T J Manion

TTi is the largest floor care company in North America with some of the top retail cleaning brands as well as a growing commercial product portfolio. I am the senior industrial designer in the commercial division where I am working with upper level management to set the direction for our brands, and develop innovative and revolutionary product to gain share in a highly competitive market segment. The organization of our company enables design to take part in development from front end research, concept generation, breadboard modeling, CAD modeling, photo-realistic renderings all the way to production sample testing. TTi is a strong company to work for and is dedicated to growth and highly values design thinking and creative professionals.

o A rotational molding manufacturer specializing in toys, home and garden products, furniture and business to business ventures.
o Ownership of each product from concept to finished good. Worked with marketing, sales, safety, engineering, manufacturing, buyers and consumers throughout the development process.
o Needed to quickly develop 2D visualizations to gain support for concepts, then prove them with quick study models and durable breadboards for testing with consumers.
o Created final models with Pro E/ Creo and worked with an onsite modeling team to create full scale finished models.
o Worked with engineering, safety, and manufacturing to ensure a seamless roll out into the manufacturing and testing stages. This required detailed understanding of various manufacturing technologies, and safety regulations as well as balancing the schedules of domestic and foreign manufacturers in rotational, blow, injection molding and textiles.
o The large variety of products required research into trends, technology, aesthetics and consumer demands in sectors from child development, fashion, automotive, home and garden, commercial industries and more.

In my time at Step 2, I am credited with three Patents and over 40 Products in production.

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