In my Product Design and Development course, I collaborated with students from MIT Mechanical Engineering, Rhode Island School of Design, and MIT Sloan Business School to redesign and market a spine board for aquatic settings. After multiple interviews and user needs research, we identified several key functional requirements which were implemented in Wings, an easy to use backboard for aquatic rescue. Wings utilizes an air canister and two strategically placed tubes to allow lifeguards to vary the buoyancy of the backboard with a simple push of a button. I developed the refillable cannister system, aided in the design and manufacturing of the works-like and looks-like prototypes, and testing of the prototype with lifeguards.