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Sam Holland

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Co-founder & Product Design Engineer at informal
📍 Colchester, Vermont, United States

Sam Holland is the Co-founder and CTO of informal, a product design engineering consultancy that helps startups build hardware. With a background at MakerBot and Vimeo, he holds patents in 3D printing technology and is a Certified SolidWorks Professional. Colleagues describe him as an "exceptional leader, " "enthusiastic, " and "talented" engineer.

Outside of his professional work, Sam is passionate about creative personal projects, such as his viral "Donut Hole-der. " His personal interests include drumming, cooking, and exploring his home state of Vermont. He is also dedicated to building a community for hardware professionals through meetups and collaborative projects.

Unique fact: He designed the "BurritoPop, " a product similar to a lip balm tube but designed for burritos, which ensures a microwave-safe design through a snap-together assembly.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Co-founder & Product Design Engineer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Colchester, Vermont, United States
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Priorities

Topics Sam cares about

Product Development
As the co-founder of informal, his primary focus is helping startups design, manufacture, and bring new hardware products to market, from concept to execution.
CAD Software
An enthusiastic Onshape user, he has authored articles explaining why it is his "ride-or-die" CAD tool for enabling collaboration and designing complex hardware.
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Career

Work history

12-2018
Co-founder & Product Design Engineer
informal
10-2017 - 4-2019
Product Design Engineer
Vimeo
6-2017 - 10-2017
Product Design Engineer
Livestream
6-2013 - 6-2017
Mechanical Engineer
MakerBot®
12-2012 - 5-2013
Mechanical Engineer
E.A.S.Y. , llc
In the press

Media appearances

S6E39 Sam Holland | Informal Engineering Collective – Being an Engineer. Featured in Apple Podcasts
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S6E39 Sam Holland | Informal Engineering Collective, the Hardware .... Featured in YouTube
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Education
2009 - 2013
BS
University of Vermont
2005 - 2009
Student
Winchester High School
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