Richard has 46 years experience in product development. He was owner of Harrington Product Development Center, founded in 1985. He is expert in Design, Engineering, Prototyping, tool design, injection molding, electro-mechanical assemblies,.. to name a few. He has extensive knowledge in new product startup, from sourcing contract manufacturers, specializing in USA, Mexico, Canada, Vietnam, China & India. Including import and distribution of products.Richard grew up in the Toy Industry working with and for Kenner Products on Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, My Little Pony, Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, Fast Ones.... to name just a few.In 2010 Richard founded Invurgency LLC. This is a virtual product development company specializing in New Product design from concept through manufacturing, including all elements to get an idea to product on a store shelf.Richard also has 20 years experience in Robotics Automation, Initially in the development and manufacture of various End of Arm Tools (EOAT) to ancillary equipment. Gantry Robots, built in Port Arthur Texas along with full turnkey solutions with Articulating Arm Robots to include:Palletizing DepalletizingIn 1995, Richard developed a new material that replaces wax in the Investment Casting Industry. Together with his partners, Robert Dzugan (Buy Castings), Neil Chaudhry (Buy Casting), Nip Singh (S&A Consulting) & Doug Neece (Cleveland Tool & Machine), founded FoPat LLC and fully developed material & process. This technology has commercialize in January of 2009, through FoPat Manufacturing Inc.Specialties: Full Service New Product DevelopmentConcept DevelopmentIndustrial DesignProduct DesignComputer Aided DesignComputer Aided ManufacturingComputer Aided MachiningRapid PrototypingInjection MoldingReaction Injection MoldingCompression MoldingResin Transfer MoldingThermoformingPressure & Vacuum CastingBlow MoldingInvestment CastingMarket AnalysisInvention DevelopmentManufacturing SourcingQuality ControlImport/ExportAssembly