Company:Design 1st
Design 1st is a multi-disciplinary design consultancy founded in 1996 by Kevin Bailey,[1] and is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The firm employs thirty people in Ottawa.[2] Design 1st assists companies in multiple stages of product development – specializing in mechanical engineering, FEA, human factors, connected devices, industrial design, and manufacturability. [3]
Design 1st has grown to become Canada's largest product design consultancy.[4] In 2011 Design 1st won the Ottawa Center of Innovation’s (OCRI)[5] Solution of the Year Award in recognition of their work with a variety of Canadian startup and growing technology companies.[6]
Some of Design 1st clients include: We-Vibe, ProDrive Systems, Mytrak, Pliant (recently acquired by SanDisk),[6] Gesturetek, BelAir Networks, Clearford Industries Inc, QNX (acquired by RIM),[7] Stanely Healthcare and March Networks.
References
- ↑ "Design 1st board of directors". http://www.design1st.com/Design-Community/about-design1st-team.html.
- ↑ Design 1st website
- ↑ "Finding the Happy Path" Design Engineering Magazine
- ↑ Design 1st Product Design Development - Complete Profile , Industry Canada website
- ↑ "2011 Solution of the Year presented to Design 1st Inc.," OCRI website
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Takahashi, Dean. "SanDisk buys enterprise flash memory firm Pliant Technology for $327M," VentureBeat.com, 16 May 2011.
- ↑ "RIM buys Ottawa's QNX Software," CBC News, 9 April 2010.
External links
"Design 1st website". http://www.design1st.com.
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