What’s different about Esox Engineering? Sure, we’re all about the product idea, but our mission is greater. We’re changing the level of excellence that our clients can expect to augment their teams. We’ll bring you leaders, collaborators, and exceptional technical aptitude; our Evolution of consulting.
Different by Design
Esox is much more than a start-up, and is greater than the sum of it’s parts. It is a collaboration of successful professionals evolving together to better support their customers.
This process began in 2004 when Mike was working for a local design firm and hired Ben as an engineer to join his product development team. Mike and Ben each left their jobs in 2006 and 2008 to establish their own, separate consulting firms.
While running their firms, the pair still found opportunities to share ideas. By 2016 they found themselves regularly collaborating on projects and found a mutual interest in teaching product development skills to the young professionals. During the same time, both were experiencing an increased demand for their consulting services.
The shared passion for mentoring, combined with the demand from their customers, developed into the core principles of Esox Evolution. With so much history pointing to a natural partnership, Mike and Ben decided to start laying the ground work for their combined venture of Esox Engineering, LLC.
This venture became a reality in 2020 with a fully outfitted office space in Grand Haven, MI. Esox is growing and ready to provide clients with a full array of product development consulting services.
Ben Edinger, PE
Principal Engineer - Mechanical
Ben has a proven ability to function as a highly detail oriented Mechanical Engineer. He is able to understand complicated problems and plot an engineering plan that will carry a project successfully from napkin sketch to production release.
His professional career has taken him from Michigan to California via Pennsylvania with an eventual return to Michigan. He is well versed in the engineering of many different products with his primary focus on medical devices. It’s quite common to see his research and development work include Arduino microcontrollers for data acquisition and testing.
Ben is a registered Professional Engineer in Michigan, has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Western Michigan University, and an MS in in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State.
He has always enjoyed outdoor activities, especially fishing and hunting. His current passion usually has him trekking across lonely country behind his multiple bird dogs.
Mike Johnson
Director of Product Development
Mike has a proven track record as a veteran concept development specialist with an ideal balance of design and engineering experience. Hs background has equipped him to help customers see their initial concepts grow into successful products.
His professional career has taken him from Michigan to Chicago and finally to the Lakeshore in Grand Haven, MI. He is well versed in the design, development, and modeling of many different products. His main experience has been in Furniture and medical devices. Mike has spent over half of his career managing product development teams. He has a distinct talent for understanding a project’s needs and selecting the right people to support it.
Mike started school pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. His passion for product design altered his college plans and he graduated with a BS in Industrial Design from Western Michigan University.
Outside of work, Mike regularly seeks out remote locations lacking cell coverage. His exploits in these remote areas primarily consist of hiking, skiing and kayaking with his family and lifelong friends.