Dan Teteak

-Led a team of ID and CMF Designers with program coordination, and design development - from concept to manufacturing implementation.
-Provided design development of personal care products: men’s shave and groom, women’s haircare, IPL hair removal, beauty devices, and Varta branded lights with category line redesigns resulting in up to 25% sales increases year over year.
-Responsible for directing work of internal and external concept development supporting diverse global marketing team requirements
-Brought over 25 distinct items per year, both ground up and refreshes, to market through full cycle design development and program planning (total impact of $70.0M EBITDA).
-Supported five global regions relying on both internal and external designers.
-Coordinated twice-yearly, brand-relevant trend reports seeding early CMF definition and rapid implementation resulting in 30% reduction of CMF development time.
-Defined product brand identity and evolution for Remington, Varta, and Rayovac Brands.
-Working manager with design responsibilities in addition to team management.
-Ran cross-functional ideation sessions with adoption of 2-3 new innovation programs per year.
-Developed and refined working process, both stateside and with design team in China

ID Manager for the Remington brand. Managing / designing all items in the portfolio.

Senior Industrial Designer initially focusing on product and brand ID development for Remington men's shaving and grooming items.

-Senior Industrial Designer for manufacturer of consumer power tools and power equipment.
-Oversaw brand and product development for PowerMate, Sanborn, and private labels.
-Redesigned full line of entry level consumer air compressors and defined product visual brand identity for handheld air tool lines using Sketchbook Pro, Illustrator, and SolidWorks modeling.

-Managed dishwasher design and detailing - all brands, all models.
-Development and evolution of strategic brand language for Maytag, JennAir, Amana, Magic Chef, Hoover, and Jade brand lines.
-Developed designs that tested an average of two to one in consumer polls.
-Prepared and participated in seasonal cross functional innovation sessions.

-Industrial Designer for a telecommunication systems manufacturer (now Nokia)
-Design and ergonomic development of multi-million-dollar fiber optic routing equipment, cellular terminals, and wireless security devices.
-Concept development, product graphics, web site development, and visual model assistance