Experience

 SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

  • Corporate and Consultancy level experience.
  • Design Management, Product Management, Product Development, and Program Management.
  • Industry experience with consumer electronics, IoT, lifestyle, commercial, biotech, medical, and military products.
  • Process oriented approach for Design (ID, User Experience Design, and workflow use models).
  • Working knowledge of the design to manufacture process (DFM).
  • Asia Supplier/Vendor Management.
  • Expert software skills: SolidWorks, Visualize, Rhino3D, Adobe CS, Painter, MS Office.
  • Experienced with 3D printing for prototyping.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills at both strategic and tactical levels.

 ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Patent Awards Received: USD600,675 S; USD594,441 S, USD617,198 S, USD260,448 S, USD620,447 S
  • Monster Cable
    • Successful design management of relationships for Beats by Dre, Disney/Tron, HP/Monster Digital Life, Apple mobile, Vivienne Tam Butterfly (fashion)
    • Successfully designed, managed, and launched a premium packaging program that led as an industry standard for retail consumer audio products.
  • BDA/Munitio: Reduced development time to market and successfully launched on-ear and in-ear headphones line, enabling BDA to enter the premium headphone space with the Munitio brand.
  • Panasonic Cloud Entertainment: Individually led a comprehensive design, development, and successful implementation of accessory products for launch with Panasonic’s handheld MMO game system, the Jungle.
  • Lathrop: Planned, drove, and successfully implemented internal design processes and tools into the industrial design process. ROI resulted in better time to market, design communication, and repeat client business.
  • Nanometrics: Created, directed, and implemented a design language program for the Nanometrics family of wafer metrology products. The design language successfully created a unique family look that tied in industry expectations with consumer appeal.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mizuho OSI: Industrial Design, Human Factors and Usability
July 2019 – Present, Union City, CA

  • Industrial Design lead and management (ID integration)
  • Human factors and usability study, analysis, and requirements
  • Usability concepting and testing
  • GUI concepting and development
  • Cross functional design support

Product Professional: Contractor
July 2017 – July 2019, San Jose, CA

  • Providing expertise in Industrial Design, User Centered Design, and Product Experience.
  • CAD design and development.

 LeEco: Senior Manager, User Experience Center
June 2016 – July 2017, San Jose, CA

  • Program research lead for tying in TV and smartphone with accessories thru user research and discovery.
  • Cross functional management of product experience and specifications.
  • Creation of ID Concepts for Android TV and IoT interactions.
  • Led user experience testing, evaluation and design for consumer electronic accessories.

HP Inc: Product Manager, Accessories/Special Projects
March 2014 – May 2016, Palo Alto, CA

  • Developed & communicated product vision and business strategy to key internal partners including; Design, Sourcing, Costing, Logistics, Brand Marketing, D2C Merchandising Team, Sales and the Executive Team.
  • Planning of materials for accurate definition, costing, and production lead times of materials and key components.
  • Performed product industrial design, development and management of product accessories.
  • Cross functional product management with engineering and marketing teams.
  • HP Sprout and Windows Cortana IoT accessories development.

 Dragon Industrial Design & Development, LLC, Owner
January 2011 – March 2014, San Jose, CA

  • Providing services in Industrial Design and product development for established and start-up clients.
  • Solve for complex user experience and design problems to meet product goals.
  • Sketches, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, interactive prototypes, and written specs to communicate design concepts and solutions.
  • Delivery of effective design solutions that meet product, marketing, and brand requirements.
  • Provide management services for 3rd party suppliers and vendors.

BDA\Munitio: Sr. Product Development Manager, Audio
September 2012 – December 2013, Woodinville, WA

  • Successfully shortened the design and development time of headphones line-up for on time market launch.
  • Managed internal and external (ID and ME) teams for the design, development and manufacture of headphones.
  • Drove and directed the exploration and vetting of various audio and wireless technologies.
  • Specification, evaluation and approval of audio sound profiles for headphone products.

Panasonic Cloud Entertainment: Design Consultant
July 2010 – January 2011, Cupertino, CA

  • Individually drove the industrial design, product definition, and development of The Jungle’s accessory portfolio.
    • Cables, AC chargers, car chargers, headphones, and cases and bags.
  • Management of vendor/suppliers for 1) design implementation and 2) costing of product design.
  • Supplier sourcing and vetting for accessory and companion products.

Monster Cable Products:  Industrial Design Manager
Sept. 2007 – June 2010, Brisbane, CA

  • Recipient of multiple design patent awards.
  • Successfully designed and redefined the definition of premium packaging for headphones for Beats launch.
  • Design strategy and design management of internal and external product programs.
  • Primary ID interface for Engineering, Marketing, Product Management, and Supply Chain.
  • Strategic and tactical guidance of ID for cables, power delivery systems, audio products and mobile accessories.
  • Management of multifaceted design team consisting of disciplines from ID, packaging, and mechanical engineering.
  • Management and guidance of suppliers/vendors for product development from concept to manufacture.

Lathrop Engineering:  Senior Industrial Designer / Design Mentor / Design Management
Nov. 2004 – Aug. 2007, San Jose, CA

  • Successful industrial design and implementation for a variety of tech, bio-tech, medical and military projects.
  • Drove and implemented new design processes with advance tools that resulted in faster and better communication and development of product concepts.
  • Developed and nurtured direct relationships with customers to ensure design intent for best in class product design.
  • Led design research in ergonomics and human factors for improved product to user interactions.
  • Managed and mentored junior designers for various product projects.

Nanometrics: June 2002 – July 2003
Senior Industrial Designer

Hewlett Packard: November 1997 – May 2002
Industrial Design Manager