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I'm Mike Cecot-Scherer, owner and operator of Inkling. I've been employed in the specialty outdoor industry since 1976 and have been a designer since 1985. Since I was a kid, I've hiked & skied & backpacked & climbed and, yes, mountain biked (once mountain biking came into being). My sensibilities for improving gear have been informed since 1980 by a degree in Physics from UC Berkeley. With the idea that nothing demonstrates what you can do better than what you've already done, here's the simple list of what I've worked on*:

TENTS

SIERRA DESIGNS:
Stretch Domocile
Clip Flashlight
Snow Dragon
S-Dome Expedition Rainfly
Night Owl & Net Owl
Crystal Dome
Mountain Hut
Meteor Light
Comet
Basecamp
AeroSpace
MeteorLight 2, 3, 4, 6, shelter
VaporLight 1 & 2
Lightning 1, 2, 3 & 4
Wu-Hu 4 & 6
Wu-Hu Annex 4 & 6
Mountain Meteor 2 & 3
Lightning Strike 2
Veranda 2 & 3

KELTY:
Windfoil II & III
Jetstream
Windfoil Light & Breeze
Triple Crown
New Wave
Taj Mahal
Microfoil
Windfoil Ultralight
Aerie
Nautilus
Conness 4
Switchback 2 & 4
Domolite, 2, 4, 6 (2 generations)
Quattro, 2, 4 & 6 (3 generations)
Ridge Rock 9, 12
Sunshade + mini, maxi, big Al
Castle Rock 4 & 6
Magic Wand
Double Fork
Kingston
Expedition 2
Zen
Big Bend 6
Vortex 2, 4, 6
Typhoon 2, 3
Cyclone 2, 3
Streamside 2, 4
Paradise 2, 4
Ruby 2, 4
Canyon Ridge 2, 4
Campsite 2, 4
Kashmir 2, 4
Yellowstone 7, 8, 10
Grand Canyon 9, 11
Jetstream II
Riverbend 2 & 4
Assault
Aero 2
Dart 1, 2
Trail Dome 2, 4
Tao 2
Ledge
Mantra 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Valhalla 5, 7
Nirvana 4
Raptor 2
Clark Tent
Ledge 2
X-1, X-2
Crestone 1, 2
Gunnison 2, 4
Sage 2
Silver Moon
Quartz 1, 2, 4
Radiant 2, 3
Orb 2, 3
Pagoda 4, 6
Stick 1
Sawtooth 2
Ridge 2
Pagosa 2, 4
Corrie 1, 2
Ouray 2, 3
Shiro 4 & 6
Eve 2 & 3
Presidio 6>
Palisade 4, 6
Eden 4

MARMOT:
EOS 1, 2
EarlyLight
Twilight 2, 3
Halo 4, 6

BHA:
eVENT eTent

MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR:
Meridian 2

SuperMega 2

Archer 2

EMS:
Star 2
Eclipse 2
Escape 2 & 4
Switch Shelter System
Pallas 4 & 6
Velocity 1, 2 & 3
Alpin 2
Sugar Shack 2 & 3 & 3

BLACK DIAMOND:
Vista
Mesa
Mirage
Oasis
Stormtrack 2 & 3

THE NORTH FACE:
Aguila 23, 33

SylvanSport:
Go (tent)

Brooks-Range:
Rocket
Invasion
Propel 2D
Foray

Exxel:
Tent A
Tent B
Tent C

Novel Technologies:
EYE-pole tents
Continuous sleeve intersections
Vaulted and X-Sleeves
FlyBoy™
WebForce™
Photochromatic PU window
Triptease LightLine™
StakeTape™
Artful prebending
Dual diameter poles
Dual material poles
Close/wide tent clip
Enforced warp hub
Twist clips
Halo structure

Patents:
issuing soon: Sugar Shack structure
7,766,023 (EYE pole)
6,866,055 (X-truss sleeves):
6,470,901 (FlyBoy)
5,080,119 (sewn joint)
4,827,958
4,745,936 (LeverLock)
1 pending

PACKS

MARK PACK WORKS:
Ski Mountaineer

KELTY:
Pod Packs TL & PL
Ski Mountaineer
Alpinist, 2 generations
Megaton
Track Pack
Tawnee, 2 generations
Red Cloud, 2 generations
Arapaho, 2 generations
STF 3000, 4000, 5000
Adjustable 4000, 5000
White Phantom, 2 generations
White Cloud
Radial Sherpa XLT
Radial Light XLT
Women's Radial Light XLT
Renegade
Cragger
SlickRock (BACKPACKER design award)
Zuni
Telluride
Silverton
Mesa Grande
LaSal
Durango
Dune
White Rim
Poacher
Yo-Yo
Coyote
Junior Coyote
Appalachian
Cheyenne
Continental Divide
WayBack
Cheyenne
Ute
Montauk
Outback
Lunch Sack
Voyager
Trailhead
Zip-Zaps
Collegiate
Vagabond
Wyndham
Melbourne
Brisbane
Arete
CarryOn
Garment Bag
Metro
Deluxe duffel
Trans Cart
Wheelie Carry-On
Shuttle
Big Rolling Duffel
Radial Series, 3 generations
Cirque
Rubber Ducky
Lightwing
Bigfoot
West Coast
Pacific Crest
Super Tioga
Flight
50th Anniversary (BACKPACKER design award)
Haiku
Satori (OUTSIDE design award)

Norrøna:
Consulting on Synkron Packs

Novel Technologies:
Lockdown adjustment system
Levitators
LightBeam stay
EVAporator suspension parts
CloudLock adjustable suspension
molded foams and fabrics

Patents:
6,378,176 (zipper track)
5,704,530 (modular & Levitator)
5,465,886 "Scherer Cinch"
4,842,173 (radial frame)



SLEEPING BAGS

KELTY:
Soft Touch Series (synthetic), 3 generations
Evolution series (down)
Genesis (down)
Serrano series (synthetic)

Novel Technology:
Molten warmth construction (down)
SoftTouch construction (synthetic)
Paisley Wrap Construction

Patents:
4,884,303 (Soft Touch construction, the very first stretch bag patent)





Something Completely Different:

GSI Outdoors:
Ultralight Drip Coffee Maker

Brollies:
Unique Umbrella



What else?
More than passing knowledge in:

Fabrics, Sewing & Patterning
Metals & fabrication
Plastics & fabrication
3D CAD
Mechanical engineering
Desktop publishing
Marketing & Sales


Obviously I've done a crazy number of tents. My current lifetime total is 201 and more are in process.
Other products I've worked on include: injection molded parts; a water meter for hydration bladders; a lightweight stove system; battery powered LED Christmas lights (AKA Twinklers); two high-end pens; boots and insoles; snowshoes; gloves and the new "FlowFit" foam technology being that was used in the new 2007 Patagonia life vests (pat. appl. #20080038969).

* "Worked on" means anything from patterning to engineering the structure, to styling, to troubleshooting.


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