Daniel Mota Veiga

Faculty Member at Domus Academy

San Diego, CA

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II am a versatile and passionate Industrial Designer, who combines experience and emotion as fundamental elements of Design Thinking.

Born in Portugal I’ve been fortunate to be fully immersed in many different cultures throughout my career. From Portugal to Germany, Spain, Italy, Taiwan, and the U.S., I’ve been a keen observer of emerging trends in design and consumer experiences, translating them and meaningfully integrating them into new contexts. My broad international experience has also deepened my ability to adapt to different work practices and business protocols.

In my over 10 years of international product design experience, I had the opportunity to work with Italian firms such as I.DE.A Institute, Pininfarina, and Fiat Advanced Design, engaging in a predominantly emotional approach to style and conceptual thinking while learning to translate it and clearly communicate it to other stake holders impacting the quality and success of products and businesses.

Additionally, I’ve held Senior Product Designer posts with Sprint/Nextel and Motorola gaining valuable experience within the culture and practices of corporate design groups working as an ambassador for Brand and Design creating synergies between OEMs and Customer as well as leading projects from concept to market.

Some of my milestones include the development of concept cars for both GM and Fiat Auto, presented at the Geneva and Frankfurt auto shows. Completing product design strategies, road map, and Design lexicon for clients including Boost Mobile, 3M, Ducati, Piaggio and Disney as well as establishing relationships and effective work partnerships between multi cultural teams located across the globe.

My passion for Design, and building powerful Brands is based on strong collaboration between multi disciplinary teams with the understanding that there is extreme value in teamwork and sharing of ideas always maintaining respect for consumers. They are in the end the ones we seek to amaze!
Education
- Executive Education Kellogg on Branding: Creating, Building, and Rejuvenating Your Brand
  
  Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
  
  2009 - 2009
  
  Program Content: The Challenge of Branding Creating a Brand Managing a Brand Over Time Creating a Brand Focused Organization Measuring Brands
- Masters Interaction Design
  
  Istituto Europeo di Design
  
  1999 - 2001
- Licenciatura Design Industrial
  
  Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa
  
  1996 - 2000
Experience
- Co Owner
  
  Dopamine Design LLC
  
  Dec 2014 - Present (6 years 5 months)
- Part Time Faculty
  
  Domus Academy
  
  Apr 2014 - Present (7 years 1 month)
  
  Lecturer in the Product Design and Interior Design programs.
- Founding Partner and Creative Director
  
  Genneo, Inc.
  
  May 2011 - Present (10 years)
  
  www.genneo.com
  Responsible for creation, management and implementation of full brand experience.
  -Product design, portfolio development, branding and marketing.
  -Implementation and production oversight. (China)
  
  Genneo is a company dedicated to portable energy harvesting products for indoor/outdoor use.
  Our main focus is on Linear Generators and we are working on a full line of products for launch in the next 12 months.
- Design Manager
  
  Intersection-Inc
  
  Aug 2012 - Dec 2014 (2 years 4 months)
  
  Team lead for ID on multiple global and domestic programs.
  – Design Language + Full Product Line Design Lead
  – User Research + Product Design & Development
  – Design Thinking and Applications.
  – Innovation Solutions.
- Senior Designer
  
  Altec Lansing
  
  Apr 2011 - May 2012 (1 year 1 month)
  
  Lead Designer for Network Audio Solutions
  Responsible for Audio Product Design and full cycle Design development process. Engineering and Design convergence.
  Branding advisor and Design Strategist for new product portfolios.
- Senior Design Lead
  
  Motorola Mobility
  
  Sep 2008 - Apr 2011 (2 years 7 months)
  
  Responsible for Handset design and development primarily focused on Latin American and EMEA markets from concept generation to implementation and mentoring of junior designers.
  •Motorola I1, Lead Designer (1st Mil Spec 810F Android phone)
  •Motorola I940, Lead Designer
  •Active contributor to Design Language Evolution
- Product Design Manager
  
  Sprint/Boost Mobile
  
  Jun 2006 - Sep 2008 (2 years 3 months)
  
  Product Design and Color Material Finish Manager for Devices and Accessories - Responsible for Product Design Strategy, Packaging, Branding and Color/Material/finish.
  Assuring Consistency in Design throughout the product portfolio, Handsets, Accessories, C.M.F., Limited Editions, Co brands…
  Leading design teams & vendors through all stages of product development as well as provide hands on Design and project ideation.
  Negotiating client expectations against real-world limitations.
  Working with cross-disciplinary teams located worldwide.
  
  Managing of Design relationships between Sprint/Boost Mobile and manufacturers such as Sanyo, Motorola, Samsung, LG and others.
  
  Design lead on Co-branded products. (Vans, Oakley, Grenade…)
- Industrial Design Manager
  
  Motorola Mobile Devices
  
  Jun 2005 - Jun 2007 (2 years)
  
  Industrial Design Manager for Motorola CxD (Consumer eXperience Design)
  Management of product design dedicated to iDEN and CDMA devices for Sprint / Nextel and Boost Mobile.
- Industrial Designer
  
  Pininfarina Extra
  
  Apr 2004 - Jun 2005 (1 year 2 months)
  
  Industrial Designer at PININFARINA Extra - Research and Development Department - Cambiano – Italy
  Clients: 3M, Maserati, Fastweb, Motorola, Olympic Committee for the 2006 Winter Olympics…
  2005 – 2007 On assignment as Industrial Design Consultant for Motorola iDEN Subscriber Division. - Plantation Florida - USA
- Industrial Designer
  
  I.DE.A. Institute Spa
  
  Sep 2002 - Apr 2004 (1 year 7 months)
  
  I.DE.A. 3 Automotive and Industrial Design Project Development - Moncalieri, Torino - Italy.
  Clients: Fiat Auto, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Alcatel, Ducati, Telecom Italia, Brilliance Automotive, Iveco, Magneti Marelli, Piaggio.
- Design Consultant
  
  Fiat Auto
  
  2002 - Mar 2004 (1 year 10 months)
  
  Fiat Advanced Design Concept Lab. Future mobility scenarios using modular vehicles and fuel cell technologies.
  New Fiat 500 and Mini Cargo projects.
  
  Project ADUS - Fiat / Lancia / Alfa Romeo - Milano.
  Research project on Urban Mobility and Communications in Milan.
- Design Intern
  
  Brandia
  
  1998 - 1999 (1 year)
- Junior Designer
  
  Irmscher GmbH
  
  Oct 1994 - May 1996 (1 year 7 months)
  
  Developing parts and accessory concepts for Opel, Vauxhall, Renault.
  Developing indeation for concept cars for presentation in auto shows.
  
  International Automobile Exhibition in Frankfurt (I.A.A.) 1995
  Developed a concept, Mockup presented at International Automobile Exhibition in Frankfurt (I.A.A.) 1995, after which a full-scale prototype was built and presented at the Geneva Motor Show 1996.
  
  Training in the area of production Management and Automotive Manufacturing systems.
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