Mark E.

I am a degreed Industrial Designer with over 40 years of experience as a product design consultant. Throughout my career, I have worked exclusively for award-winning Industrial Design firms, preferring the collaborative work environment and wide variety of challenges found in consulting. Since 2002, I have worked as an independent Design Consultant working primarily for other design firms and individual inventors on a wide range of projects. In the past I have designed medical equipment such as the Biopsy Mammotome for Biopsys/Ethicon, technology products such as the Palm PDA Thumbpad for Datadesk, consumer products such as the best selling Workhorse flashlights for Rav-O-Vac, several toys for Mattel and Playmates Toys, a patented twist-up eraser mechanism for Pentel, numerous graphics and illustration projects for The Walt Disney Company, and a wide variety of medical, industrial, military, in-flight entertainment, avionics, fitness, consumer, industrial, attended and unattended POS, and commercial projects. I have accumulated numerous utility and design patents throughout my career and I am usually drawn to the more mechanical problem-solving aspects of my projects, although I have won several design awards as well. My background in Human Factors and Ergonomics, my extensive knowledge of a wide range of both high and low volume processes and materials, and my expertise and efficiency with 3D design and documentation tools make me an experienced and well-rounded Industrial Design Professional. I graduated from Arizona State University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Design Sciences with a focus in Product Design. In addition to my aesthetic and ergonomic skills, I have over 30 years of CAD experience including the last 20+ years using Solidworks, and various other digital design tools including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.