Craig Rekow Email & Phone Number

I'm an experienced and award-winning product development professional who's passionate about turning good ideas into real products.I believe innovation is not just about doing something new, but about doing something better - substantially better. I'm a strong advocate of user-centered design and I strive to bring a philanthropic ethic to my work. With over 25 years of experience designing materials handling equipment for North American and European markets, I've made everyday warehousing tasks safer, more productive and more enjoyable for countless people around the world.In addition to my 26 years at Crown Equipment Corporation, my work experience also includes two years in a Chicago design consulting firm and 2 years designing Consumer Electronics for Philips Consumer Electronics in Knoxville, TN.My work has been recognized with 24 international design awards, 27 design patents and 5 utility patents.Specialties: Innovation and Value Mining, Design Research,Human Factors Research,Program Management,Project Leadership,Design Communication and Visualization,Design of Heavy Equipment,User Interface Design,Usability and Task Analysis,Market Analysis,Materials and Processes,Semi-fluent in German language

Listed skills include User Centered Design, Product Design, Industrial Design, User Interface Design, and 17 others.