Dan Hua

www.huadesignstudio.com

ACCOMPLISHED PRODUCT PROFESSIONAL

Proven leadership and expertise in product management, design and development.

Accomplished, dedicated and highly skilled, bringing along a deep level of experience in creating and executing design solutions for problems of form, usability, physical ergonomics, marketing, and brand development. Adroit in creating and sketching several different design ideas and concepts to present to different client groups as well as in conceptualizing and designing new prototypes for design trades and engineering milestones. Deft at supporting engineering department with class-a surfacing and sketch models ranging from broad design themes to component-level design while providing design expertise and feedback for product development. Skillful in working with suppliers to achieve the best possible product in terms of craftsmanship, cost, and engineering, while also staying as close to the design vision as possible.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge and Experience Skills

• Ability to tackle any design situation no matter how ambiguous.

• Self-starter and accustomed to working in fast-paced environments with little supervision.

• Ability to multitask and work cross-functionally with related teams.

• Management of teams domestically and in Asia.

• Hands on knowledge of the design to manufacture process (concept, design generation, prototyping, production).

Technical Skills

• Expertise in industrial design and user experience design

• Design thinking and design process

• In-depth understanding of experienced based design

• SW Proficiency: Solidworks, Rhino3D, Visualize, Keyshot, Adobe CS Suite. MS Office

• Model making

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills at both strategic and tactical levels.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Patent Awards Received: USD600,675 S; USD594,441 S, USD617,198 S, USD260,448 S, USD620,447 S

• BDA/Munitio: Successful development and launch of on-ear and in-ear headphones line, enabling BDA to enter the premium headphone space with the Munitio brand.

• Panasonic Cloud Entertainment: Comprehensive design, development, and implementation of accessory product line for launch with Panasonic’s handheld MMO game system, the Jungle.

• Monster Cable: Industrial design management of high profile partner programs.

o Beats by Dre, Disney/Tron, HP/Monster Digital Life, Apple mobile, Vivienne Tam Butterfly

• Lathrop: Drove and successfully implemented advance design tools into the product design and development process. ROI resulted in better communication of design concepts and ultimately stronger customer loyalty.

• Cadence Palladium XP: Successfully designed and implemented forward-thinking ID for Cadence’s next generation super computer, the Palladium XP. Unique design innovations focused on human factors and efficient system clustering for upward scaling.

• Nanometrics: Created, drove and implemented a new design language for the Nanometrics line of wafer metrology products. The design language created a family look that tied in industry expectations with a friendlier consumer feel.