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JOHN ANASTASIADIS
Tel: 610.223.7383
anastasiadis77@gmail.com


E X P E R I E N C E

Creative Director - Industrial Design, Design Strategy
Innovations & Development, Inc. (IDI) - Edgewater, NJ

Contributing insight, design and material knowledge to corporate product development and marketing teams.

Specializing in generating ideas for products, services, retail strategies and more. These efforts can be found in almost every product category, from packaging to appliances to medical services and retail strategies.

Connecting product development teams to appropriate manufacturing partners and suppliers.

Managing, organizing and participating in innovation workshops, design research and global consumer fact-finding efforts.

Some Clients Include: Abbott, Best Buy, Body-Glove, Bushnell, Calphalon, Central Garden & Pet, Colgate-Palmolive, Digipower, Fellowes, HP, LG, MasterBrand, Merck, Novartis, Olivet International, Reckitt Benckiser, Shell, Wenger Swiss Army, Target, Travelocity....

Visiting Adjunct Professor-Industrial Design
Montclair State University-Montclair, NJ

Director-Industrial Design
AVENUES/Wenger SWISSGEAR-Tinton Falls, NJ

Product Manager/Senior Designer-New Product Development
BPG International – Wilmington, DE

Staff-Industrial Design
Michael Graves & Associates - Princeton, NJ

Staff-Industrial Design
Tanaka Kapec Design Group - Norwalk, CT


E D U C A T I O N

Drexel University-LeBow College of Business Philadelphia, PA
Masters of Business Administration-Concentration in Marketing
September 2003 - December 2005


Pratt Institute - Brooklyn, NY
Bachelors of Industrial Design / Honors
September 1995 - May 1999
Pratt Institute Rome Program - Spring 1998
Dean's List

Pratt Circle Award for
Academic Achievement

Fashion Institute of Technology - New York, NY
Continuing Education: Fabric & Textile Fabrication
January 2009


Member of the
Industrial Design Society of America
Proficient in Greek


C O M P E T I T I O N S

Participant - 2010
Athens Benchmark

Finalist - 2005
Microsoft / IDSA Next Generation PC Competition
Ventana, a tablet PC concept, addresses the shortcomings of current tablet and convertible tablet PCs. The design uses technology and engineering concepts to enhance user interaction and address personal and work style differences.

Grand Prize Winner - 1997
World Traffic Safety Design Competition
“Improving Roadway Safety for People with Disabilities” - an alarm system that prevents vehicles from illegally parking in spaces meant for the disabled.