I’m Andy Kriebel, a Problem Solver, Product Developer, and Mechanical Engineer based out of the San Francisco Bay Area and focused on building products that promote a positive future by solving problems for people and planet.

Originally from the East Coast, I earned my M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at MIT, where I studied product design engineering within the School of Engineering and MIT Media Lab, researched product development processes, and taught courses in design engineering. My experiences at MIT are responsible for my engineering curiosity, passion for product development, problem solving ability, and creative confidence for making (almost) anything.

Moving across the country, my engineering career started with five years at Mindtribe, a product development consultancy in San Francisco that championed creative engineering and lean product development, followed by two years at Ronin Product Development Labs developing climate-positive products as lead of their Sustainable Design practice. Over seven years of engineering consulting, I built a breadth of experience by developing a wide-range of award-winning products and working with some of the most innovative companies, creative design firms, and talented individuals. Learning my 15+ projects helped to form my principles for agile product development and build expertise in product architecture and integrated design.

For the past two years, I’ve been developing climate-positive products at Quilt, driving the adoption of energy efficient heat pumps through better design. Joining as one of the earliest hires, I led product development engineering for Quilt’s smart thermostat, sensor module, and outdoor unit, delivering the products from concept through production in just a year and half. Now, I’m building a product development consultancy and helping other mission-driven startups to do the same.

Outside of work, you’ll find me outdoors hiking and fly fishing, tinkering at my workbench, pouring over maps, cooking up dinner, or (most likely these days) spending time with my daughter and wife in and around San Francisco.

I’d love to connect and work together, please reach out via email or on LinkedIn.