About
I’m a San Diego–based hardware system architect and industrial designer with 10+ years of experience taking physical products from concept through production. My work spans consumer electronics, hardware development, functional prototyping, and custom fabrication, grounded in clean aesthetics, practical engineering, and real-world execution.
I lead product development by defining how a system should work, making the right tradeoffs, and driving designs through build, test, and manufacturing. From early sketches and CAD to working prototypes and production-ready hardware, I blend design intent, engineering judgment, and hands-on building to create products that perform, scale, and last.
I thrive at the intersection of creativity and physical reality, turning complex ideas into thoughtful, manufacturable hardware systems that feel as good as they work.
ericwrenard@gmail.com
Skills
System + Execution
• End-to-end hardware development
• Cross-functional alignment
• Turning designs into working builds
• Design validation & test builds
• Rapid iteration cycles
• Fail-fast prototyping mindset
• Supplier coordination & relations
• Production handoff & manufacturing prep
• Risk reduction through testing
• Real-world performance validation
• Defining system structure and limits
• Requirements & tradeoff management
Design + Engineering
• Industrial design & form development
• Human-centered product design
• Mechanical design & development
• Manufacturing-focused DFM/DFA
• Functional prototyping & test rigs
• Advanced CAD (SolidWorks, Fusion, Rhino)
• Production-intent prototyping
• Test setup & validation planning
• Visual system consistency
• Hardware UX refinement
• Rendering & visual communication
• AI-assisted concept exploration