Erik Larson, Senior Engineer

An inventor, designer, and fourth-generation precision machinist, Erik has deep roots in production tooling and the cutting die industry. This background translates to a wide scope of experience related to material science and the multiple manufacturing processes of the converting industry.

Erik was "instrumental" in birthing the legendary Parker guitar and has a number of innovative electronic and technical designs to his credit, including the CymaScope, a precision instrument used to make sound, music, nature sounds, and voice visible to the human eye.

In 1995, Erik moved to Vermont to work with Edwin A. Battison, a past curator of the Smithsonian Museum of Science and Industry and a founder of the American Precision Museum in Windsor, Vermont. Together, they managed, built, and maintained the collections of the American Precision Museum and the Franklin Museum of Nature and the Human Spirit.

Erik's educational background ranges as wide as his interests and includes courses of study in mechanical design engineering/material science (Wentworth Institute), sculpture (Southeastern Massachusetts University), and visual design (Swain School of Design).

Erik served as Vice President of the Vermont Inventors Network and was a founding member of Sustainable Valley Group, an organization focused on building and supporting appropriate and "green" technology startups in the Connecticut River–Precision Valley region of New England.