Daniel Budd
About Daniel Budd
Daniel Budd is a CAD Designer currently employed at BILT Incorporated, where he focuses on enhancing product engagement and customer satisfaction through analytics. He has a background in mechanical design and user-centered design, having previously worked at Quality Aspirators and Product Ventures.
Current Role at BILT
Daniel Budd currently serves as a CAD Designer at BILT Incorporated, a position he has held since 2023. In this role, he focuses on enhancing product engagement and customer satisfaction by providing brands with analytics. His work contributes to the development of the BILT app, which features 3D interactive Intelligent Instructions® aimed at improving user experience.
Previous Experience in Mechanical Design
Before joining BILT, Daniel Budd worked as a Mechanical Design Engineer at Quality Aspirators from 2022 to 2023 in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. He also held the position of Design Engineer at Product Ventures from 2020 to 2022, where he applied a user-centered design approach to enhance product functionality and user experience.
Research and Academic Background
Daniel Budd has a solid academic foundation in design and engineering. He earned a Master of Industrial Design (MID) from the Georgia Institute of Technology, studying Industrial and Product Design from 2018 to 2020. Prior to that, he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Tyler, where he studied from 2012 to 2016. He also served as a Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Tech from 2019 to 2020 and as a Manufacturing Design Researcher in 2016.
Focus on Environmental Sustainability
Daniel Budd is committed to supporting environmental sustainability through his design work. He aims to minimize the need for paper instructions by promoting digital solutions. His contributions to the BILT app are aligned with this goal, as they focus on reducing assembly time and errors, thereby enhancing overall user experience.