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Welcome to

Black Hand Side Design, LLC

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Meet the person behind the name

Owner and lead designer, Eric Timmons

BHSD is your one stop shop for industrial design

Who we are?

BHSD is a mechanical and industrial design firm specializing in taking your next idea from the drawing board to manufacturing. In addition, we perform red lines to current drawings as well as transfer 2D designs (CAD) to SolidWorks 3D software. 

the Cowboy engineer

Eric started his professional career as a soldier in the United States Army where he served for nearly ten years. He

worked as a Telecommunications Center Supervisor and maintained a Top Secret SBI clearance and Lifestyle Polygraph. 

He would go on to

earned an Associate’s Degree of Applied Science in Mechanical Design from Clayton College; State University in Georgia

after being honorably discharged. He has over twenty-five years of experience as a mechanical designer. In addition, he is

highly proficient in the following software applications: AutoCAD, AutoDesk Inventor, Creo, Adobe, Pix Edit, MS Office suite,

Windows operating systems and SolidWorks.

Eric has a  a strong work ethic, the ability to handle multiple projects at once, and ia always willing to work late to

meet project timelines. He has used his expertise to create product concepts, drawings, bill of materials, material

specifications, installation design plan packages (IDP), technical data packages (TDP), physical configuration audits (PCA),

and product manufacturing. Eric's working knowledge of MIL SPEC, ANSI, SAE, and geometric dimensioning tolerance

standards is invaluable to his cluients. He also has knowledge of DoD standards and regulations to include OPM requirements, and DFAR.

Eric returned for the second time as a speaker at 3D World

A Year in the life!

This lighthearted but informative session covered all the surprises he faced in his first two- year in business as the owner of BHSD! 

highlight from 2023!!

You're hiring a Professional

Certificates & Other Qualifications

Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional, Mechanical Design, CERTIFICATE ID# C-JJ7Y94G5RB

Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional, Drawing Tools, CERTIFICATE ID# C-FSDX7TC6RZ

Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional, Sheet Metal, CERTIFICATE ID# C-8XS7GEUJW4

Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate, Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), CERTIFICATE ID# C-UPBGSXQ9DW

Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate, Mechanical Design, CERTIFICATE ID# C-7MQJTLU2D6

Certificate - Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing, Ladson, SC(2007)

Codes/standards familiar with: ASME Y14. 5-2009 : GD&T Standards, ASME Y14.100, 2017 Edition; Engineering Drawing

Standards

Here's a link to Eric's 2022 speech, which was recorded and broadcast remotely due to Covid-19

Eric speaks candidately about his Motivation

Eric takes every opportunity, when asked why he started his firm, to share his passion to, as he puts it, "Flip the Room"! Take just a minute and hear it from him!

Contact Us

Have a question about our processes, services, fees or looking for a mentor? Send us a message and we will respond within 48hrs.

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Black Hand Side Design, LLC Hampton, VA

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