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Manager, Industrial Design
Cleveland, OH
Mar 2021 - Jul 2024 (3 years 4 months)
Managed all aspects of the corporate industrial design function in line with company-wide vision for innovation, growth, and expansion. Utilized a hands-on design/management style to lead projects from initial concept to market launch while cultivating a collaborative environment that allowed for individual creativity. Commanded projects through every phase of the product development process, including controlling schedules, milestones, and budgets.
Key Achievements:
• Directed internal and external resources to create a new visual design language from the ground up, including seven new products scheduled to launch in 2024.
• Designed front-of-house and back-of-house blenders for the commercial market, improving overall performance and ease of use.
• Collaborated with internal engineering and Starbucks' product development to create a Cordless Cold Foam machine, significantly reducing processing time and improving overall usability.
• Designed a line of Immersion Blenders, which Vitamix introduced into the market and generated over $10M in net sales.
• Secured $150M+ in annual sales by spearheading the most extensive product development program in the company's history to develop an evolutionary line of blender products.
• Obtained $5M+ in top-line sales by creating a Personal Blender product line.
• Reduced part cost by 50% and delivered $1M in bottom-line revenue while serving as the Program Manager for a metal housing project.
• Conducted user-insight research to identify user needs and preferences and inform product solutions.
• Led cross-functional teams through brainstorming sessions to generate innovative ideas and concepts.
• Communicated industrial design intent and quality stipulations across global suppliers.
• Delivered all projects within projected deadlines and budgetary constraints.
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Project Leader, Sourced Products and Innovation
Vitamix Corporation
Olmsted Falls, OH
2019 - 2021 (2 years)
Project Leader, Sourced Products and Innovation, 2019 – Present
Serve as an integral member of a highly motivated Sourced Products team. Utilize a comprehensive knowledge of design and engineering in partnership with a diverse experience in the industrial design industry to generate innovative and effective products that exceed consumer expectations and result in organization-wide growth. Lead projects from initial concept through to delivery and market launch. Creatively collaborate in a cross-functional team to identify areas for product improvement and pinpoint cutting-edge solutions that elevate product success. Key Achievements: * Designed and developed an inaugural Vitamix Immersion Blender, forecasted to generate over $6M in net sales for 2020. * Commanded design intent and quality stipulations across global suppliers.
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Director of Product Design
Spectrum Diversified Designs
Streetsboro, OH
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Functioned as the principle strategist to govern a multi-faceted and cross-functional creative team in the development of innovative household products. Commanded vision and aesthetics across all product development with a focus on driving cutting-edge design in partnership with optimal functionality. Key Achievements: * Controlled high-level strategic planning and product road maps for go-to market launch across 150+ projects. * Launched 90+ successful products in 2018 for the Spectrum and Tovolo lines. * Secured $500K in new sales by leading the development of innovative Cora Sink Mats.
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Industrial Design Manager
Cleveland, OH
2013 - 2018 (5 years)
Led industrial design efforts in line with the company's vision for innovation, growth, and expansion. Employed a hands-on leadership style to direct teams while cultivating a collaborative environment that allowed for individual creativity. Commanded projects through every stage of design development, including controlling schedules, milestones, and budgets.
Key Achievements:
• Established a new visual identity from the ground up to a successful and widely recognized household brand.
• Secured $150M+ in annual sales by spearheading the most extensive product development program in the company's history to develop an evolutionary line of blender products.
• Obtained $5M+ in top-line sales by creating a Personal Blender product line.
• Reduced part cost by 50% and delivered $1M in bottom-line revenue while serving as the Program Manager for a metal housing project.
• Delivered all projects within projected deadlines and budgetary stipulations.
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Industrial Design Manager
TTI Floor Care/Hoover/Dirt Devil
Glenwillow, OH
2004 - 2013 (9 years)
Directed a multidisciplinary team in efforts to develop well-designed, effective, and cutting-edge floor care products. Oversaw industrial design process from start to finish while governing efforts in the prototyping lab. Focused on steering brand vision and expanding product sales in alignment with organization-wide mission and goals.
Key Achievements:
• Selectively hired to establish a design department from the ground up while focusing on instituting industrial design as the driving core factor.
• Established a new visual brand language for the Hoover Platinum Collection.
• Significantly advanced market share and margin and secured 1M+ product sales by strategically leading the creation of the Hoover T-Series, which targeted core market price points.
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Industrial Design Leader
Werner Corporation
Greenville, PA
2004 - 2005 (1 year)
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Design Manager
GE
Cleveland, OH
1999 - 2004 (5 years)
Design Manager - GE Home Electric Products
Design Manager - GE Appliances
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Industrial Designer/Sr. Industrial Designer
Hunter Fan Company
Memphis, TN
1995 - 1999 (4 years)