George Daniels is an expert in industrial design, human factors, and user experience design with over 35 years of experience. He has received numerous US patents and design awards. He currently works as an expert witness on design patents and serves on the board of the Industrial Designers Society of America. Daniels previously worked at Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer Corporation, where he led design teams and developed design languages and strategies for enterprise hardware and software products. He continues to support the field of design through teaching and engagement with the University of Houston's design program.

1. GEORGE R DANIELS
1002 AugustaDrive,Houston,TX77057 I C: 281-974-9763 I george.daniels@mac.com
Executive Profile
Innovative individual who has received numerous US Patents (25) and Design
Awards in ID, and now recognized in Photographic Journalism. Expert
knowledge in Industrial Design, Human Factors and GUI/User Experience
Design. Over 35 years as Designer and Corp Executive leading Design Teams.
Speaker at 2012 USPTO Design Day. Continue to support Design through the
University of Houston’s Design program, serving on National IDSA Board of
Directors as Sec/Treasurer and now focused on protecting IP of Designers like
myself with my expertise as an Expert Design Witness.
Skill Highlights
 Industrial Design, Human Factors, Design Research and Graphic UI
 User Experience Design
 Associate Professor of Design, Arizona State University (1987)
 Written and Verbal Communication Skills
 Negotiation and Interpersonal Skills
 Witness in Federal Trial involving Design Patents as a co-inventor (1990)
 Developed my own website grdanielsexpertwitness.net
Core Accomplishments
 Completed IDSA Expert Witness seminar in April 13, 2015
 Elected to IDSA’s Executive Board as Secretary/Treasurer beginning May 1,
2015 for two years
 Published Photo Essay in 2015 Winter edition of INNOVATION Magazine
(photos taken in Singapore Gardens), entitled “Man and Nature in Harmony”
 Keynote Speaker at the USPTO’s Design Day 2012 with an HP Design
Patent attorney
 2012 Australian Design Award for “Digital Rain” HP Design Language
 Published Design Research article for HP and INNOVATION Magazine, 2010
 Juror in 2008 Microsoft/IDSA Next-gen PC Design Competition
 2001 Industrie Forum Design Hanover for “Streamlines Design Language”
 1999 Gold IDEA Award for Hot Plug SCA Hard-drive Tray
 1997 Japanese Good Design Award for Compaq Tower Server
 Taught Design for two semesters at Arizona State University as an Associate
Professor of Design... discontinued MBA program as was asked to teach
 Currently provide support to University of Houston’s Design program
 Now showing and have sold photographic art at Galerie Spectra in Houston
Professional Experience
Design Navigator, Hewlett-Packard May 2003 – Aug 2012

2.  Directed the Strategic and Tactical Design of all HP Enterprise Hardware
products (servers, storage and networking), Software User Interface/Screen
Design, Design Research, Human Factors Design and Usability Testing
 Developed Product Design Language and Software Interaction Design
framework for HP’s Enterprise Management Tools
Hewlett-Packard merged with Compaq Computers in May, 2003
Group Manager, Compaq Computer Corp Jan 1999 – May 2003
 Managed Compaq’s Enterprise Design Center, 10-person team responsible
for two of Compaq’s four Business Units’ product lines
 Responsibilities included developing Image Strategy, directing
strategic/tactical Design teams, budget and resources
Manager, CPQ Enterprise Computing Group Design Jan 1996 – Jan 1999
 Developed Design Language/Image Strategy for Enterprise Computing
Group’s product lines
 Provided Strategic and Tactical direction to Design teams for over 100
programs each year
Industrial Design Manager, Compaq Computers Jan 1993 – Jan 1996
 Began as a 2-person Team, following the breakup of Compaq’s centralized
ID Dept, supporting the Systems Division (tower/rack-mount servers)
 Managed 15-20 programs with one other designer, several ID Consultants
Principal Industrial Designer, Compaq Computers Nov1987 – Jan 1993
 Senior member of centralized ID Staff, designing servers, printers,
display/speaker combos
 Worked with 6 different Japanese printer OEMs providing ID direction, as well
as directing Contextual Design research with ID consultants
Senior Industrial Designer, Honeywell Info SystemsOct 1984 – Nov 1987
 Responsible for the design of printers, displays and mainframes for
Honeywell Info Systems and some of Group Bull & NEC’s co-developed
product lines
Education
BFA Industrial Design, The Ohio State University, Industrial Design
MBA was discontinued as I was asked to teach Design classes at ASU