Patrick Monahan

Product design and development consultant.
Provide full product design process services as well as stand alone services such as, concept development, refinement for manufacturing, prototyping and drafting
Work with a variety of companies from start-ups to well established companies
Design products that range from iPad accessories to medical devices
Perform research including: web based trend and market research as well as customer research
Use research to identify new product opportunities
Create concept sketches to communicate ideas to clients
Develop 3d models using SolidWorks including complex surface models, assemblies and sheet metal
Design parts to be manufactured as injection molded, sheet metal and machined components
Create photo realistic renderings from 3d models for marketing purposes

Part-time Instructor in the Industrial Design and Technical Graphics departments
Instruct Computer Aided Industrial Design courses centered on SolidWorks software
Lead students from novice through advanced surface modeling
Lecture on and demonstrate how to design manufacturable parts in SolidWorks

Designed electronic enclosures for medical devices

Designed commercial/industrial floor cleaning machines
Lead industrial designer on cross-functional project development teams
Led end user research projects for multiple new product development teams
Worked with research results to determine opportunities and product specifications
Facilitated brainstorming and concept development sessions
Member of advanced R&D team
Developed intuitive to use products to minimize required training for new users/employees
Developed 3d models using Pro Engineer including complex surface models, assemblies and sheet metal
Designed parts to be manufactured as rotational molded, injection molded and sheet metal components

Designed occupational safety and rescue products
Designed life-critical fall arrest systems and components including: harnesses, lanyards and anchors
Responsible for creating test plans and conducting qualification testing for agency approvals
Qualified products to meet OSHA, ANSI, ASTM, UL and other international standards
Worked directly with production department to implement new products and solve production problems
Member year-long testing and implementation program for SAP Enterprise Software upgrade
Pro Engineer and Pro Intralink system administrator
Completed ECRS including drawings, bills of material, routings, product testing and costing
Designed parts to be manufactured as cast, forged, injection molded, extruded and cut/sew components

Created prototypes using SLA, silicone molds, urethane casting and hand fabrication