Upon completion of my associates in Computer Aided Design, I started immediately looking for ways to sharpen my skills and gain experience in mechanical design. I was active in forums and started to build an online profile on GrabCAD sharing models I had done in school and some I had done for the practice in reverse engineering and modeling. In its early days the website also acted as a design outsourcing marketplace and I was assigned several small design/rendering gigs & the opportunity to globally grow my network. After searching for what seemed like forever I finally got an internship working for an engineering consulting firm In Columbus, OH; MJ Engineering. The internship went great & I worked there for the next for 4 ½ years. Designing and making drawings for a wide variety of items. My next role was in Tennessee at MSC Manufacturing; designing, building, assembling and testing custom automated production equipment. As business got less busy I was let go to create POHL3D; my venture back into the world of CAD consulting. Here are some of the skills, specialties and services I have to offer:

• CONCEPTING & DESIGN:
  SEE YOUR IDEA COME TO LIFE! 1ST IN CAD, AS A 3D MODEL. THEN GET YOUR GET YOUR PARTS IN HAND.
• COST EFFECTIVE RAPID PROTOTYPING:
  WORK WITH MACHINE SHOPS, FABRICATORS, 3D PRINTING VENDORS, WATER-JET/LASER COMPANIES, WHATEVER IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR REDUCING COST OF PRODUCT AND SCRAP MATERIAL.
• 2D TO 3D:
  CONVERT AUTOCAD DRAWINGS, PDFS, NAPKIN SKETCHES, PHOTOGRAPHS & MEASUREMENTS INTO 3D MODELS.
• REVERSE ENGINEERING:
  RETROFITTING OLD EQUIPMENT OR CREATING NEW PRODUCTS BASED ON PREVIOUS DESIGNS.
• DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING:
  UTILIZE LEAN MANUFACTURING AND BULK ORDERS TO MAKE THE MOST ECONOMICAL PARTS; INJECTION MOLDING, CNCS FOR MASS PRODUCING.
• AUTOMATION, MACHINE DESIGN & ROBOTICS:
  EXPERIENCE CREATING PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT, OPERATOR FRIENDLY MACHINES & ROBOT LAYOUTS W/ END OF ARM TOOLING. (FANUC, ABB)
• TOOLING, JIGS & FIXTURES:
  EXTENSIVE WORK DESIGNING CUSTOM TOOLS, JIGS AND FIXTURES NEEDED TO SPEED UP PRODUCTION, AID IN ASSEMBLY AND INCREASE REPEATABILITY AND QUALITY.
• PROFESSIONAL DRAFTING SERVICES:
  CAD DRAFTING AND REVISIONING. ASSEMBLY DRAWINGS. PART PRINTS FOR PRODUCTION. (CSWPA-DT)
• SHEET METAL AND WELDMENT DESIGN:
  COVERS/SHROUDS/ENCLOSURES, TABLES, STANDS, WELDED STRUCTURES, FRAMES, WELDMENT JIGS.