Chromium Design, LLC is a San Jose, CA based mechanical engineering and product design consultancy. The company was founded in 2007, rising from the ashes of XYZ Design, which was started in 1996.

The company principal is Lar Kerila. With over 20 years experience in the field, his products have won many prestigious design awards and he holds several patents. He is an alumni of Apple Computer, the original iPod being his most successful product of many products during his tenure. Most recently, he was the head of Product Design and Regulatory Compliance at NETGEAR, a world-wide leader in networking hardware. Under his leadership, the company's revenue grew from under $200 million to over $573 million in four years.

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