Bring your invention to life at the FIRST Pasco Rapid Prototyping Bootcamp!

Do you have an idea you have been wanting to bring to life? Learn how to build your product at a week-long bootcamp AND after completion, gain access to labs and workshops where you are able to utilize state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment at AmSkills Innovation Center to build YOUR product.

• Day 1 (Sept. 23 12:00pm-4:00pm): Introduction and Ideation 

  What to Build? Exploring Opportunities 

  • Manufacturing, Tom Mudano, AmSkills
  • Prototyping & Case Study, Ryan Neil, Collective Form
  • CO.STARTERS Canvas, Dan Mitchell, Pasco EDC
• Day 2 (Sept. 24 9:00am-4:00pm): Laser Cutters & Engravers (AmSkills)
  Opportunities, limitations, materials, and usage of featured equipment
  • AmSkills Instructor: Bill Osmer, Makerspace Pinellas
  • SPECIAL GUEST: To Be Determined
  • Hands on activity utilizing plastic & aluminum
• Day 3 (Sept. 25 9:00am-4:00pm): CNC Machining (AmSkills)
  ​​​​​​​Learn about opportunities, limitations, materials, usage of CNC machining
  • AmSkills Instructor: Boris Soldo, CNC shopGURU
  • SPECIAL GUEST: Robert Ralston, RJ Manufacturing
  • Hands on activity utilizing metal
• Day 4 (Sept. 26 9:00am-4:00pm):Additive Manufacturing: 3D Printing (AmSkills) 
  ​​​​​​​Learn about prototyping benefits, CAD modeling, FDM vs SLA vs SLS
  • AmSkills Instructor: Bill Osmer, Makerspace Pinellas
  • SPECIAL GUEST: Roy Kirchner, Ultimate 3D Printing
  • Hands on activity utilizing plastic filament & print your product model
• Day 5 (Sept. 27 9:00am-1:00pm): Patenting and Go-To-Market Strategies
  ​​​​​​​Learn about patenting your invention and how to launch your brand
  • Instructor: Dan Mitchell, Pasco EDC
  • SPECIAL GUEST: Wayne Rassanen, IN10DID, Inc.
  • SPECIAL GUEST: Patent Attorney
  • Closing: Certificate & LabPass distribution

Lunch is included. Participants must be residents or have a company based in Pasco County.

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