Structural Designer
3D renderings generated in SolidWorks: 1) Top compartment -- cooking pot screws into lid 2) Middle Compartment -- lid with threads on both ends and a hole for decompressing air from lower compartment 3) Lower compartment -- threads into lid and is attached to the polymer bag holding dehydrated meals
1) Lid created in SolidWorks and 3D printed using PLA 2) Bag created in polymers packaging lab
Rough prototype of dehydrated food packaging -- film dissolvable in water
Mountain Meals
Awarded 1st place in MonoSol™ design competition
Objective: create a product using MonoSol's™ patented dissolvable film.
Result: a collapsible package used to hold dehydrated meal pods. The product addresses these needs:
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Minimalism -- the package can be decompressed by squeezing the air out of the silicone body (air hole locate on lid). This feature allows the user to reduce the footprint of the package as pods are taken out
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Convenience -- this is an "all-in-one" product. It is split into 3 parts: lower compartment (storing pods), middle compartment (lid with air hole), and upper compartment (cooking pot/bowl); all secured with threads.
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Sustainability -- the dissolvable film used to package the dehydrated pods is 100% soluble in water, leaving less trash to pack out.