1. Daniela Homza Stark dankastark@gmail.com
508 265 6730
Product Design
Creative Industrial Designer with 20 years of experience in Product Development.
Passionate about translating the clients vision into current market needs, using appropriate
aesthetics, human factors and manufacturing processes to create high quality contemporary
product. Delivering high quality work on time and within budget, working to very tight deadlines.
expertise
 New Product Design
 Market Research
 Packaging Design
February 2009 – Present - Owner, DHS Design LLC, Andover MA
Projects:
 Kidknows TM Outdoor Thermometer (Kidknows.net), client - DHS Design LLC
 CAT Office Shoulder Massager, client - DHS Design LLC
 VelocityDocking Station, client - Full Flight Technology LLC
 Belle Travel BodyBuffer, consumer body massager, client - BelleCore corp.
 Cardiovascular OCT(OpticalCoherentTomography) Imaging Cartdesignsecond generation
client – Lightlab Imaging Inc.
 Patient Interface Module for Cardiovascular OCT, client - Volcano Corporation
 Animal Tag Applicator, client - Jackson's Lab
 C8i Smart Dock, client - St Jude Medical
 Mouse Pad controls for Cardiovascular OCT, client - St Jude Medical
 Cardiovascular OCT- : Joystick Controls, client - St Jude Medical
 ControlRoom Cabinet- Cardiovascular OCT Imaging Device- Stationary,
client -St Jude Medical
 PlugApplicator -client - OcularTherapeutics
 Ergonomic Hand Truck (aestheticsonly), client -Techaulogy Inc.
 Wireless Basal Thermometer, client - Ovaltemp Inc.
 Cancer cell blood test instrument, client confidential
 Redesigning of SPE-DEX 3000XL Oil and Grease Extractor, client - Horizon Technology
March 2000- January 2009 Freelance Industrial Designer, Andover, MA
Projects:
 Cardio Stress Test Cart redesign, client - Cambridge Heart Corporation
 PatientInterface Unit redesign, client -Cambridge Heart Corporation
 Cardiovascular OCT (OpticalCoherentTomography) Imaging Cart design,client -
Lightlab Imaging Inc.
 Patient Interface Unit design, client - Lightlab Imaging Inc.
 Belle Body Buffer, client - BelleCore corp.
 Belle Body Buffer Travel size, client - BelleCore corp.
 PatientInterface Module,client-Volcano Corporation

2. 1995-2000 Industrial Designer, Arthur D. Little Inc., Cambridge, MA
Projects:
 Portable gas grill concept, client - Black & Decker Household Products
 Tortilla Steamer concept, client - Black & Decker Household Product
 Lowprofile gas stove tops concepts, client - Italian appliances manufacturer
 Concepts for new gen. washing machines and dishwashers, client - US appl. manuf.
 Sleep Apnea Mask - Phantom Mask, client - Sleepnet Corporation
 UVABloodPathogen Inactivation System, client - Baxter Healthcare
 Red Light Pathogen Inactivation System, client -Baxter Healthcare
 Automatic Pressure Tracking Adiabatic Calorimeter – APTAC, client - Arthur D. Little
1993-2000 Industrial Designer, Product Genesis Inc., Cambridge, MA
education
1991-1994 Bachelor of Fine Art in Industrial Design, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston
1988-1989 Degree inmechanical and electrical drafting and AutoCAD
Women’sTechnicalInstitute in Boston, MA
awards
 Ergonomic Hand Truck - Bronze medal in2012 International DesignExcellence Award(IDEA)
 Sleep Apnea Phantom Mask- Design Distinction in Consumer products category in I.D.
Magazine Annual Design Review1997
• APTAC- Silver medal in1997 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) in
Medical and Scientific Products category The APTAC is currently in production
• Commemorative Coins -2xThird place in Fed. CzechoslovakCompetition (1985, 87)
patents
• Apparatus, systems and methods for processing and treating a biological fluid with light
Patent number: 6565802
Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Cerus Corporation
Inventors: Kathleen A. Hanley, George D. Cimino, Peter R. H. Stark, Wendy M. Power, Paul A. Franzosa,
Daniela Homza Stark, David F. Beittel, Peyton S. Metzel
• Audio closure
Patent number: 6545594
Abstract: A closure for a bottle. The closure includes an outer cap. An audio device and a triggering
mechanism are positioned within the outer cap. A water block is positioned on the outer cap so as to
prevent water from penetrating into the audio device.
Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
Inventors: John D. Knight, Joseph M. Ladina, George E. Selecman, Thomas P. Hambleton, Douglas J. Ely,
Daniela Homza-Stark, Dean M. Pichon, David Nedder