Mark Harman Powell

The main continuum of my career, is I have worked as a consultant industrial designer for many of the world's leading brands and design agencies. My projects and assignments have included; automotive design, consumer electronics, sports equipment, musical instruments, pro-audio, toys, lighting and retail. Such broad multi-disciplinary experiences and team collaborations has provided me with professional insights, worldwide business connections and knowledgeable perspective of many end users, consumers and competitive markets. Hence, I can provide informed expertise in design project management, and creatively direct many different disciplines of design from graphics to industrial design, mechanical engineering to rapid-prototyping and manufacturing.

Our mission statement is Life Without Limitations, through applying the principles of Design Thinking, to innovate new orthopedic bracing and support devices. The goal is to improve increased mobility and comfort during patient injury rehabilitation - and return to activity. My role as lead designer is to create user-friendly functional solutions, that will give Ossur a competitive edge in a very price-driven global medical market. Projects completed to date include; lumbar supports, cervical collars, shoulder elbow and knee braces. I am also responsible for CAD modeling, Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing liaison.

As a Design Manager within global headquarters, I managed assigned industrial design projects while coordinating with engineering and manufacturing. An example was the market and customer optimization, of a highly innovative modular retail display system for Latin American markets. I coordinated with teams in South Africa, Brazil with production facilities in Argentina & China. Later, I worked in the North American IMC Design Group, where I joined a team dedicated to designing concepts for new equipment, packaging, POP display systems and environmental installations. Brands worked on included: Sprite, Coca-Cola Freestyle, Glaceau Vitamin Water. Partner design programs included: Universal Studios, Kroger, SeaWorld and LA Live. A key highlight was developing the graphic design for LA Live in Downtown Los Angeles at the Staples Center.

Interim Design Manager of Lifestyle Design, based in Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) incredible design studios in Britain's Warwickshire vehicle R&D campus. Here I managed a dedicated team of designers and coordinated projects between the marketing team, brand leaders and design executives for both automotive brands. The role also required developing a design process and system to leverage creative efficiency, but also provide a road map for timeline logistics and design resource planning. This was successfully achieved by partnering with brand leaders for product planning and marketing strategy. During my time with the company we developed many ranges of luxury luggage, clothing and fashion lifestyle accessories, that were successfully launched to the public in 2012. Other aspects to my role required the creative direction and approval of graphics and packaging, video game vehicle content, and licensees worldwide.

A design career Nirvana considering Nike is the world's greatest sports brand, whose products also enjoy similar brand recognition for innovation and inventive industrial design. My lead role in golf club equipment involved market research, conceptual design, 3D CAD development, product graphics and liaison with engineering, rapid prototyping, testing and manufacturing. Projects required working closely with sales and marketing, brand image teams, athletes and outside technology research specialists.

I originally approached Quicksilver and their Cleveland Golf design team with a sales pitch to providing ID consulting services, but was ultimately offered a permanent staff design role. This turned out to be one of the best career moves because I rekindled a passion for golf, and was trained in Unigraphics NX4 3D modeling software and Objet digital printing equipment. Working within the R&D department, as part of an integrated team of mechanical engineering and industrial design I collaborated on the design for various golf products and accessories and in particular was focussed on blade, mallet and geometric putters. Most notable being the VP 109 and VP 509 putters.

I was responsible for corporate design strategy and implementation for Gibson Labs, the legendary electric guitar brand's internal technology and innovation think tank based in Los Angeles. We were the hardware division working in tandem with software in Mountain View, Silicon Valley. Projects included live sound reinforcement and amplification equipment, mixing desks and speakers - in addition to some electric guitar interface and consumer electronics projects.

I originally joined BMW and worked at Designworks/USA, their California design studios, managing projects for various consumer electronics clients before joining the automotive design team. My first assignment was the Z3 Roadster to coordinate with Munich's designers on the R&D of vehicle and lifestyle accessories. I then moved to the UK to manage design for BMW's newly acquired British brands, developing aftermarket products for Land Rover, MG and later, the new MINI Cooper. Projects included market research, concept ideation and prototyping for alloy wheel programs, aerodynamic packages, performance kits, clothing and lifestyle programs. During this time I became familiar with all design studio tools and resources including: Alias, CATIA, Full Size Tape Drawings, Profile Templates, Clay Modeling (and surfacing), Digitizing and Wind Tunnel Testing.