IAm Phillip W. Hurd

With over 25 years in internal auditing, few would know I am a technologist and a “maker” (someone who visualizes a concept and then brings it to reality). I am proficient in programming, 3D printing, and laser fabrication via computer numerical control machines. 3D printing uses special plastic, metal, wood, resin, and other materials to fabricate three-dimensional objects layer by layer.

Because one’s imagination is the only limit, I have used 3D printing and other skills to build solar tracking devices, hovercrafts, cutting lasers, augmented reality smart glasses, car parts, and drones. I am currently 3D-printing a high-accuracy, laser-guided telescope. Additionally, I am working on designing a 3D printer big enough to fabricate car bumpers and ground effect kits for cars. I like to keep some of the structures I make and sell the others. 

Using technology daily in these creative and unique ways keeps my mind sharp and helps me visualize solutions to complex problems. I often share this thought with people I work with: Whatever the mind can conceive can be achieved.