Doug Porter is a Mechanical Design Engineer and since 2006 the President of the highly regarded engineering and product development company designPORT.  Doug has 30 years of experience as a mechanical design engineer and serial entrepreneur.

Doug regularly speaks to industry and community groups on how to start technology companies as well as how to use product development to grow established entities.  By using firsthand examples of medical and consumer product companies Doug has successfully incubated, he is able to quickly help clients and new equity partners succeed.  Their motto: “Propelling Commercially Successful Products to Market” sums up what drives Doug and his highly experienced team.

Doug started his career as design engineer in the aerospace and undersea military arena gaining valuable experience working in some of the most challenging environmental theatres on earth.  Following this he worked for General Electric developing life safety and access control products for the high volume consumer and industrial security industries.  Spending months abroad in factories around the world Doug developed a keen understanding of how to design products for a widely varying clientele and when and how to utilize tooling and manufacturing in different regions.

Currently Doug shares his time between running designPORT and incubating a continuing stream of new companies based on innovative products being developed at their Wilsonville Oregon design studio.  If you are invited for a tour you will be able to see the Novagrade® optical accessory product line.  This new brand demonstrates how Doug’s team is able to quickly achieve international success by utilizing the latest rapid prototyping technologies coupled with social media marketing.