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Packaging Design Manager
Dan Sterling
Fairfield, CT
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About
Extensive experience in research, design and development of consumer products. Responsible for project and team management as well as work output.
Specialties: Design for high speed manufacturing that is centered around consumer needs. Special personal interest in knife design, combining sculptural form development, ergonomics, utility and quality materials.
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Education
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Bachelor of Science Industrial DesignUniversity of Bridgeport1999 - 2003
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DiplomaEnrico Fermi High School1993 - 1997wrestling team freshmen and sophomore year
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Experience
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Packaging Design ManagerHenkelTrumbull, CTAug 2014 - Present (10 years 5 months)Manager of the Industrial Design Team for structural packaging and development. Also head up open innovation efforts for packaging related innovations. Responsible for new structural development of packaging across all brands and categories managing internal and external resouces
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Senior DesignerLG ElectronicsAug 2013 - Jul 2014 (11 months)Part of the team responsible for US market design innovation across all LG Electronics business units
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Client Director | Design StrategyProduct VenturesJun 2013 - Aug 2013 (2 months)As Client Director, I worked with clients to create a strategy and work plan to meet project objectives. I oversaw the project strategy and concept development to create compelling holistic design solutions for some of the industry's best known brands.
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Design ManagerProduct VenturesSep 2009 - Jun 2013 (3 years 9 months)As design manager, I run a team of 6, including me. Together we create structural product and packaging design through Product Ventures' proven process. From Consumer Insights and Immersion, through Design, and into Development, Consumer validation, and concept engineering. I manage the strategic vision, concept creation, process coordination as well as the integration with insights, graphic design and engineering teams.
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Senior Industrial DesignerProduct Ventures LTDMar 2006 - Apr 2010 (4 years 1 month)Project team leader and creative strategic design team member. Responsible for some account management as well as sketching, model making and research.
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Staff Industrial DesignerProduct Ventures LtdSep 2003 - Feb 2006 (2 years 5 months)responsible for design output of sketches, models and CAD. Participated in all facets of process including research, design and development
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Awards
Multiple design patents
2001 GNYADA auto safety competition 2nd place award
VP of student IDSA chapter, 2002
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@DanSterling, member since 2006
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