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Occupation
Industrial Design / Project
Management / Design Research
Objective
Product development position
leveraging both design and
management skills in the
development of innovative,
brand-building new products
Education
University of Wisconsin
Platteville
Project Management
Master of Science
Aquinas College
Business Management
Master of Management Arts
University of Michigan
Industrial Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts, cum Laude
Center for Creative Studies
Illustration
Manufacturing Process
Experience
Injection Molding 
Compression Molding 
Die Casting 
Blow Molding 
Thermoforming 
Welding 
Roll Forming 
Brake Forming 
Plastic Extrusion 
Aluminum Extrusion 
Stamping 
Tube Bending 
Molded Plywood 
Background Summary
I am an enthusiastic Design Manager, Industrial Designer, Design Researcher,
Project Manager, and Product Line Manager with deep experience conceiving and
directing development of innovative solutions for complex product lines. I love being
part of a driven, innovative, world class product development team.
I am a motivator. I love to help a team see the opportunity and watch excitement
build as people realize they have it within their power to do something that’s never
been done before and in so doing become leaders themselves.
I love to dig; equally comfortable interviewing customers, users, and sales staff to
glean the direct, personal experiences that reveal the competitive opportunity
hidden beneath the initial response. I love to find relationships and connections
between seemingly unrelated walks of life; to understand why “this” is like “that” and
how understanding the one can suggest solutions to the other.
Awards and Distinctions
 Hold 38 registered patents. Relevant examples are:
- Modular Furniture, U.S. Patent Number 5,220,871
- Chair With Adjustable Arm, U.S. Patent Number 5,439,267
- Chair Arm, U.S. Patent Number D393,161
- Seating Unit, U.S. Patent Number D383,323
 Co-recipient of 2014 Red Dot Award for Reversible Airline Seat
 Co-recipient of 2000 Best of NEOCON Gold Award for “Train” training table system
 Co-recipient of 2000 Industrial Designer Society of America and BusinessWeek
magazine, IDEA Award, Silver Award, for work contributed to "Leap"® task seating
 Co-recipient of 1997 IIDA “Acclaim Award” for “TC2”
 Co-recipient of 1996 IIDA “Acclaim Award” for “Table Cable”
 Co-recipient of 1996 Facilities Design & Management “Best of NeoCon” Gold Award
in category of Tooling Solutions for “Table Cable”
 Co-recipient of 1996 Facility Manager Magazine, First Place Award in Task Seating
for "Springboard"
 Recipient of Design Distinction Award in 1994 from ID magazine’s 40
th
Annual
Design review in category of “Furniture” for the “Healthy Armrest”
 Co-recipient of 1989 Institute of Business Designers and Contract magazine “IBD
Award” for product design on "Context" Systems Furniture
 Co-recipient of Industrial Designers Society of America 1989 IDEA Award for
Industrial Design Excellence in category of Furniture and Fixtures for work on
"Context" Systems Furniture
 Recipient of Industrial Designers Society of America Certificate of Merit for
achievement and promise in study of Industrial Design, April 28, 1984

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Special Expertise
Ergonomics & Anthropometrics 
Contract Office Furniture Design 
User Requirements Research 
Design Thinking 
Applications Expertise
Rhino 3D 
Flamingo 
SolidWorks 
Sketchbook Pro 
Adobe Photoshop 
Adobe Illustrator 
Microsoft Office Suite 
Professional History
Lead Industrial Designer - Safco Products, Inc. - 2013 - 2015
Safco Products markets office furniture and accessories through wholesale, retail,
and e-tail channels. In this role I teamed with counterparts in product management to
research market trends, align our product plan with the larger strategic vision,
conceive product solutions, and manage the activities of suppliers and consultants.
Industrial Design Manager - Zodiac Seats U.S. - 2012 - 2013
Zodiac Seats U.S. is a division of Zodiac Aerospace that develops and manufactures
Economy and Premium Economy class airline seating for Boeing, Airbus, and
virtually every airline around the world. In this role I contributed strategic vision to the
product plan, conceived product solutions, managed suppliers and consultants, and
guided the development and activities of five Industrial Designers.
Principal - Deimen Design - 2007 - 2012
Deimen Design was an independent design consultancy specializing in the
development of furniture solutions for the office, hospitality, and institutional furniture
markets. In this role I established collaborative relationships with client companies,
developing an intimate understanding of each customer's requirements, capabilities,
and competitive strengths and weaknesses in order to conceive and develop best-of-
class product solutions.
Associate Product Line Manager - Seating - Kimball Office - 2005 - 2007
Kimball Office markets office, lodging, and hospitality furniture solutions. In this role
I directed research into market opportunities, developed product plans and
supporting financial analyses, shaped product strategies, authored product briefs,
collaborated with customers and dealer sales teams, and mentored or directed the
activities of graphic and product designers, engineers, procurement specialists,
overseas suppliers, and customer support specialists on the development of new
products and collateral and promotional materials.
Senior Designer – Kimball International Inc. - 2000 - 2005
In this role I co-directed market opportunity research, formulated product
development strategies, led multidisciplinary product development teams, guided
evolution of product vision, designed and directed product design on various projects,
assessed market response to proposed product solutions, collaborated with
customers and dealer sales teams, and mentored and directed the activities of junior
level designers, engineers, suppliers, and model shop staff.
Manager of Design - VECTA, INC. - 1995 - 2000
A subsidiary of Steelcase, Inc., Vecta markets high-end seating and table systems,
including power and data distribution, to the office, education, and corporate training
markets. In this role I established strategic vision for our product plan, conceived
award winning product solutions, managed suppliers and consultants, guided the
activities, and budgets of various product development teams, partnered with the
marketing group in development of marketing materials, and directed research into
ergonomic and technical regulatory requirements, and market opportunities.

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Senior Designer - STEELCASE, INC.
Steelcase manufactures office furniture products for all but the lowest price points. In
this role I held positions of progressively increasing responsibility and authority from
Design Intern to Senior Industrial Designer. I spearheaded anthropometric and
ergonomic research to reveal specific requirements that turned market opportunities
into award winning product solutions, modeled product solutions from sketch models
to photo-ready finish quality prototypes, contributed to product development plans,
and generated market disrupting, game changing product concepts.