Chris Hennessey
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About
A highly experienced and creative design manager with over 30 years of global experience innovating and managing hundreds of projects for some of the world’s most recognized brands including Little Tikes, Nokia, RIM/Blackberry, Unilever, Crayola, and M&M/Mars. Expert in developing customer relationships, establishing new product categories, and capitalizing on emerging markets and technologies.
Motivates and inspires staff to deliver superb creative work under tight deadlines. Extensive experience in international sourcing and working with suppliers and factories throughout Asia. Fluent in all stages of consumer product development from initial concept through engineering, prototyping, molding and manufacturing.
Specialties: Product Design/Engineering, Manufacturing (injection molded plastics, painting, silkscreening, pad printing, surface decorations) , Production, Distribution, Sourcing -
Education
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BSc Industrial Product DesignCoventry University1991 - 1995Graduated with honors in Industrial Product Design. 3rd year internship in the Netherlands with n|p|k industrial design. Winner of Husky Design Award (Husky Computers Ltd.) - 1994
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Diploma Math, Physics, Arts, Music, Computers, CADShorecrest High School1988 - 1991Shorecrest Highlander Marching Band (Sousaphone) SkillsUSA (VICA) CAD competitions: gold in Washington State, gold in National conference, silver in International conference in Amsterdam (1991)
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Experience
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Director, Product DesignLos Angeles, CAAug 2017 - Present (8 years 10 months)
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General / Product Development ManagerHong Kong, Hong KongAug 2006 - Aug 2012 (6 years)- Develop and implement merchandising and product management systems comparable to international and company-wide practices
- Review and approve major sourcing decisions esp. regarding new suppliers, quality and security-sensitive products
- Ensure all sourcing transactions are in strict compliance to company’s standards of professionalism and integrity
- Responsible for resolving all customer claims and the implementation of proper corrective actions
- Conduct regular review of suppliers’ performance and take action to improve performance
- Monitor market developments and give appropriate feed back to customers and R&D -
Director Of Product DevelopmentPolyconcept USAStamford, CT2001 - 2006 (5 years)- Responsible for overseeing entire product development from concept to production
- Worked with overseas offices and factories in Asia to source and develop new items
- Clients: Coca-Cola, M&M’s (Mars), Coleman, Crayola, Nintendo, Nickelodeon, Looney Tunes, RCA, Mattel -
Partner / Design Engineerstudio h2oThe Hague, Netherlands1998 - 2001 (3 years)- Communication with clients, design team, suppliers and other external parties
- Project planning, coordination, and task assignment
- Keeping up with technological trends and developments
- Conceptualize and develop unique consumer and commercial products -
Design Engineernpk industrial designLeiden, Netherlands1995 - 1998 (3 years)- Involved in all phases of a project: design, engineering, prototyping and presentation
- Specialized in CAD (Pro|Engineer) modeling and STL/CNC prototyping
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Affiliations
PADI (Adv. OW Diver)
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@cjhennessey, member since 2008
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