Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
If you’re a maker or hobbyist, you may have come across terms like PDM, PLM, or MRP, and thought to yourself “someone has been eating too much alphabet soup!” Even if you’ve been involved in bringing a hardware product to life, you may or may not have been exposed to these terms and the systems they represent.
*About the Speaker*
Chris has over 10 years of experience building low-power embedded systems for the Internet of Things, and over 4 years of product management experience in PCB assembly manufacturing.
Prior to starting Common Ground Electronics, Chris worked as an electronics design engineer at Cisco Systems (via Arch Rock acquisition), and more recently as the first technical product manager at Tempo Automation.
*About Teardown*
Teardown is a yearly event hosted by Crowd Supply that draws hackers, makers, and engineers from across the US (and the world) to meet together in Portland, Oregon. Teardown is about the practice of hardware: prototyping, manufacturing, testing, disassembling, and circumventing, all while having fun. Teardown attendees can expect lively talks, demos, art installations, hands-on workshops, fiendish puzzles, and lots of good food. Check it out! crowdsupply.com/teardown
*About Crowd Supply*
Crowd Supply is the crowdfunding platform of choice for engineers, hackers, designers, and idealists. We help them with the funding and support they need to deliver respectful, thoughtfully crafted, open source hardware to their delighted backers. Come see what our creators are making: https://www.crowdsupply.com!
YouTube: youtube.com/@crowd_supply
Instagram: instagram.com/crowdsupply
Discord: discord.com/invite/7p5huQ
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/crowdsupply
Mastodon: hachyderm.io/@crowdsupply
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/crowdsupply.bsky.social
#opensourcehardware #hardwarehacking #opensource #hardware #teardown #maker #hacker #electronics #crowdsupply #crowdfunding #manufacturing #kicad #productmanagement #pcbassembly
If you’re a maker or hobbyist, you may have come across terms like PDM, PLM, or MRP, and thought to yourself “someone has been eating too much alphabet soup!” Even if you’ve been involved in bringing a hardware product to life, you may or may not have been exposed to these terms and the systems they represent.
*About the Speaker*
Chris has over 10 years of experience building low-power embedded systems for the Internet of Things, and over 4 years of product management experience in PCB assembly manufacturing.
Prior to starting Common Ground Electronics, Chris worked as an electronics design engineer at Cisco Systems (via Arch Rock acquisition), and more recently as the first technical product manager at Tempo Automation.
*About Teardown*
Teardown is a yearly event hosted by Crowd Supply that draws hackers, makers, and engineers from across the US (and the world) to meet together in Portland, Oregon. Teardown is about the practice of hardware: prototyping, manufacturing, testing, disassembling, and circumventing, all while having fun. Teardown attendees can expect lively talks, demos, art installations, hands-on workshops, fiendish puzzles, and lots of good food. Check it out! crowdsupply.com/teardown
*About Crowd Supply*
Crowd Supply is the crowdfunding platform of choice for engineers, hackers, designers, and idealists. We help them with the funding and support they need to deliver respectful, thoughtfully crafted, open source hardware to their delighted backers. Come see what our creators are making: https://www.crowdsupply.com!
YouTube: youtube.com/@crowd_supply
Instagram: instagram.com/crowdsupply
Discord: discord.com/invite/7p5huQ
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/crowdsupply
Mastodon: hachyderm.io/@crowdsupply
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/crowdsupply.bsky.social
#opensourcehardware #hardwarehacking #opensource #hardware #teardown #maker #hacker #electronics #crowdsupply #crowdfunding #manufacturing #kicad #productmanagement #pcbassembly
