SUMMARY

Product Designer, Developer & Engineer with hands - on experience managing a wide range of projects, clients and industries. Key strengths include development in entire design cycle through post production quality control. Excellent in creativity, idea generation / solutions and visual communication.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chino, CA

Senior Designer, Developer and Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Phases of Development to shorten development time by 50%.
• Developed airplane interior from concepts sketches to rapid prototypes then manufactured parts.
• Used human factors and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 23, to develop and engineer interior.
• Inter-departmentally designed, engineered and prototyped interior including: instrument panel, center and overhead con­soles, doors, glare shield, seats, environmental control system (ECS), interior panels and restraint system.
• Used Solidworks & CATIA to develop parts and assemblies into released drawings.
• Tracked interior costs, weights, materials and time lines with master BOM to streamline development.
• Created and tested parts from carbon fiber, fiberglass, plastic, sheet metal, die casting and machined alloys.
• Collaborated with Aerodynamics to design, prototype and test engine intake and exhaust.
• Inter-departmentally developed aircraft concepts for Confidential

Confidential, Foothill Ranch, CA

Product Designer / Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Integrated industrial design aesthetic with mechanical design solutions and plastic injection molding constraints.
• Designed robust mechanical solutions for consumer snow goggles.
• Designed mechanical design solutions and developed military ballistic eye wear.
• Created 3D model and FEA using Solidworks.
• Managed overall project schedule, budget, and scope.

Confidential, Long Beach, CA

Product Designer & Developer

• Bumpers, grill / headlights for Confidential, truck bed extender.
• After market Confidential seat covers & steering wheel covers.
• Acura RSX ground effects & Miata spoiler concepts.
• Scooters for multiple markets.
• High end seats for Monaco Luxury Recreational Vehicles.
• Interior & exterior of performance general aviation aircraft.
• Luxury Limousine conversions; includes seats, headliners, doors, electronics, floors, windows & ground effects. Created Design Studio and company branding.

Confidential

Product Designer & Developer

• Flair wireless remote hand-held computer.
• Internet electronic appliances for commercial & consumer music & video applications. Court re­cording electronic device.
• Confidential, fixtures & public Confidential from design to manufacturing & production drawings.
• Wireless medical laptop / tablet.
• Backpacks from concept through preliminary technical packages.
• Electronic home wireless communication device.
• Backpacks, briefcases and luggage projects for a variety of markets.
• Backpack technical packs for 4 separate lines.
• Pelican Gaming Accessories: Wii Nerf toy & gaming hand console.
• Bathroom accessories, equipment and a reversible shower seat design.
• Externally mounted cable box.

Confidential, Anaheim, CA

Senior Designer / Product Developer

Responsibilities:

• Trained and mentored 3 junior designers, ramping up studio productivity in 5 months.
• Streamlined overall product development time by 30% and increased company sales.
• Developed 40 projects of Confidential and hard Confidential over 3 years and increased company revenue.
• Developed mechanical requirements and specifications with product managers that increased quality and shortened development time by 20%.
• Cut time-to-market by 40% by working with Asian suppliers early in development phase.
• As liaison between Asian suppliers and product managers, evaluated options with factory providing expertise that de­ creased cost and production time, and increased quality.
• Reviewed initial prototypes through final production identifying and resolving any issues prior to production which decreased product returns by 5%.
• Designed & developed ruggedized case for iPad. Engineered various cases for iPhone.
• Designed an innovative laptop security device resulting in a pending utility patent.

Confidential, Chatsworth, CA

Developer

Responsibilities:

• Explored and refined product designs.
• Promoted to director of development with 3 people after 1 year of hire.
• Managed over 30 products with on-time completion & increased company revenue 7%.
• Increased department productivity 20% by developing policies and systems including job descriptions for all department personnel.
• Streamlined development 40% by implementing ‘product development methodology'.
• Researched and defined new products and battery technologies to management team.
• Decreased fabrication time of prototypes 30% by providing alternate solutions.
• Met project criteria by developing and evaluating mechanical and electrical systems.
• Decreased manufacture time 10% by creating production quality controls based on Sigma Six.
• Improved quality & helped reduce returns 5% by continually testing production samples for quality assurance & reported findings with customer support department & factory.
• Tracked Bill of Materials (BOM) of products with factory to maintain improved quality.
• Received design patent on electric bike project.
• Designed & developed pannier battery pack for electric bicycles.

Confidential

Designer

Responsibilities:

• Designated lead designer on projects ranging from $120,000 to $300,000 including: telecommunications, fitness equip­ ment, an electric scooter, and a mountain bike.
• Assisted in developing models, prototypes and castings that met budget and deadlines.
• Coordinated progress of projects with vendors and presented final products to clients.

Confidential, Holland, MI

Designer

Responsibilities:

• Designed projects from concept with focus groups to model then functional prototype.
• Participated on cost cutting team of existing products.