Robert Blackadar

Available for new opportunities

-Led the design direction in terms of form and function across Bath/Potty, Stroller, and Sleep categories.
-Partnered with legal team to navigate through IP challenges.
-Worked closely with compliance to ensure product meets the latest safety standards.
-Mentor junior designers in the design process and design for manufacturing.
-Consistently develop products ahead of schedule to decrease product to market times

-Generated product concepts for clients through sketching, rendering in 2D / 3D, and model prototyping.
-Prepared presentation quality renderings for client meetings.

-Rapidly created concepts and renderings in Rhino Software of modern shelving, wall storage, photo frames, and flatware for weekly Product Development meetings.
-Generated detailed control drawings for manufacturing.
-Updated existing product to maintain competitive edge.
-Developed several products which contributed to a tremendous increase in sales for the Melannco Division.
-Initiated quality control protocol for prototype and production samples.
-Gained an understanding of branding used throughout Lifetime Brands various divisions.

-Developed new concepts for the bath, kitchen, and organization product lines.
-Generated renderings and control drawings in Solidworks for manufacturing.
-Inspected build and finish quality of prototype and production samples.

-Developed new cutting edge products through extensive consumer research.
-Participated in consumer research which included focus groups, brainstormings, in- home visits, and interviews.
-Generated renderings of concepts using Alias, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
-Developed products from initial concepts on through to production.
-Built fully functional prototypes for all levels of development.
-Worked closely with engineering and marketing personnel to ensure correct direction of development.
-Sketched new groundbreaking product ideas for the New Product Concepts Group and for the various platform teams.
-Generated control drawings for manufacturing.

Award winning toy invention company that specializes in the development of electronic and mechanical action toys for major manufacturers.

-Researched competition and market for new product development.
-Built fully functional prototypes that utilized electronic circuit boards, motors, and mechanisms.
-Rendered models, graphics, and logos for new product identity using Photoshop, Illustrator, and Alias.

-Assisted in compiling consumer research.
-Generated concepts, renderings, and fully functional prototypes for consumer/ customer review.
-Participated in consumer focus groups, interviews, and in- home visits.