Jeff Harms

* Designed new products for WalMart, Southwest Airlines, Dollar General, Nestle Purina, Schnuck's, Fresh Direct, Kellogg's, and Boeing * Develop innovative material handling products for diverse environments and uses * Interface with clients in order to interpret and execute their vision * Manage new product development projects from conception to production * Solve problems related to the manufacturing and design of products * Solicit feedback from operators and builders to develop quality designs * Provide technical support for customers, project execution, sales and marketing * Minimize the cost of products while maintaining functionality and specifications * Proven record of delivering projects on time * Create marketing materials, manage website content, leverage new products * Engineer fixtures for the fabrication of parts and welding operations

* Designed Mobile Merchandiser for Nestle Purina Pet Care * Developed product with Nestle Purina and Dollar General * 10,000 units manufactured for rollout in less than 6 weeks * Project was profitable and finished on time * Worked with external vendors to outsource special components and cut cost

* Designed distribution cart for WalMart's supply chain * Incorporated all aspects of client's supply chain into the function of the product * Eliminated unnecessary steps, materials and waste from client's supply chain * Analyzed, evaluated and improved design continuously throughout development * Created presentations to visually explain design concepts for review with client * Built prototypes throughout the development process * Worked with vendors to acquire data for product performance, quality, and cost * Justified ergonomic design decisions by applying anthropometric data * Managed first production run of 100 units for small scale testing Skills * strong conceptual thinking teams or autonomously * quick sketching and ideation * scenarios and persona building * simulation creation * hand and digital 2d rendering * digital 3d modeling and rendering * high and low fidelity prototyping * public speaking and presentation * ergonomic/anthropometric knowledge * design for manufacturability * visually communicate information/ideas Software * Solidworks 2013 * Photoview 2013 * Adobe Photoshop CS5 * Adobe Illustrator CS5 * Adobe InDesign CS5 * Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro * MS Office * PowerPoint