Christopher Keller
Consultant at flowtoys
Laguna Niguel, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChristopher Keller is a seasoned product developer and industrial design consultant with 15+ years delivering end-to-end consumer and industrial products—from concept and CAD modeling through factory management and warehouse delivery. He has led design and production for multi-million-dollar clients across industries (toys, automotive, consumer electronics, medical, and sporting goods) and runs his own studio, Synthetic Nature, while consulting for firms like Anki, flowtoys, and RM Design. Hands-on across the full development cycle, he blends industrial design sensibility with manufacturing know-how to preserve design intent while meeting mechanical and production constraints. His practical engineering chops include 3D CAD databases and detailed tooling experience, and he’s contributed code and UI improvements to open-source 3D printing host software, improving reliability and user experience. Based in Laguna Niguel, CA, he’s known for turning ambitious concepts—like LED flow toys and conceptual automotive surfaces—into manufacturable products at scale. Collected experience across startups, agencies, and ownership gives him a rare mix of creative breadth and production-level execution.
15 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
B.F.A., Industrial Design, B.F.A., Industrial Design at University of Washington
Github Skills (9)
3d-printing10
user-interface10
graphical-user-interface10
python10
wxpython10
human-interface10
file-handling9
debug8
debugging8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
kliment/Printrun
Nov 2011 - Sep 2012
Pronterface, Pronsole, and Printcore - Pure Python 3d printing host software
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:13 commits in 10 months
Contributions summary:Christopher primarily contributed to the user interface and functionality of the 3D printing host software. Their work includes adding features like time estimation, Z-height display, and improved status messages. They also fixed bugs related to file handling and the options dialog, improving the user experience and the application's reliability. These changes involved modifying both the Python codebase and the user interface elements.
pythonprintinghost3d-printingpython-3d
cakeller98/ThePilot
Sep 2022 - Apr 2023
Test Pilot
Contributions:4 releases, 3 PRs, 7 pushes in 6 months
testingpilot
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