Wayne (W.L.) Bishop Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

-Owns cost and schedule for all Master & Dynamic core products and accessories.-Drives projects from the new product roadmap into fully-resourced projects by creating business cases, creating validation prototypes, and managing the RFQ process.-Works directly with Asia manufacturers and in-house Asia NPD team to ensure quality standards and good industry practice is kept throughout development builds and mass production. This includes frequent trips to manufacturers and managing development builds on-site.

Greater New York City Area

-Manages projects for the home component division of Sound United's brands, Polk Audio and Definitive Technology, from design concept to available-for-sale.-Leads cross-functional teams of 8-15 people across three locations.-Works closely with Asian manufacturers to ensure successful product development validations and timely delivery of product.

Boston, Ma

-Designs and builds aesthetic prototypes for design team using foams, plastics, printed parts, etc.-Designs and builds works-like prototypes and proofs of concept for engineering teams.-Manages project flow in and out of the shop including relations with parts vendors.-Works with outside vendors to source parts and material samples.-Helped cut painted prototype cost by 50% by sourcing local vendors for competitive pricing. -Analyzed three years of prototyping costs in order to justify bringing rapid prototyping in-house.

Greater Boston Area

-Developed concepts for new products via sketching and quick concept renderings.-Worked closely with project managers to develop user interface on highly-technical products.-Analyzed competitive products to help create benchmarks for new product KPI's.-Created technical drawings for packaging and product decals. -Updated and maintained product artwork for pro audio products.

Atlanta, Ga

-Conducted research on design and its relation to other fields and technologies. -Wrote articles based on the research for DesignWise blog.

Meridian, Ms

-Designed concepts for new products via sketching and Illustrator iterations. -Worked with engineers on product designs and graphic placement. -Created die-lines, designs graphics, and mock-ups for product packaging. -Designed logos for new product line-ups. -Created product dies for China made products.

B.S, Industrial Design

Education record

Undergraduate Research designing Swarm Musical Robots and prototyping various other music projects