I started Beatty Metalworks in 2023 — building a custom metal fabrication business that now serves four distinct markets: off-road automotive, structural steel construction, custom architectural metalwork, and agricultural equipment.
Every product starts in Fusion 360, which I taught myself to a production level. Designs go directly from CAD to CNC press brake & tube bending and plasma cutting, through welding, powder coat, and out the door to customers across the country.
My flagship product — a high-clearance rear winch bumper for the 5th Gen Toyota 4Runner — required over a year of R&D and solved a problem nobody else in the aftermarket had tackled. It earned a 9.3/10 from Trail4Runner.com and is now carried by Apache Offroad and 4RunnerMods.com.
I also designed and fabricated the structural steel Structural steel frame for a residential build — working from engineer-stamped drawings and producing load-bearing members to specification. I'm currently developing a new agricultural product line: custom hay feeders for small ruminants.
I'm pursuing a BS in Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University online — formalizing the engineering knowledge I've been applying in the shop every day.
Three years of daily hands-on fabrication and product development, combined with formal mechanical engineering coursework.
Self-taught Fusion 360 at a production level. All parts modeled parametrically in 3D with full drawing packages sent directly to CNC and plasma operations.
End-to-end metal fabrication: plasma cutting, CNC press brake & tube bending, GMAW / FCAW / SMAW welding processes. Powder coat finishing sent to a local facility.
Fabricated structural steel members for a two-story residential retrofit from engineer-stamped plans. Experience with load-bearing tolerances and structural specifications.
Developing a custom hay feeder line for small ruminants — applying the same CAD-to-production workflow to livestock equipment with functional engineering requirements.
Full product lifecycle: concept → CAD → prototype → test → revision → production → retail. Over a year of R&D on a single product line.
One-off custom gates, railings, and farm equipment designed to client spec. Every job quoted, designed, fabricated, finished, and delivered independently.
Pursuing BS Mechanical Engineering at ASU online. Coursework includes engineering mathematics, physics, statics, and technical communication.
Production products and structural work — from initial CAD through fabrication and real-world deployment.



The Beatty Metalworks High Clearance Rear Winch Bumper is the first production rear bumper for the 5th Gen 4Runner to integrate a winch mount with a crossmember delete design — a problem no other manufacturer had solved.
Development required over one year of R&D and multiple Fusion 360 design iterations. CNC press brake-bent 1/4" A36 hot-rolled carbon steel, ~170 lbs, with 3/4" welded recovery points, integrated blind spot monitoring relocation, and optional dual swing-outs.
"I haven't been this stoked on a product in a long time. Product of the year, in my opinion." — Trail4Runner.com
Custom structural steel fabrication for a residential two-story retrofit of a stick-frame construction house. Executed from engineer-stamped structural plans with dimensional tolerances and weld quality requirements for load-bearing members.
Demonstrates ability to read and execute from professional engineering documents, maintain tight fabrication tolerances, and be accountable for safety-critical structural work.



Custom one-off fabrication — gates, railings, farm equipment — designed and built to client specifications from scratch. Every job: quote from requirements → model in Fusion 360 → source material → fabricate → finish → deliver.

Developing a line of custom hay feeders engineered for small ruminants — sheep and goats. Engineering requirements: waste reduction, animal safety (preventing head entrapment), outdoor structural durability, and ease of loading.
Formal engineering education running in parallel with applied production engineering experience.