Product Design,
Design Language,
Engineering
Product Design,
Design Language,
Engineering
Product Design,
Design Language,
Engineering
About Me
I have 22 years of experience in Product Design and have been leading a team of designers for 10+ years. I currently hold 60+ design and utility patents in the U.S. and am working at Beyond Design in Chicago as a Director of Industrial Design and UEX.
My Story
Accomplished more than 20+ years of product design experience while delivering breakthrough design solutions for world-leading companies such as Johnson controls, Zebra, PepsiCo, Bradley, Skil, WaterPik, Cobra, Hobart, and many others.
I am currently working as the Director of Industrial design at Beyond Design. Previously, I worked at Conair Corporation and Steiner Design Associates as an industrial designer.
After working for 17 years at the firm, I decided to undertake higher education at Northwestern University, selecting the course – Master of Product Design and Development. In this program, not only did I learn how to enhance my project management skills and team-building organization expertise, but was also trained to become a better business leader by gaining skills in marketing, managerial finance, data analytics, and supply chains (leveraging the global supply and design chains across industries and contexts for future growth). I graduateed in June 2022.
My Perspective
Brand. Building a meaningful brand that customers can be loyal to.
Strategy. Creating a plan which is different from what rivals do. I believe this will result in outperforming other strategies and help establish a strong brand.
Asking the right questions. Thoroughly observing opportunities and discovering users' unmet needs.
Collaborate. Collaboration is the key to bringing well-processed product ideas/solutions.
Get inspired every day. New innovative product ideas come to market every second.
Collaboration First
I have been leading a team of product designers, UX designers, researchers, and engineers over the years. I truly believe a great product idea comes when collaboration is successfully implemented.
SPECIALTIES
Visual Brand Language
I helped to create Visual Brand languages for many companies such as Johnson Controls, Zebra, Otto, Magic Chef, Federal Signals, and many more.
Design for Manufacturing
90% of the projects that I created go to manufacturing. All products are designed with manufacturing in mind
Brand Building
Strengthening the brand through their future product lineup was my key initiative for many clients.
Collaboration
I have been leading a team of product designers, UX designers, researchers, and engineers over the years. Team collaboration always comes first when resourced.
Strategy-Driven
Creating the right strategy, which is different from what rivals do. I believe this will result in outperforming other strategies and help establish a strong brand.
Computer Skills
I am proficient with Solidworks, Adobe, Keyshot, Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, JMP(data analytic), Granta(material selection), and many more.