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Jeremy Kerbs

Systems Design Architect

I design and architect products that span software and physical systems — and I build the infrastructure design teams ship with.

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Three kinds of systems

The same habit shows up in hardware, clinical software, and team process: map the constraints first, then build something repeatable.

Product systems
Mass-manufactured hard and soft goods — DFM, tooling partnership, and patents in defense and consumer electronics.
Human systems
Clinician and patient interfaces for implanted neuromodulation systems, a tactical device-management app, and a scientific instrument’s embedded UI.
Agentic design ops
Design systems mapped to engineering build, design-to-code pipelines, and AI-assisted lifecycle process that lets cross-functional teams ship.

Case studies

Agentic design opsPlate 01
Reptilia Storefront UX Audit
A usability and WCAG 2.1 AA audit of reptiliacorp.com, turned into a clickable mobile-first storefront prototype. In the prototype, store chrome went from 43% of the phone screen to 14%.
Client
Reptilia
Years
2026
Industry
Software and platforms, Consumer and outdoor
Outcome
Store chrome 43% → 14% of the phone screen (prototype)
Product systemsPlate 02
Kelty Micro Chair
A camp chair that unfolds itself instead of being assembled. Asked to model Kelty's concept, I replaced its many moving pivots with one larger central hub, then proved the motion in Fusion 360 and 3-D printed prototypes.
Client
Kelty
Years
2020–2021
Industry
Consumer and outdoor
Material
Metal
Outcome
Redesigned around a single hub; working printed prototypes; Kelty paused the project
Human systemsPlate 03
directSTIM™ DBS
A clinician programmer for directional deep brain stimulation, built on a platform designed for the spine: I moved programming from an electrode grid to the brain itself, and the released programmer kept the design. The system received the CE Mark in 2019 and FDA approval for a US clinical study in 2022.
Client
Aleva Neurotherapeutics (via Nuvectra)
Years
2017–2019
Industry
Medical devices
Outcome
Shipped in the CE-marked system (2019); FDA-approved US IDE study (2022)
Product systemsPlate 04
COG Low-Profile EDC Sling
A slim sling bag I designed for my own work travel, refined over a year of prototypes on my own sewing machines, then turned into a spec pack for production. PTS sells it as the Covert Operations Gear (COG) Low-Profile EDC Bag.
Client
PTS
Years
2013–2014
Industry
Consumer and outdoor
Material
Textile
Process
Cut and sew
Outcome
In production and sold by PTS as the COG Low-Profile EDC Bag

From the Lab

November 13, 2026
Opening the Lab
A place for experiments, side builds, and notes — next to the case studies, not instead of them.

Track record

Patents

Clients and employers

My Process Resume