David Khalil Email & Phone Number

Glenwillow, Oh

- Responsible for Engineering for North American Dirt Devil brand products- Develop and/ or qualify new products and categories for Dirt Devil to grow the brand- Work on multiple projects, with multiple teams, OEMs at multiple locations in Asia.- Extensive collaboration with teams in worldwide for product development for multiple markets- Continuously work to improve cost competitiveness of Dirt Devil products- Internal resource for cordless product design & development- Contribute to internal IP review teams and am point person for the specialty products category- Team member on new ECN system and new PDM workflows- Patents issued & Patent Applications pending- Qualified and helped reintroduce electric pressure washers to the Dirt Devil brand

Glenwillow, Oh

- Responsible for existing & new products cordless products Hoover & Dirt Devil- Worked with Karim Rashid & TTI Floor Care teams to create the Dirt Devil Designer series of productsincluding three hand vacuums, a stick vacuum & broom vacuum.- Developed next generation signature products for the Dirt Devil like the Gator series- Lead internal IP review teams and was point person for Cordless category- Worked on Energy Star qualification for Dirt Devil Cordless Hand & Stick Vacuum productsRoyal Appliance

Glenwillow, Oh

- Responsible for Hand & Stick Vacuum categories including AC & DC products- KONE & KURV– worked with Karim Rashid and internal teams to create a new take on the hand vacuum- Work with project teams in the US & Asia (Traveled for multiple projects including the early design phases through production)- Accomplished launch of multiple projects in market sensitive timing (New product introduction into market from ID sketches in as little as 5 months)- Coordinate with multiple overseas suppliers, engineering teams, and industrial designers in new productcreation in addition to mechanical engineer responsibilities- Develop, seek out, evaluate & incorporate new technologies for improved product performance & reliability (Working with technology companies like: W.L.Gore; Johnson Electric; Avago Technologies; Nichia; etc.)

Glenwillow, Oh

- Design of variety of products from wet hard floor cleaners to telephone accessories- Administrate safety standards and agency requirements- Product development from concept to production, overseas experience for production start up- Work within constraints for cost sensitive and time critical projects- Utilized knowledge of plastic injection molding and Pro/E for part design- Perform performance & reliability testing, achieving and maintain product targets and specifications- Value analysis on projects for alternate material, components & supplier evaluations

- Knowledge & experience utilizing Pro/E for design and analysis of large Injection Molding Machines- Evaluation and implementation of new design components as well as sourced components