Expert Details
Visual Intellectual Property (Design Patents and Trade Dress), Industrial Design, Product Development, Design Thinking, and Innovation Strategy
ID: 734012
North Carolina, USA
Currently serves as President and Design Thinking Facilitator & Trainer at a consulting firm specializing in innovation and design strategy. In this role, Expert leads workshops and consulting engagements that help organizations implement design thinking methodologies, develop high-performing design teams, and strengthen design-led business practices. He has also served in executive leadership roles within startup and consulting environments, contributing to product strategy, technology development, and organizational innovation initiatives.
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Earlier career roles include leadership positions in product development and industrial design for companies in consumer electronics, simulation technologies, infant products, and design consulting. Responsibilities across these roles included managing multidisciplinary teams, directing product development from concept through manufacturing, developing product roadmaps, and coordinating international design and engineering collaborations. He has also served as an assistant professor of industrial design, contributing to design education and mentoring students in product development and innovation practices.
Deeply experienced in visual intellectual property matters and has served as an expert witness in cases involving design patents, utility patents, and trade dress. Professional contributions include industry presentations, conference participation, advisory roles within professional design organizations, and recognition for leadership within the design profession, including induction into the Academy of Fellows of a leading industrial design society.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2008 | Degree: Masters of Design – Advanced Strategies | Subject: Strategic Design | Institution: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| Year: 1989 | Degree: Bachelor of Environmental Design | Subject: Product Design | Institution: North Carolina State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2014 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Design Thinking training & facilitation• Expert witness - Design and Utility Patents, Trade Dress & Copyright of Useful Articles • Strategic design advisor |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2015 | Employer: Daedalus | Title: Business Development Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:• New business sales and marketing• Expert witness • Strategic planning for clients |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2009 | Employer: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Title: Assistant Professor | Department: School of Design |
Responsibilities:Taught Industrial Design courses for Bachelor level students in Industrial Design and Engineering |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2006 | Employer: DAKA Designs | Title: Director of Design | Department: |
Responsibilities:Managed a department of five Industrial Designers and three Graphic Designers |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2005 | Employer: Elumens Corp. | Title: Director of Product Development | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Developed concepts and component costs for custom simulator projects for commercial and military applications in US, Europe and Asia.• Technical Sales both at Trade Shows and on-site for customers worldwide. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2001 | Employer: Gamil Design | Title: VP/Partner | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Managed new product development from initial concept sketches through manufacturing for a variety of clients.• Shared the duties of Office Management, Sales and Marketing of the firm |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 1998 | Employer: Evenflo Company | Title: Manager of Product Development | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Designed and developed 7 lines of new products from initial concepts to production• Hired and managed one direct report |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1995 to 1996 | Employer: Roadmaster | Title: Industrial Designer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Designed and developed a new line of higher end treadmills |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 1995 | Employer: Performance | Title: Industrial Designer | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Designed and developed new Bicycle Accessories• Managed product development schedules based on introduction in five catalogs per year |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to 1994 | Employer: Gerber Products Company | Title: Senior Product Development Specialist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Designed and developed new infant feeding products from concept to production for both International and Domestic Markets |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1989 to 1990 | Employer: Stahlwood Manufacturing | Title: Design Coordinator | Department: |
Responsibilities:Designed new infant products |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert is widely recognized fise in visual intellectual property and regularly serves as an expert witness in matters involving design patents, utility patents, and trade dress. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| • Intellectual Property Owners of America • Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA) • Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) • Hong Kong Designers Association • Design Management Institute |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| • Expert Witness for Design Patents, Industrial Designers Society of Americas, 2015 |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Inducted into the Academy of Fellows, Industrial Designers Society of America |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| • US Design patents – 14 • Utility patents – 3 • Europe Utility patents – 1 • Australia Utility Patent – 1 • WIPO Utility patents - 2 |