Kaeo Helder

- Led development from concept to manufacture for over 30 products. Designed and engineered products and packaging to meet planned costs.
- Retooled the development process by pushing for the adoption of Solidworks CAD and 3D printing and by bringing prototyping in-house; this cut development time and cost dramatically, allowing us to triple our product line in a year and a half.
- Traveled to China to meet vendors and oversee samples, production, and packing.
- Set new company standards for communicating with factories in China, simplifying technical drawings and artwork files to limit the number of samples required.This resulted in increasing understanding and a shorter timeline from concept to manufacture.
- Designed new cost-effective product packaging, simplifying packing for our factories and reducing returns due to damages.
- Co-created 3 Kickstarter campaigns, designing content and conducting interviews with the media, successfully raising over $170,000 in pre-sales.
- Managed interns and freelancers.

- Designed the largest indoor 4K display in New York for Hearst Tower, dynamically showcasing content from Hearst’s many properties.
- Re-designed Comcast’s set-top packaging and set-up process, working closely with the product design team to provide a unified customer experience from online purchase to in-home installation.
- Developed new research methods for testing physical interfaces for Comcast’s next-generation set-top remote control.
- Prototyped working proof-of-concept models using RFID and Arduino microcontrollers for reactive POP make-up displays for Maybelline.
- Presented project pitches and updates to client stakeholders and project leads.

- Worked with Under Armour’s product designers to port their Armour 39 fitness app to Android.
- Created tech documents and managed assets for developer teams.
- Wireframed user journey through different app features.

- Fabricated high-end, custom campaign furniture as a wood-worker and leather worker.
- Worked in several exotic woods and materials, requiring specialized craftsmanship and a high degree of finishing.

- Utilized sketching and Solidworks to develop ideas selected by Quirky into concept products that could be evaluated by leadership.
- Created photo-ready prototypes and renderings for marketing material.
- Performed market research on product concepts suggested by Quirky’s
community.

- Researched and explored future product opportunities for Dedon and Flos with oversight from the lead designer.
- Assisted the lead designer in creating technical drawings for retail fixtures for Tumi’s Madison Ave. store.
- Created photo-realistic renderings in Keyshot and Photoshop for project pitches.