Jonathan J.
Mechanical Design Engineer
I have over 20 years experience in product, tooling and tester design over a wide range of industries. I have designed products for data storage (hard drives and floppy drives) and consumer products for mass production. I have also designed low-volume products and tooling in the areas of PCB testing and oil-field down-hole applications. I have designed complete rack-mount test systems for fiber-optic transceiver qualification and products that assist in animal tracking for the Colorado Division of Wildlife. I mainly use SolidWorks but I have experience in Pro/Engineer and AutoCad as well. I am well-versed in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing and engineering drawings for manufacturability. I have worked closely with CNC machinists, mold-makers, and aluminum die-casters. I also have program management skills from owning and operating independent product design companies in which I was responsible for all aspects of design, purchasing, sales, invoicing, and shipping. I own a small CNC benchtop mill and a 3D printer for making quick prototypes.
Earnings and projects
An estimate from an earlier read
Last 6 months: $3.4k
Billed in all: $121,524$122k
$430 in the last 6 months
Across 113 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
No data since Nov 5, 2026.
Skill rankings: Top 16% in 3D Design
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