About Me
I’m a San Diego–based consumer hardware product developer and industrial designer with over a decade of experience turning ideas into real products. My work focuses on early-stage product development — exploring concepts, building prototypes, and shaping product directions before full engineering execution.
I use rapid prototyping, hands-on testing, and system-level thinking to turn rough ideas into tangible hardware that can be evaluated, refined, and ultimately manufactured. By bridging product vision, user experience, and engineering constraints, I help teams move from ambiguity to clear, development-ready products.
I thrive in the messy early phase of product creation, where concepts become physical systems and ideas begin to take shape in the real world.
ericwrenard@gmail.com
Skills
Product Development Approach
• Translate product vision into development ready hardware concepts.
• Align design, engineering, and manufacturing around feasible product directions.
• Use rapid prototyping and real-world testing to identify risks early.
• Evaluate usability, ergonomics, and system behavior through physical testing.
• Support manufacturable solutions through close collaboration with engineering teams.
• Use emerging AI tools to accelerate concept exploration and ideation.
Core Strengths
• Early-Stage Product Development
• Concept Development & Exploration
• Rapid Prototyping & Validation
• Hardware UX & Ergonomics
• Cross-Functional Product Development
• Manufacturing Readiness