Michael Kind Email & Phone Number

Greater Philadelphia Area

Definitive Design (DDC) is a product development consulting group that provides clients with a development approach focused on meeting strategic business objectives. Whether your goals are to increase market share through product innovation, be the 1st to market or reduce product cost, we have the specialists to meet those needs. Definitive Design is ISO 9001:2000 and AS 9100B:2004 Certified. We are a supplier to many tier 1 military contractors, including products for the Army ground troops and unmanned air and water vehicles. We also have extensive experience in Industrial and Medical product design. I believe we have the expertise that can enhance your development efforts.Our team of resident designers, engineers, prototyping experts, tool makers and manufacturing professionals offers a unified product development process that creates customer value, ensures qualified manufacturing solutions and expedites faster development cycles.

• Operate in an entrepreneurial, self–directed manner. Established & organizing cross-functional, international teams, systems & best practices, as a company gears up for large-scale growth & profitability.• Maximize company product revenue through licensing, such as work with Warner Brothers, Hasbro, Mattel, Nickelodeon, Lucas Film, Disney, DreamWorks, Pokémon USA and others.• Expertise with Asia sourcing in regards to factory choice, product creation, quality/safety controls, international product regulations, and engineering protocols.• Assimilate marketing information (i.e., trends, forecasting, consumer usage) to generate new product ideas. • Integrate 2/3-D software into design process – CAD, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Maya, Rhino, SolidWorks.• Superb sketching and rendering abilities.• Hire, retain, and develop a highly qualified and motivated staff.

• Produced greater allure for flagship product, Magnadoodle, by creating a more stylized, 3-dimensional, elegant look. Generated six different SKUs, which accounted for a sales increase of more than 22%.• Motivated an internal creative staff to develop outside-the-box ideas for product development and packaging. For Doctor Dreadful, led team to extend the “potion lab concept” into edible foods, mummy wraps, and other product iterations. Increased product distribution by 35%.• Problem-solved vendor packaging issues considering format, balance on shelf, graphics, background, presentation, etc. • Formalized “brainstorming” sessions with regular checklists and processes to uncover underdeveloped product or market areas. • Developed market and trend awareness by instituting “store search” and “competitive/comparison shopping” programs. • Reviewed, enhanced and managed submission sculpts to help expedite licenser approval. • Supervised outside artists and inventors.

Performance Impact: Hand-rendered photo-realistic drawings to convey product concept quickly and accurately to potential clients. Customer could visualize idea prior to investing in a prototype build.• Designed and engineered concepts for Mattel, Tyco, and the Danbury Mint. Used CAD for prototype development.

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