TaskforceNL: The COVID-19 PPE Crisis
During the first wave of COVID-19, Design Smith supported TaskforceNL by providing rapid regulatory interpretation, manufacturing guidance, and lean methodology insights that helped Newfoundland & Labrador accelerate safe PPE production during a period of unprecedented uncertainty.
Hybridization Station
In the early era of microfluidic DNA analysis, Xeotron sought to automate a complex benchtop hybridization protocol involving precise timing, micro-volume fluid sequences, and temperature-controlled reactions. No commercial equipment could meet their needs.
Sparrow Acoustics
Senior regulatory and cybersecurity guidance that helped Sparrow Acoustics achieve Health Canada approval—without excess hours or loss of internal ownership.
SmartICE – Arctic Ice Thickness
Advised on high-stakes engineering under Arctic constraints, fostering team confidence, risk management discipline, and cross-functional execution while materially reducing cost, complexity, and failure risk in SmartBUOY’s next iteration.