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03/25/2026

One took 100 years of engineering to get here. The other is just getting started.
A Mercedes S-Class . A humanoid robot. Same floor. GTC 2026.
That interior is the result of thousands of engineering decisions, most of them invisible to the person sitting in it.
Then I stepped out and the robot was right there.
I don’t know exactly how it’s built or trained. But NVIDIA’s message at GTC was clear - Physical AI means the physical world is increasingly designed, tested, and optimized before deployment.
Both at an AI conference. Both representing the future of mobility from completely different directions.
OCMEEDesign

03/25/2026

Bertone just dropped the Rame Antico colorway on the Runabout.
This is how you use color as an engineering decision.

"Rame Antico" - ancient copper in Italian - isn't a styling exercise.
It's a study in how surface treatment, light behavior, and material choice communicate intent before a single line of spec is written.

What the engineering team solved:
Dual-material split between polished copper upper and carbon-texture lower. The horizontal silver stripe manages the visual mass transition. Three-part color architecture on a mid-engine platform - and they made it look longer.

Interior ex*****on follows the same logic. Tan/white stripe bolsters match the exterior copper warmth. Exposed gate shifter, toggle-switch console, 4-point harness in white - intentional material contrast, not heritage nostalgia.

Rear treatment: four rectangular extraction vents, circular tail lamp pods, everything either serves function or manages optical proportion.

At OCMEE, this is the level of intent we bring to surface decisions - whether it's a badge attachment point or a full IP module. Form has to justify itself structurally and visually.

Respect to the Bertone Centro Stile team. This keeps the Italian design tradition relevant.

03/09/2026

A great Sunday morning at Perfect Sunday – Designers’ Cars & Coffee hosted at Phiaro Inc. in Irvine.

Phiaro has a long history in automotive design, engineering, and prototype development, supporting concept vehicles and advanced mobility projects for many years.

I previously had the opportunity to collaborate with their team on a vehicle program where they delivered an impressive interior prototype build. Seeing their facility again during this event reminded me how much craftsmanship and engineering capability goes into turning design ideas into real vehicles.

The event brought together a diverse group of people from across the automotive ecosystem:

Designers
Engineers
Prototype builders
Motorsport enthusiasts

Alongside a great collection of classic, race, and modern performance cars.

Moments like this are a good reminder of how strong the Southern California automotive community is, and how many talented people are involved in creating the vehicles we admire.

02/16/2026

PDL. DV. PV. PPAP. SOP.

Gate 2. DVP&R. APQP. ECN. BIW. NVH.

To an outsider, it looks like jargon.

Inside a vehicle program, it is structure.

Each acronym represents a control point.

A validation step.

A cost decision.

A risk being managed before it becomes expensive.

This is the operating system behind every production vehicle.

Planning. Engineering. Validation. Sourcing. Manufacturing. Launch.

All synchronized across hundreds of engineers and suppliers.

A car is not built by inspiration.

It is built by disciplined ex*****on.

If you work in vehicle development, which acronym has caused you the most pain… or saved your program?

02/01/2026

Exploded views in CATIA V6 are extremely useful for drawings and assembly communication.

Many people think you need a DMU license to create exploded views.

You don’t.

In this short video, I show the workflow I use with Design Review, where I:

Create ISO and main view scenes

Build an exploded view using the compass in Assembly Design

Save the exploded scene inside Design Review

Insert it directly into a drawing

Add projections, section cuts, dimensions, and a BOM table

Finish with balloons and callouts for clear supplier documentation

This is a simple and practical method to connect:

3D assembly → Design Review → Engineering drawing release

Thanks for watching.

01/22/2026

We're stepping into real-world assembly modeling with a single-cylinder engine project — inspired by a GrabCAD model and broken down into 6 custom parts.

In this first video, we focus on the main cylinder body. It’s the core structure that houses everything. If you’re serious about design for manufacturing, this is your chance to build with intent and precision.

What You'll Learn:

✅ How to analyze a concept (from a community CAD model)
✅ How to start a new component from scratch using CATIA V6 Part Design
✅ How to prepare geometry for assembly and machining needs
✅ How to think like a builder, not just a modeler

Next Steps:

Open the GrabCAD reference

Start modeling the main body

Keep features logical and sketch clean

💻 Full training set available: [email protected]
🌐 More tutorials: ocmeed.com

01/09/2026

The sound of SPEED...

Very few cars move technology forward. Fewer still transfer Formula 1 reality to the road. The AMG ONE did both.

01/08/2026

I was looking at a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air recently, and what struck me wasn’t the chrome, the fins, or the V8.

It was the details.

A fuel cap hidden behind the taillight.
A power antenna controlled from the dashboard.
Automatic windows.
A clock integrated into the instrument panel.
An ashtray engineered with a second chamber.
Small lenses, switches, and controls borrowed from aviation.

None of this was required for the car to function.

Someone simply decided it mattered.

In the 1950s, cars were developed as experiences, not just optimized products. Designers and engineers worked together with one goal: make life a little easier, a little nicer, every time someone used the car.

What feature do you like the most on this Bel Air?

01/06/2026

217 investors said no.
One tried to steal the company.
A billionaire’s father had to threaten him face-to-face.

This wasn’t a movie.
It was a real pitch process.

Howard Schultz was 30 years old.

He grew up in Brooklyn housing projects.
A cramped apartment.
One elevator shared by 150 families.

He watched his father break his leg delivering diapers.
Then get fired.

No health insurance.
No worker’s comp.
No backup.

That moment burned something permanent into him.

He promised himself he would build a company that treated people differently.

Years later, everyone told him he was chasing the wrong dream.

“Americans don’t pay $3 for coffee.”
“Coffee bars are an Italian thing.”
“You’re a housewares salesman. Stay in your lane.”

He didn’t argue.
He didn’t explain.

He kept going.

Here’s what Schultz saw that everyone else missed:

People don’t just buy products.
They buy habits.
They buy belonging.
They buy a place in their day.

Back then, he was working for a small company with four stores.

They didn’t sell drinks.
Just coffee beans.

Then he went to Italy.

He walked into a coffee bar in Milan.

Steam in the air.
The hiss of espresso machines.
A barista who knew every customer by name.

People weren’t rushing.
They were staying.

Schultz stood there and realized something uncomfortable:

America wasn’t missing coffee.
It was missing connection.

He flew back and pitched the founders.

“We need to sell drinks.”
“We need to build community.”

They said no.

“We sell beans.”
“This distracts from our core.”
“That’s not who we are.”

So Schultz quit.

No salary.
No safety net.
Just a belief nobody respected.

He needed $400,000 to open his first café.

He started pitching investors.

242 meetings.

217 said no.

“This won’t work in America.”
“Nobody pays premium for coffee.”
“This is a stupid idea.”

Even the Italian coffee companies turned him down.

He kept going.

Eventually, he raised $1.6 million and opened Il Giornale in 1986.

It worked.

Lines out the door.
Then a second store.
Then a third.

One year later, the original founders of that small coffee company decided to sell.

They offered it to Schultz for $3.8 million.

He didn’t have it.

He had 60 days to raise the money.

Halfway through, he got the call.

“We got an all-cash offer. You’re out.”

Worse?

The buyer was one of Schultz’s own investors.

Someone trying to take everything.

That’s when Bill Gates Sr. stepped in.

Six-foot-seven.
Walked into the man’s office.
Pointed at him.

“You should be ashamed of yourself.”
“Howard is buying this company.”
“And we’re never hearing from you again.”

The deal collapsed.

Gates helped Schultz close the gap.

That small coffee company became his.

In 1992, it went public.
$271 million valuation.

By 2000: 3,500 stores.

Today: over 35,000 locations in 80+ countries.
A $100 billion company.

You know the name now.

Howard Schultz didn’t win because everyone believed.
He won because he kept moving while they didn’t.

He turned 217 rejections into leverage.
He turned betrayal into momentum.

And he proved something most people still miss:

The ideas that feel wrong to everyone else often feel wrong because they challenge comfort.

Schultz pitched 242 people.
217 said no.

He only needed one yes.

Don’t quit.

01/06/2026

Homeless.
$700 in starting capital.
Two companies that reached billion-dollar scale.

John Paul DeJoria was 36 years old.

He had just lost his job again.
Another door closed.
Another reminder that nothing was guaranteed.

The plan had been solid.

He and Paul Mitchell believed professional hair care could be better.
Not louder.
Not cheaper.
Just better.

They had an investor.
Half a million dollars lined up. Was perfect.

Then, one month before launch, it disappeared.

No warning.
No explanation.

Most people would have taken that as the sign to stop.

DeJoria didn’t.

He looked at what was left.

$350 from him.
$350 from Paul.

$700 total.

No investors.
No safety net.
No room for mistakes.

It was 1980.
High inflation.
High interest rates.
The kind of economy that punishes small businesses.

DeJoria slept in his car while trying to sell shampoo.
He showed up clean, prepared, professional.
No one knew where he went at night.

Salon after salon said no.

Too small.
Unknown brand.
Not premium packaging.
No credibility.

He kept going.

Not because he was reckless.
Because he understood something simple.

You don’t need perfect conditions to move forward.
You need discipline and persistence.

The first year barely kept the lights on.
The second year felt the same.

Then something changed.

Customers reordered.

Not because of marketing.
Because the product worked.

That momentum compounded.

Paul Mitchell Systems grew into a stable, privately held company generating over $1 billion annually, built slowly, deliberately, and responsibly.

Then Paul Mitchell died.
Devastating.

Most businesses don’t survive that moment.

DeJoria stayed.

He protected the culture.
Flattened management.
Trusted the people doing the work.

Years later, he applied the same mindset to a completely different industry.

Tequila.

When most tequila was treated as cheap party alcohol, he chose quality and patience.
Premium pricing.
Long-term brand value.

People said it wouldn’t work.

It did.

In 2018, Patrón sold for $5.1 billion.

Two companies.
Two industries.
Same mindset.

Not luck.
Not hype.

Ex*****on.
Restraint.
Long-term thinking.

DeJoria’s story isn’t about starting with nothing.

It’s about refusing to quit when the numbers stop looking comfortable.

It’s about building carefully when you don’t have room to fail.

And understanding that starting small doesn’t mean thinking small.

12/31/2025

As we step into 2026, we want to take a moment to say thank you.

To everyone we worked with, collaborated with, exchanged ideas with, or simply had meaningful conversations with in the past year, we appreciate the trust, openness, and shared ambition.

At OCMEE Design, we believe strong work starts with strong relationships. Engineering, design, and innovation only move forward when people are willing to think clearly, act responsibly, and build together.

As we look ahead to 2026, our focus remains simple:

• build things properly
• grow in a sustainable and ethical way
• create real value, not noise
• support our partners with clarity and accountability
• keep learning, improving, and leading by example

We look forward to continuing existing collaborations and to meeting new people who share similar values and standards.

Wishing everyone a healthy, focused, and successful 2026.

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