Proto Dev and Fab, LLC was founded in 2020 to formalize the garage-based machine shop work creating and modifying various gages, fixtures, and one-off prototypes that various friends and contacts had occasionally reached out for assistance producing. In the years since, both the manufacturing capabilities and design services offered have expanded. Now specializing in pre-design control Medical Device product development we look forward to collaborating with innovative thinkers in tackling challenging design problems together while continuing to offer prototype manufacturing services to those in need.

Meet the Founder

James Rogers has worn many hats over the course of his career. He worked as a CNC and manual machinist before completing his BSMET degree at the University of Cincinnati in 2013. His career as a design engineer includes Automotive R&D, Animatronics/Themed Entertainment, Engineering Consulting, and Medical Device R&D, with multiple patents granted and pending. Leaning into an early passion for additive manufacturing, James also completed a Masters of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati in 2021.

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