Tommy Knight

* New product innovations and concepts for off-road vehicles * New product development from concept through production * Consumer research and focus groups * Industry benchmarking * Collaborate with customer service, quality assurance, and marketing to identify opportunities to enhance next generation products

in all media production * Social media manager * Client relations including sales and marketing * Aerial cinematography and high definition photo services

* Provided leadership for the design team including industrial design, research, ideation, and prototyping * Partnered with customers on innovate projects including IOT electronics, consumer electronic assembles, commercial industrial NSF certified product development, OEM automotive product development and R&D, commercial office furniture, tradeshow exhibits * Orchestrated rapid and multi-day, interactive client innovation events * Active involvement in regional and national industry associations including IDSA, CES, SEMA, NEOCON, SAE international, IHA housewares * Mentorship of product based start-up companies

• User focused new product innovations and concepts for off-road bicycles and Electric micro-mobility vehicles.
• Integration and scratch development Mecha-Tronics products, with global vendors, and electrical engineering team.
• Ideation and direction for aesthetic style that meet brand and Product Management expectations.
• Provide solutions related to cost engineering and adhering to the target margins with support from brand team, engineering, and manufacturing suppliers
• Detailed consumer and Industry focus groups and research benchmarking
• Tradeshow / Industry Events / Public brand representation
• Collaborate with customer service, quality assurance, and marketing to identify opportunities to enhance next generation products
• Leader of special projects, SMU process or calendar optimization
• Advanced Material and Process researcher for hardgoods and softgoods
• New product innovations from concept through production launch
• 4 years of product development accelerated into 20 months
• Multiple Design and Utility patents pending