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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Mogotani Fast offers decades of combined experience working with large, world-class brands as well as start-ups in all channels from specialty retail, catalog to mass market. Extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes (cut & sew, assembly, injection molding, vacuum forming, quality assurance, product testing), deep understanding of materials and components, quality attributes, and costing, and considerable knowledge of macro and fashion trends, allows us to effectively design production-ready products appropriate to any given market.Created a design thinking culture. You know Empathy + Market + Technology blah, blah, blah...What's important is we know the rules of the game and how to play them well. We've worked with IDEO, Target, Ford, Costco and you are hiring us for our ability to create a culturally relevant design solutions.

Happiness is the elixir of life. Thanks to endorphins happiness is also addictive and passed from one being to the next, even when or perhaps amplified when it is coming from your pet. Bird Dog Agency is focused on strengthing the health benefits of pet ownership through fanatical products design and marketing.

We are working to eliminate food waste and bring efficiency to organic food distribution by blending technology and nutrients provided by whole foods. Jogo is developing the future of organic foods by delivering nutrition, flavor and convenience touch of a button.Founded by a seasoned group of retail, device engineering and entrepreneurial professionals we are presently developing beta models and forming strategic partnerships. If you are interested in learning more please reach out.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Fox Digital Agency grew out of the need to provide high-quality, outsourced CMO and digital marketing services. Our services can be a stop-gap or permanent outsourced marketing solution to help your business grow to its potential. Ask about our digital strategy (ecom roadmap), media buying (Google Ads, Bing Ads, Retargeting and Facebook Ads), social media, influencer marketing, ecommerce development and other marketing services.We stand out in the industry by enhancing our partners' bottom lines through analytics and personalized account management. We pride ourselves on a focused and seamless approach to decision-making. We are a team that has been innovators in the space for over a decade for a reason. With technology constantly changing the route to success, we spend our energy not memorizing the map, but calibrating the compass.

The Republic of Durable Goods was conceived by two passionate humans who call themselves designers, engineers, marketers, adventurers, managers, dreamers, and chill-masters.In the Republic ‘Make Happy’ is the first and only principle.All products are designed in Minnesota, USA by two lifelong chill masters and outdoor enthusiasts with the support of thousands.

Studio Weber + Associates practices empathetic design from a strategic point of view, from this understanding we are able to turn problems into humanistic product solutions withreal business opportunities.We believe we do not have the right and/or the knowledge base to design a resolution to a problem until we have established the necessary empathy for all stakeholders involved; this includes the user community first, the sponsor, manufacturing network, and distribution channel.We earn this right through rigorous research and strategic design exploration into and on behalf of the stakeholders.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Aggressively grew Owned Brand product assortment to deliver differentiation and build guest loyalty through a unique combination of quality and value. Lead synthesis of consumer, retail and market insights for multiple categories. Challenged the status quo by being a champion for change and the ability to influence others to rally around new ideas...last but not least doing something AWESOME everyday.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Using a design thinking process and entrepreneurial mindset to lead the product design team to transformed user needs into products for the Target consumer. Created a product design process based on the IDEO design methods starting with users, trend analysis, prototyping, and product iterations based on user testing. Added methodologies to build-in sales analysis and consumer expectations. Developed products Target manufactured and distributed in stores across numerous categories of outdoor activities and travel resulting in $200M in annual sales. Through market knowledge and Target consumer research I opened new business opportunities for Target in the process resulting in $50M of new sales of Target branded products.Creative thinking, Market research, User needs research, Sales analysis, Product and experience ideation, Sketching and rapid prototyping, Development of product specification packets, Cost engineering, Problem solving.

San Francisco, California, Us

Designing thinking at its best.Using a user-centered design methodology working with multidisciplinary teams to innovate new products and services for clients. My client list included Ford, Sealy, Ebay, State Farm, Equity Residential, Brooks, and ORS. Lead the office in creating a new sustainability process and design method for innovating products and services for clients.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Engage with business owners to improve the performance capacity of their business by providing insight into areas of growth and transformative business development to effect social change.

Developed marketing and products meet the needs of parents seeking eco-friendly and sustainable alternatives to 'traditional' infant products. First to market with domestically produced 100% certified organic infant bedding. Developed organic bedding programs for Argington, Land of Nod, The Right Start and Stokke. Created $4.5M grant proposal to the California Department of Conservation for the commercialization of products made from recycled water bottles and invented 'REFILL' mattress as a low cost ($100) organic cotton infant mattress.

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Launched the first product development program from inside the walls of the world's most innovative marketing firm. Worked with the founders of 72 and Sunny to change the conversation parents were having about infant mattresses, product sustainability and non-toxicity.Developed concept and structuring business partnership between world-class marketing firm, 72 and Sunny, and Private Investment Group securing 2.1 Million in equity financing. Beyond the marketing, funding, and business strategy the product developed at Nook Sleep Systems were considered innovative enough to effect a lasting impact on society. Successful commercialization lead to the current availability of products at boutiques across the United States and Canada.

Member of executive management team responsible for US commercialization of companies core technological. Lead successful transition of product line from 'fiber optic test and measurement devices' to 'data acquisition devices' to better commercialize technology.

Championed product commercialization deliver-ables associated with producing high volume, highly customized optical DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) devices including implementation of DFM (Design for Manufacturing) assembly processes.

Engineering lead on a cross-functional team transforming R&D experiments into semi-automated process for 'precision' manufacturing of zero loss single mode optical fiber coupler.

Conducted various research and development experiments with optics, electro-optics, opto-mechanics, optical fibers, collimated light, holography, and precision optical alignment. Administered process development changes to achieve successful manufacturing of an optronic device (Wavelength locker) based on volume (three dimensional) holography research pioneered at California Institute of Technology (CalTech).

B.S, Physics

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