About Us
Robust Product Development was founded in 2018 by brothers, Zev and Ty Kartiganer.
Throughout their careers, they have tackled extremely difficult design challenges that now allow them to confidently aid companies in swiftly solving their engineering troubles.
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Zev graduated the top of his class from the University of Connecticut in Biomedical Engineering. He has a keen sense for electromechanical design and is well connected with manufacturing partners to bring designs to life. Throughout his career, he has brought many surgical designs from napkin sketch to production. His latest full time role was as the Principal Engineer at a biotech company where he managed a team tasked to commercialize an academic spatial multi-omic platform.
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Ty graduated from the University of New Hampshire in Electrical Engineering. He has worked on printed circuit board development and electro-mechanical designs across many industries. He has vast experience working with software teams for easy hardware-software integration. His latest full time role was as the Lead Electrical Engineer tasked with developing a cutting edge HVAC control unit with integrated machine learning. He has worked on many IOT devices.
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With our combined skillset, we can create anything. We look forward to working with you and your team!
Our Mission
Our mission at Robust Product Development is to provide thorough engineering input and support to return the best value to our customers.
We offer the highest return for your investment by regularly meeting and ensuring that we fully understand the problem. With a thorough understanding of the problem, identifying the appropriate solution is often simpler than it seems. We weigh solutions based on risk and guarantee that the chosen solution is carried out in an efficient manner.
Core Values
Innovation
RPD's innovative solutions generally come from combining technologies used in different industries and from past experiences. We leverage our extensive experience to develop creative solutions to your problems.
Transparency
We encourage regular meetings to track project progression. If we encounter turbulence, we notify you immediately.
Quality
RPD is no stranger to quality. We keep a clean design history record to track changes throughout the product's life cycle.