I officially started Izuta Design Engineering and Associates in 2018, but designing and fabricating has been a part of me well before this. In high school, my friends and I started our own custom skateboard company and expanded it to digital design, silkscreening, and machining. I received a Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2014. Upon graduation, I returned to Oahu to work at Oceanit Laboratories and in 2018 I became the Design Technology Advisor at Punahou School. I am also currently pursuing Master of Science in Integrated Design, Business and Technology at USC.

The people of Hawaii have always had great ideas. I believe the cultural diversity of the islands fosters innovation. Living on an island, resources are scarce and that holds true to technological resources as well. I would like to help to bring these ideas to life, and I hope Izuta Design Engineering & Associates is a way to make it happen.

Aloha,

Bobby Izuta

Skills:

• Computer-aided design (Solidworks, Onshape, Fusion 360, Rhinoceros)
• Computer-aided manufacturing (CNC, 3D printing, laser cutting, waterjet cutting)
• Rapid-prototyping
• Design thinking
• Designing for manufacturing
• Testing
• Reverse engineering
• Manufacturing setup
• Teaching/training