Design 1st is a multi-disciplinary design consultancy founded in 1996 by Kevin Bailey, and is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The firm employs thirty people in Ottawa.Design 1st website Design 1st assists companies in multiple stages of product development – specializing in mechanical engineering, FEA, human factors, connected devices, industrial design, and manufacturability. "Finding the Happy Path" Design Engineering Magazine
Design 1st has grown to become Canada's largest product design consultancy.Design 1st Product Design Development - Complete Profile , Industry Canada website In 2011 Design 1st won the Ottawa Center of Innovation’s (OCRI)"2011 Solution of the Year presented to Design 1st Inc.," OCRI website Solution of the Year Award in recognition of their work with a variety of Canadian startup and growing technology companies.Takahashi, Dean. "SanDisk buys enterprise flash memory firm Pliant Technology for $327M," VentureBeat.com, 16 May 2011.
Some of Design 1st clients include: We-Vibe, ProDrive Systems, Mytrak, Pliant (recently acquired by SanDisk), Gesturetek, BelAir Networks, Clearford Industries Inc, QNX (acquired by RIM),"RIM buys Ottawa's QNX Software," CBC News, 9 April 2010. Stanley Healthcare and March Networks.
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