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R&D/Industrial Design Lead
Gainesville, FL
Mar 2020 - Sep 2023 (3 years 6 months)
-Design definition, sourcing, manufacturing integration, COGs estimation, project planning, packaging, specification, and testing for all new product development.
-Coordinated a cross functional planning team and product roadmap; shepherding new items through development.
-Development of a new product line worth $14MM yearly impact (30% increase in EBITDA).
-Created all new specifications for CMF, product testing, and final manufacturing resulting in new development efficiencies
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Director, Industrial Design
Middleton, WI
Nov 2007 - Nov 2019 (12 years)
Director, ID, CMF, Pkg. Eng: May '15 - Nov '19
ID Manager: Mar '10 - Apr '15
Sr. Industrial Designer: Nov '07 - Mar '10
-Led a team of ID and CMF Designers with program coordination, and design development from concept to manufacturing implementation.
-Provided creative leadership and design development for shave, groom, haircare, IPL hair removal (medical), beauty devices, and Varta branded lights with individual redesigns resulting in up to 25% sales increases year over year.
-Responsible for direction 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 (total impact of $70.0MM EBITDA).
-Coordinated twice-yearly, brand-relevant trend reports seeding early CMF definition and rapid implementation resulting in 30% reduction of CMF development time.
-Defined brand language 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 internal design team in China
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Senior Industrial Designer
Coleman Powermate
Naperville, IL
Aug 2006 - Nov 2007 (1 year 3 months)
-Senior Industrial Designer for manufacturer of consumer power tools and power equipment.
-Oversaw brand design, development, and styling consolidation of air compressors, air tools, and generators.
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Senior Industrial Designer
Newton, IA
Aug 2002 - Jul 2006 (3 years 11 months)
-Development and evolution of strategic brand language for Maytag, JennAir, Development and evolution of strategic brand language and individual products in the Maytag, JennAir, Amana, Magic Chef, Hoover, and Jade appliance lines. Items developed included large appliances, small kitchen appliances, and vacuum cleaners.
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Industrial Designer
Lucent Technologies/Bell Labs
Morristown, NJ
Feb 2001 - Aug 2002 (1 year 6 months)
-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 prototyping