Michael Cao
CEO at Model No. Furniture
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Cao is an entrepreneur and mechanical engineer with nine years of leadership in additive manufacturing and product development, currently scaling Model No. Furniture to bring large-format 3D printing and sustainable polymers to commercial interiors. He founded and grew IC3D Printers into Central Ohio’s go-to large-format print and filament producer, overseeing P&L, production lines, and a distributed team while partnering with academia to advance AM techniques. Prior to entrepreneurship he spent over a decade at Honda R&D leading complex vehicle interior and seat programs, blending rigorous engineering, supplier negotiation, and project management on flagship models like the NSX. Based in Columbus, Michael combines hands-on manufacturing expertise with a strategic focus on shortening supply chains, local production, and eco-conscious materials—an uncommon mix that bridges automotive-grade engineering and nimble startup execution.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BS Mechanical Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering at University of Oklahoma
English, cantonese (chinese), Japanese, VietnameseGithub contributions (1)
IC3DPrinters/filament-extrusion
Apr 2017 - Jun 2018
Contributions:24 commits, 22 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 2 months
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