I have a firm belief that the design approach, from both emotional and rational perspectives, plays a crucial role to overcoming problems in order to deliver thoughtful solutions for products, services and business.As a Industrial Design Manager, I have the opportunity to work with outstanding brands, such as La Fonte and Papaiz, delivering innovative, meaningful and feasible solutions in a wide variety of entrance and security systems solutions. In Brasil at Assa Abloy Group, I lead Design& innovation efforts by applying knowledge of user research, all aspects of 2D and 3D development, physical prototyping, along with understanding of Business, Marketing and Tech requirements. In order to bring the degree of maturity of the innovation to the required levels. Contributing and shaping strategy with team members while leading initiatives independently are also part of my role.In my daily-basis I apply design thinking and agile project management processes to understand and reframe opportunities, generate options and develop solutions which must be technically feasible, business viable, and sustainable.Leading the local Design team while aligning directions and strengthening connections with Global studios in USA. As a result, I have had the opportunity to help the development of innovative and award-winning products, for global brands, which can stand up to future challenges such as sustainability, demographic change and digitization.Qualification- 12+ years of deep design industry experience.- Diverse experience at prime design consulting firms and industries working with clients with Global presence- Mindset: highly collaborative, flexible and persistent-- build alignment, gain advocacy, drive design execution, and deliver project objectives.- Strong hands-on design approach with superior design sensibility and design management skills.- Comfortable with ambiguity, ability to translate consumer insights into concepts, effectively envision and convey.- Experience with a full suite of research, ideation, visualization and physical prototyping methods and tools.- Excellent end to end ID and deep knowledge of manufacturing.- Effective communication and presentation skill (visual/verbal) to engage and influence senior leadership, internal stakeholders and customers at all levels.- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite; Illustrator, Photoshop, 3D modeling software ( NX Siemens, Solidworks), Keyshot.portfolio: https://www.coroflot.com/max_germano
Listed skills include Industrial Design, Product Design, Design Thinking, Strategic Design, and 20 others.