A Bit About Me
I've always been curious about how products work and what it takes to build them. I tinkered with many products until I decided to pursue a degree in Electronic & Electrical Engineering (MEng) at University College London (UCL). I spent 2 years at Rolls-Royce Aerospace as an Electronic Engineering and Software Desing, focusing on optimising design for Rolls Royce's in-house manufacturing.
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Having witnessed the high-tech aviation industry - I was still curious about how other companies built and manufactured products so I moved to Shenzhen, China for several years. I actively helped hardware startups in the silicon valley of Asia, focusing on electronic design, production management, and the challenges around building products with low external quality issues.
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I built up an extensive supplier network and worked primarily in factories with factory workers to see first-hand the problems and issues they faced when mass-producing units for different hardware startups. Each product had its own set of challenges and I certainly made mistakes along the way that can only be taught with experience!
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As I went from product to product, I realised that hardware companies early on, make the same mistakes. Mistakes that could be spotted and managed in advance by carefully examining the mechanical design, electronic design, factory processes and QC documentation.
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I started Ardencraft with a team of Engineers in China because I realised hardware is hard. On the surface, projects seem to want to go smoothly, up until you have a batch of products with QC issues due to poor design or poor production planning. I set out to create a Product design system that could work for not just the existing products I'm supporting but also anyone who wants to develop consumer electronics in China.
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As such, we now support a wide range of brands to design but also manufacture their products in China