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From Kayaks to 3D metal printing, designing products you recognize everyday. Specializing in additive manufacturing solutions for R&D and engineered solutions and 3D solid modeling software, simulation software for FEA.- 35 years+ experience working as an industrial designer and designing for manufacturing.- 25 years+ track record business development and delivering outstanding results in an extremely challenging B-2-B (Consumer Product Design) environment.- Helping companies design products with DFM (design for manufacturing) especially in injection mold tooling, extrusions and prototyping.- Specializing in closing business deals and delivering high value products with a focus on profitability and sustainability as well as marketing and SEO.- Identified leading technical issues and problem solving to see product to market with a focus on market and commercialization.- Designing in 3D CAD and specializing in materials and processes to get unique and progressive outcomes that resulted in less parts and more profit.-Specialties: - Extensive experience in strategy development and execution by utilizing and coordinating commercial, technical, and operational resources optimally in concert with key customers.- Especially adept at identifying key markets and developing strategies and cost analysis to achieve profitability and reduce risk to market.- Well spoken and a keynote speaker for many events, especially in product development- Celebrity chef on Food Network, Power Tool Chef ( donated to charities in Africa’s orphanages)- Musically inclined, saxophonist, and harmonica- Author: Cookbook for Men Who Can’t Cook, Kissing 99 Frogs, Life Style Regime Cook Book- Inventor: Linear biodiesel system, Thermoacoustic generation, Compact Antenna Designs, Sticky Dispensing System, 500 mile Car Starter- Health and Food enthusiast (100 push-ups at age 60)

Listed skills include Breakthrough Thinking, Packaging, Design Management, 3D Visualization, and 45 others.