Thomas Powers

* Served as a freelance industrial design contractor for various companies such as the Bresslergroup, Definitive Design, a product innovation studio

* Leveraged design, engineering/manufacturing and prototyping skills to aid in the creation of new products, including for local design firms, consultants and inventors. (Definitive Design, Design Circle, Kind Design, David Reed Design, Wise Art Medical, Human Factors in Context)

* Oversaw all product, industrial, marketing, and packaging design for Sabert's consumer line of eco-friendly tableware, food packaging, and party supplies representing $18M in company revenue.

* Collaborated with production partners in US and China to insure manufacturing integrity for 18 products leading to improved margins through increased quality control * Developed innovative woven textured pulp plate design resulting in sales exceeding $2M in first year of availability

* Redesigned silver band plates resulting in a 10% net margin improvement * Helped transition company's product development away from traditional plastics by incorporating new eco-friendly materials like pulp and bamboo into new product designs which have become fastest growing product category * Developed and implemented Brand & Packaging Style Guide to ensure a cohesive Brand Image across all products and communications for the Mozaik brand in the US/Asian Marketplaces * Served as creative director for consumer packaging with stronger visual appeal and brand recognition leading to increased sales through our national retail, big box, and specialty retailers

* Part of launch team and lead designer for company's direct-to-consumer party supply brand, including development and maintenance of visual identity and brand guidelines * Designed and managed all graphic design, photography, and video assets for DTC e-commerce website - helping grow business from $0 to year-end projected sales of $450K

* Provided subject matter expertise and industrial design for leading companies in the medical and toy industries (Hasbro, Pulse RnD, Term Medical, Hologic)

* Leveraged strong 3D/2D CAD modeling skills with Solidworks to develop numerous business-critical proprietary consumer and medical products

* Streamlined the product/project review timeline and increased efficiencies by introducing and creating photorealistic renderings of proposed products prior to physical prototyping leading to reduced costs across the R&D process

* Designed and created numerous functional physical prototypes using multi-durometer 3D printing techniques

* Leveraged 3D modeling and design skills to design products concepts for numerous medical, consumer, and commercial products

* Ensured project and design efficiency through adherence to ISO 9001:2009 certification standards

* Oversaw numerous projects from product conception to final manufacturing for companies like Boston Scientific, Colgate, Dentsply, and Fisher-Price

* Awarded Design Medical Excellence Award for design of the Full Life Pilot Walker

* Served as industrial designer for a leading design agency working with several companies in the sporting goods and consumer electronics industries (Burton Snowboards, Herman Miller, Lego, OXO)

* Created product prototypes leveraging 3D CAD design tools and multi-material physical materials leading to final manufacturing of top-selling physical products

* Awarded 2 US Patents

* Co-founded award-winning product and industrial design agency working with several top sporting goods companies (Alpinestars, Burton RED, Spalding, STX Lacrosse, etc.)

* Provided project management, product design, and innovation expertise to ensure profitability and timely completion of projects

* Successfully designed, manufactured, and brought to market Tubbs Snowshoe Company's award-winning Nomad snowshoe and Fisher-Price's Children's Locator device

* Awarded IDSA/PlasticNews Design Award, JPMA Best in Show MANUFACTURING EXPERTISE

* Injection molding, compression molding, reaction injection molding, blow molding

* Sheet metal punching and fabrication, die casting, investment casting, machining and stamping

* Electronic component and harness design

* Material finishing, electroplating, powder coating, printed graphics

AWARDED US PATENTS
1. US8,590,096 / Applicator and Bucket for Cleaning Pads
2. D572,407 / Skinfinity Lotion applicator
3. US7,377,285 / Full Life Walker
4. US7,261,114 / Full Life Rolling / braking cane
5. D539,193 / Full Life Base for physical assistance devices
6. D528,780 / Full Life Step-up cane
7. D521,720 / Full Life Cane
8. D494,109 / Full Life Walker
9. US7,178,685 / The First Years Straw receptacle lid
10. US5,498,452 / The First Years Dual cover food container
11. US6,416,075 / Burton Tool-free adjustable binding strap
12. US6,709,003 / Burton Tool free system for adjusting the mounting location of an engagement member