Industrial Design is in my heart
Michael Prichard is the Senior Design Engineer for Bodyport medical devices, based in San Francisco, CA.
He was the Vice President of Design for Miselu and co-founded OQO with Jory Bell, Jonathan Betts-LaCroix, Bob Rosen, Robert Ford, Nick Merz, and Vance Chin, and developed two award-winning ultra-portable computers.
Prior to founding co-OQO, Michael worked at Apple Computer with the OS development group and the Powerbook Product Design group, where he was chief architect of the chassis structure and component layout forApple's G4 Titanium Powerbook.
He also developed the first slot load CD/DVD drive used in a laptop for that project.Prior to Apple, he worked on the 1992 America's Cup campaign, designing and building custom computers and peripherals for the winning America Cubed team.
He previously designed oceanographic instruments at MIT.
Michael holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.