Paul Dathe has a passion for helping people with the manufacturing of plastic parts. He founded Evōk Polymers to supply customers with the highest quality injection molded components at the lowest possible price, using proprietary technology, deep industry knowledge, and white-glove customer service. Paul has over 25 years of experience in engineering, product design, sales, with a specialization in solving problems in injection molding custom plastic components.
Before founding Evok, Paul led new product development for Caliber Products, an industry leader in powersports, where he designed, developed, and launched 13 new products. He grew sales by 540% and customers from 25 to 144 with 100% client retention. He led tooling, functional assessments, proof of concepts, 3D modeling, prototype fabrication, testing qualifications, tolerance analysis, and mold flow studies of all new products.
Previously, Paul served as a senior mechanical engineer for Entegris, where he was responsible for a $40 million product line of ultra-clean liquid delivery systems used in semiconductor and flat panel TV high-purity chemical applications. Paul began his career at Rollerblade as a design and prototype engineer before serving as senior packaging and prototype engineer at General
Mills and Boston Scientific.
Paul holds four U.S. utility patents, is a Six Sigma black belt, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Design from Bemidji State University with an emphasis in rapid prototyping and 3D computer modeling. He is a member of Allied Executives Business Leadership Peer group and the Institute of Packaging Professionals.