Ethan Drory

- Manage business operations, accounting, and product development planning - Developed and manage the product development cycle: Including research, design, engineering and testing - Have designed, built, and user-tested hardware, software, and hybrid agricultural solutions, including inhouse designed and built open-source iot automation software Cortex.iot - Coordinated with a small team to run multiple market research studies - Awarded mini-grant for aquaponics R&D from the Colleges of the Fenway for Sustainability and the Environment - Developed Ceramic Materials and glazes for home use

- Responsible for custom candy visualization, modeling, and mold layouts made in silicone, polycarbonate, & metal - Designed and built internal templating systems for Solidworks, Rhino, & Blender to ease & standardize the design process - Designed and programmed a web app for visualizing custom mold layouts in real time - Wrote SOPs & recorded video training guides for the Design & Engineering team - Managed and helped train an international design team members - Promoted to team lead in Sept 2022, helping to earn Manufacturer of the Year in 2023 at the White Label World Expo

- Responsible for planning and execution of the product development cycle - Responsible for product and service design artifacts, including user research, and user testing - Managed the development of the company’s branding; hired and coordinated with designer through the development process - Worked with international partners to build prototypes and bring a new product line (modular furniture system) to market - Designed, prototyped, user-tested, built, and deployed the company website - Participated on a regular basis in company strategy sessions, including the design and analysis of the business model - Managed the company’s intern program, including hiring and integration

- Responsible for producing SOPs and documentation for in-house 3D printing/prototyping practices - Created product and service concepts for new product offerings - Aided in the glass and ceramics product prototyping for the company’s product line

- Responsible for designing and building CAD files for custom mounting hardware for imaging hardware for UAVs - Member of a 4-person design team that won the Annapolis Valley Chamber of Commerce: ‘The Agriculture Innovation Accelerator Award’