Team Team PumperNickelPumperNickel

Tracy Pizzo

•MBA 2•Non-profit experience•Worked in developing countries•Can start a fire without matches (yeah, it’s cool)

Jim Culkar

•MBA 2•Engineer of all kinds (ME, EE, ME again)•Went to Myanmar •PPT Genius (he’s a consultant . . .)

Alissa Burkholder

•ME•ME Undergrad•Went to Myanmar •Knows her way around power tools•Can do some mean hip-hop

Mark Bianco

•ME•ME Undergrad too•Loves to build, and he can build anything•He’s a Reality TV Star – with a fan club

Our Point of ViewOur Point of View

Landed small-plot farmers need a Landed small-plot farmers need a cheaper pump so they can get a better cheaper pump so they can get a better

pump.pump.

Team PumperNickel:Team PumperNickel: It will take some bread, It will take some bread,

but not much…but not much…

It’s What the Farmers It’s What the Farmers NeedNeed

When we mentioned When we mentioned there was a team there was a team looking at a $5 pump - looking at a $5 pump - boy did they light up! boy did they light up! They all said a lower They all said a lower cost pump would be cost pump would be fantasticfantastic

They have seen first They have seen first hand how cash hand how cash strapped families are strapped families are and how much they and how much they want our pumps but just want our pumps but just can't afford the $13can't afford the $13

Meet our UserMeet our User

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Where We’ve BeenWhere We’ve Been

Water DisplacementWater Displacement Rope and “Washer”Rope and “Washer” ““Starter” Diaphragm Starter” Diaphragm

pumppump Plastic StudyPlastic Study Economic ResearchEconomic Research

The FinancialsThe Financials

Our Future ExplorationsOur Future Explorations

Is a bamboo piston viable? What about a Is a bamboo piston viable? What about a bamboo diaphragm? bamboo diaphragm?

Can we build a one piston pump?Can we build a one piston pump? Honing in on blow molding and injection Honing in on blow molding and injection

moldingmolding ““Degrading” test of rope and washerDegrading” test of rope and washer

Vulnerability – potential pitfallsVulnerability – potential pitfalls

Rope and Washer not high enough quality to last even Rope and Washer not high enough quality to last even one season – how long will it take for the rope/cloth to one season – how long will it take for the rope/cloth to degrade?degrade?

There isn’t enough bamboo, and it isn’t strong enough There isn’t enough bamboo, and it isn’t strong enough to be the pump bodyto be the pump body

Blow-molding or injection molding is just too expensiveBlow-molding or injection molding is just too expensive We can’t lift the water enough to make any of our We can’t lift the water enough to make any of our

solutions viable for most farmerssolutions viable for most farmers We’re missing major “social input” – what do the We’re missing major “social input” – what do the

farmers want this to look/feel/act like? Is cheap farmers want this to look/feel/act like? Is cheap sufficient?sufficient?