About us

Three Generations

Family Traditions

Velstand is a product design company focused on providing clients practical and innovative solutions.

Founded in 2007 by the late Knute Bidne Sr. we continue to carry on his legacy as an engineer, attorney and advocate for innovation and small business success.

We are a humble team of marketers, researchers, engineers and business people who value human factors engineering, human centered design, rapid prototyping and continuous improvement.

We own several patents and work with industry partners to transition these R&D capabilities into commercial enterprises through licensing agreements or intellectual property acquisition.

Knute
User Testing

15

Years Exprience

Our Skills

Typical Team Structure

Our teams work across disciplines and learn from each other, this is part of our dedication to continuous improvement.  On the average these skills make up our core teams. 

Industrial Design

97%

Mechanical Engineering

90%

Naval Architecture

75%

Electrical Engineering

88%

Our Team

The Right Mix

Sohail khan

Sohail Khan

Engineering Lead

Aerospace Engineer who is a practical forward thinker with deep experience in the aerospace , marine and manufacturing industries.  Full of ideas and overflowing with solutions.

Radoslaw Sobolak

Radoslaw Sobolak

Design Lead

Yacht Designer, Naval Engineer and  overall details guru.  An engineering artist who can take a little and turn it into way more than expected.  

Julie Bidne

Julie Bidne

Operations Lead

The brawn behind the brains.  Rooted in Project Management, Finance and Operations she cuts to through the noise and gets things done.

Naveed Ali

NAVAL ARCHITECT

Naval Architect with with attention to details.  Our source of standards, best practices and innovation.  A leader, educator and over achiever.

Asad Khan

Asad Khan

Software Lead

Computer Scientist with a bright flare for design and technology.  Brings life into our concepts by blending web technologies and advance modeling and rendering capabilities.
Knute Bidne

Knute Bidne

Investment Advisor

Experienced leader and visionary who guides the team towards research priorities and possibilities.  Technology transition advisor and investment strategist.