Profession: Engineer/Designer

Number of times previously entering contest: never

Favorite design and analysis tools: Inventor, AutoCad, Hand sketches, Free hand is the fastest way to express ones self. EgdeCam is and idea product to make hardware with.

For managing CAD data Eric's company uses: MacroShaft std software tools

Hobbies and activities: Repair of failed hardware, why do products fail.

Online communities: Vaious Auto Repair forums.

Inspired by: To eliminate failure. Most products are not designed to last as they should. In reality many companies prefer to limit a products life. If autos really lasted for ever you would put your self out of business.