Mattiene-Arienne Moustakas IDSA
Diversified Conceptual "Patent-Prone-Product" Visualization — North Las Vegas, NV
About
With three decades developing unique, marketable concepts, for consumer product designs, with a particularly vivid affinity for children's products, as well as graphic-design programs, my diversity-of-interest has served well in a variety of corporate venues, Design Director, Creative Director, Vice President for Product Concept & Development, as Consultant, and Senior Designer-in-Residence.
- Experience:
- 30+ years
- Education:
- *SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
--BFA, Industrial Design
*Massachusetts Institute of Technology
--Diploma with Distinction, Architectural Studies
*COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY:
--Dual MA / MFA
--Studio Arts: Painting & Sculpture
--3D Design
--Product Design & Development
--Design Teaching at College-Level
- Affiliations:
- Industrial Designers Society of America
- Awards:
- -Created scores of consumer products for male, female, juvenile and special markets.
-Awarded 18 Design and Mechanical Patents by U.S. Patent Office.
-As V.P & Director , created and directed three comprehensive Design & Development Departments for major industries factor corporations.
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Mattiene-Arienne Moustakas IDSA
“Object-Architect” / Inventor / Industrial Designer
Professional Member, Industrial Designers Society of America
Experience:
Vice President, Director & Consultant, Product Development Process
Patent-Prone-Product Inventor, Industrial & Dimensional Designer
Creator/ Directed of Three Corporate Design & Development Groups
Present:
Owner, Design / Mattiene, Concept & Development, North Las Vegas NV
“As a compulsive creative, with diverse interests in the visual & performing arts, I’ve
always striven to create objects and “scenarios”, in images or words, that are potentially “non-derivative”; that is, with no immediately traceable roots, and as such, suitable for maximum copyright and / or patent-protection”.
Objective:
An association with a quality consumer product development function, to create & produce fresh, market-relevant offerings, in a variety of mass-use materials; plastics, woods, metals, paper & print.
“Hands-On” R&D Contribution:
-Member Senior Corporate Management Team
-R&D Facilities, Planning & Design
-Budgeting
-Product Conception
-Line PLanning
-Initial Sketching / Tight-Rendering
-Pre-Engineering Drawings
-Patent Submission & Follow-Through
-Naming & Tag-Lining
-R&D Flow Sequencing
-Innate Market Savvy
R&D Team Direction:
- Recuitment of R&D Team
-Coordination of Design & Development Functions
(Product Engineering / Package Design)
-“Brain-Storming”
-Competitive Analysis
-Model Building
-Component Sourcing
-Manufacturing Sourcing
-Costing & Margin Assurance
-Packaging & Display Development
R&D Staffers Directly Reporting:
-Concept Designer
-Product Engineer
-Prototype Modeler
-Industrial Designer
-Graphic / Digital Designer
-Competitive Market Researchers
-Freelance Contractors
Product-Market Emphases:
-Product & Lines Naming & Tag-Lining
-Desk Accents
-Lighting
-Stationery Products
-Toys & Games
-Wall Decor
-Gifts & Collectibles
-Logos & Corporate Identity
-Package Design
-Display Design
-Trade Show Boothe Design
-Promotional & Collateral Writing
Career Highlights:
-Created scores of products as senior-most corporate staffer & consultant.
-Created & Directed three Corporate Product Development departments.
(CBS Inc, Freelance Inc, Hallmark)
-Granted 18 U.S. Product Patents in Design & Mechanical classes.
Present Position:
Design/Mattiene, President, Concept & Design, Las Vegas NV
Former Positions:
-Franklin Mint, Senior Design Director / Consultant-in-Residence, Philadelphia PA
-Reiley-Moustakas Development, Co-President, Design & Marketing, Doylestown PA
-Freelance Inc, Vice President / Design & Product Development, Philadephia PA
-Hallmark Inc, Design Director, Corporate New Lines Dvelopment, Kansas City MO
-CBS Toys Division, Vice President / Product Concept & Development, Princeton NJ & NY
-Parker Brothers Games, R&D Product Manager, Inventor & Designer, Salem MA
-Ideal Toy Corp, Toy & Game Designer, Hollis, Queens, NY
-Columbia University, Publications Designer, Manhattan NY
Military:
-USAF & USAFRes, 1st Lt., Group Leader, Graphic-Design / Intelligence Information, Tactical Air Command, and Greek Linguist Interpreter for NATO forces
Selected Consultant Project Developments & Presentation:
Hallmark Inc. (MO)
Knickerbocker Toy (NJ)
Colorforms (NJ)
Pressman Toy (NJ)
Milton Bradley (MA) / Parker Brothers (MA)
Binney & Smith (PA)
Cabbage Patch Project (GA)
Johnson Lighting (PA)
Park- Sherman (NJ)
Fetco Frames (MA)
FIne Arts Exhibition:
Painting & Sculpture Exibition
Macy Gallery of Art, Columbia University
Lecturer:
Industrial & Toy Design
The College of New Jersey
Travel & Languages:
Extensive U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Greece.
Fluent in Modern Greek.
Graduate Academics:
-Master of Fine Arts ( MA + EdM ) Columbia University ( see below )
-EdM, Columbia University, Product Design & College Design-Program Creation
-MA , Columbia University, Dimensional Design, Architectural Studies & Sculpture
-Certificate, Architectural Form & Color, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
-Graduate Year-Study & Instructor, University of Kansas, Industrial Design
Undergraduate Academics:
-BFA, Syracuse University, Industrial Design & Studio Arts
-Sciences & Humanities, University of North Carolina
Corporate Training:
“Synectics” Creative Problem-Solving Emersion, Cambridge MA
CBS Finance for Non-Financial Executives, Tarrytown NY
American Management Certificates:
Product Selection, R&D Management, HR Management
U.S. Regional Knowledge & Residences:
NY,TX, MS, NC ,KS, MO, NJ, MA, PA, AZ, NV.
Contact Modes:
Suite 1091
3825 Craig Crossing Drive
North Las Vegas NV 89032
Cell: 315.383.3196
E-Mail: mattiene@gmail.com
