Kind of a Big Dill LLC Capability Statement

Kind of a Big Dill LLCVeteran-Owned Small Business • Ohio

Capability StatementNovember 2026

Core competencies

Mechanical design and drawing packages to ASME Y14.5 (Inventor, SolidWorks)
Jig, fixture, gauge, and tooling design; DFM reviews for machined, cast, formed, and printed parts
First Article Inspection (AS9102 format), inspection planning, and gauge R&R
Reverse engineering of legacy and obsolete parts from samples or scan data
Rapid prototyping in-house (FDM/resin) and small-batch builds through a vetted Ohio shop network
Product and process development: DOE, test fixtures, data capture, and shop software
Drone and field equipment development for first responders

Company data

Company	Kind of a Big Dill LLC
Owner	Dillon Smith, USAF veteran
Status	Veteran-Owned Small Business
Location	Ohio
SAM.gov	Registered
UEI	Available on request
CAGE	Available on request
Email	bigdillengineering@gmail.com
Web	kindofabigdill.com

Differentiators

Military maintenance backgroundSix years USAF weapons and aircraft maintenance. Work to the tech order, document everything.

Design through inspection, one engineerThe same person designs the part, qualifies the vendor, and signs the first article.

Full product lifecycleConcept, design, vendor tooling, first article, launch and sustaining. Tolerancing, die casting, sheet metal, machining and printed parts.

Direct communicationYou talk to the engineer doing the work. Quotes in writing within 2 business days.

Experience

Senior product engineer (current)Production products from concept through vendor tooling and first-article sign-off. DFM, drawings and CAD automation.

Motorsport component designDucati V4 brake cooling cowl: CAD around the real hardware, printed, test fit, CFD. Supra GT door pull for Driveway Labs: 3D scan to finished product. Corner IQ telemetry software with real track data.

First responder R&DDrone and field equipment program in development; prototypes and test plans available on request.

NAICS

541330Engineering Services541420Industrial Design Services333514Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing541380Testing Laboratories and Services541511Custom Computer Programming Services541715R&D in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences

Contact: Dillon Smith • bigdillengineering@gmail.com • kindofabigdill.com Quotes within 2 business days. NDA on request.