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Michael Caston is an Associate Professor of the Practice in Innovation and Product Design and Development in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering department within the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Denver and adjunct faculty for the Daniels College of Business. He teaches courses in product development, entrepreneurship and innovation with a focus on leveraging consumer insights and determining market feasibility.Michael is also the Executive Director of the Innovation Labs, a project-based learning center available to all students, faculty, and staff at the University of Denver. He also serves as the Faculty Director for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community where students learn about and experience entrepreneurship and innovation through hands-on activities in a year-long program designed to introduce students to the startup-world. Michael spent 5 years as a Professor of Industrial Design for Metropolitan State University of Denver. He taught courses in Plastics: Materials and Fabrication, Technical Drawing & CAD, and Industrial Design Studio courses where students gain real world experience and exposure by completing product development projects for companies both large and small. Michael is also the founder of a Product and Graphic Design Firm, CAMIC designs LLC.CAMIC designs was formed in July 2007 and offers product, graphic, packaging, and web design to a variety of organization, from startups to fortune 500 companies. www.camicdesigns.comCAMIC designs has also produced in-house product lines specifically for non-profit fundraising:BalletGiftShop.com helping non-profit dance groups with their fundraising needs. CritterGiftShop.com - helping animal rescues groups raise money. Specialties: product design and development, entrepreneurship, innovation, programmatic innovations, learner-centered teaching, experiential learning, with research interests in entrepreneurship, investor cognition and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Listed skills include Product Design, Industrial Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Graphic Design, and 46 others.