Hardware Strategy & Industrial Design
From concept architecture to DFM-ready CAD, your product program becomes investor-ready and manufacturable.
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Your product deserves more than a quote and a promise: a fractional CTO partnership that takes hardware, IoT, and software programs from concept to production with less risk and faster execution.
From concept architecture to DFM-ready CAD, your product program becomes investor-ready and manufacturable.
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Complete embedded systems and cloud-connected device stacks, architected for reliability, security, and scale.
See Technical CapabilitySeven engineering domains, each backed by systems running in production today. Every diagram is drawn from a real, shipped project.
The same production toolchain behind every shipped system — CAD and electronics on the bench, cloud, data, and AI platforms behind them.
Fusion 360
AutoCAD
Python
Arduino
Raspberry Pi
ESP32
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Figma
VS Code
NVIDIA Jetson
Docker
Terraform
Azure
Google Cloud
Next.js
React
TypeScript
Node.js
Supabase
SQL Server
SSMS
.NET
Ollama
n8n
Twilio
Three.js
AppSheet
Every metric below comes from a named, shipped engagement — not a projection.
Reverse-engineered production constraints and rebuilt control logic to increase throughput and reduce cycle-time bottlenecks.
Outcome: 30% assembly efficiency improvementLed machine automation, process redesign, and quality control improvements across a high-volume production line.
Outcome: 75% lead-time reduction on key linesDelivered an end-to-end public-use IoT device program with compliance-ready engineering and testing support.
Outcome: Clinical deployment-ready product launch
Production-ready conveyor and controls architecture for high-volume greenhouse manufacturing.
Data-driven DOE and process analytics used to de-risk production and improve quality.
Rapid prototyping workflows that move concepts into validated physical assemblies fast.
Connected hardware systems engineered for real-world deployment, testing, and iteration.
Patent-oriented CAD and DFM documentation translated into manufacturable product systems.
Web and app experiences that extend hardware programs with customer-facing digital value.
The same engineering discipline, delivered across cloud platforms, app stores, on-prem servers, and physical device fleets.
Wherever your product has to live, it ships on proven ground — infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and update paths that survive contact with the real world.
No single pricing model fits an entire product journey. Every quote is benchmarked to the phase you are actually in — so exploratory work never carries fixed-fee padding, and locked-in scope never carries open-ended hourly risk.
How it works: a set rate for the exact hours worked, with a benchmarked estimate up front (e.g., “this phase runs roughly 40–50 hours”). The final bill follows the timesheet — nothing more.
Where it fits: conceptualization, R&D, debugging complex firmware, and iterating early physical prototypes — the stages where nobody can honestly predict how many tries it takes to get it right.
Why it protects you: you pay only for real work, revisions are always on the table, and estimates are capped so exploration never becomes a blank check.
The honest trade-off: there is no guaranteed final price — which is exactly why this model is reserved for phases where a “guaranteed” price would just be padding in disguise.
How it works: one flat price for a precisely defined set of deliverables, written into a Statement of Work — for example, a production-ready CAD model, full GD&T documentation, and one round of revisions.
Where it fits: the later stages where parameters are locked: Design for Manufacturing, PCB layouts from a proven breadboard, or patent drawings.
Why it protects you: total price certainty. The delivery risk sits on the engineering side of the table — if the work takes longer than quoted, your price does not move.
The honest trade-off: fixed fees only work when scope is genuinely fixed. A rigid, clearly bounded SOW protects both sides from surprises — and that discipline is part of the deliverable.
How it works: engineering services at a steep discount — or free — in exchange for a stake in the outcome: startup equity, or a licensing royalty of roughly 3–5% of gross sales per unit sold.
Where it fits: promising, cash-strapped founders with a proven market who lack the capital for a five-figure engineering program.
Why it protects you: your invention gets built without draining your runway, and incentives align perfectly — the build only pays off if your product sells.
The honest trade-off: not every project qualifies. An equity or royalty offer means the engineering side is betting its own time on your product — the strongest ROI signal you can show a prospective investor.
Successful product programs are not forced into a single model. Each phase of your project is billed the way that phase actually behaves — benchmarked, capped, and agreed before work begins.
The scope is still unknown, so you pay for real hours with a hard ceiling — never an open meter.
The concept is locked and predictable, so the price is too. One number, guaranteed in writing.
Factory delays and vendor communications sit outside anyone’s direct control, so billing stays flexible — and transparent.
“Kolbi is extremely intuitive, flexible, open-minded, and capable. I want YOU as my CTO.”
“Very professional, smart, and dedicated. He improved the design and stayed involved through manufacturing.”
“He went above and beyond and gave me flexibility throughout the design process.”
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