Medical Device Product Design and Product Development

Expertise

• Medical device and dispenser product development, from research and observation, concept development, manufacturing, to package and branding.
• CAD, (creation, rendering, prototype build, production drawing and documentation), 3D modeling and 2D graphic and documentation.
• Manufacturing design and engineering in the medical device and dispenser industries.
• Manufacturing logistics and coordination.
• Product instructions and package design.
• Virtual modeling and production documentation.
• Rapid prototyping: 3D print, CNC, laser cut, cast and mold.

Experience

Undisclosed Company, Principal Designer, Owner, 2011 - Present

• Product, instructional, and package design.
• Management of sub-contractors and vendors.
• In-house product development of ceramic housewares.
• Virtual modeling and production documentation.
• Design for rapid prototyping: 3D print, CNC, laser cut, mold and cast.
• Design and install of rooftop gardens and irrigation systems.

Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA, Professor, 2012 - Current

Design VII

• Guide students into applying product design principals and practice into the professional world.
• Assist students in product development within research, concept development, manufacturing, and product logistics.
• Inspire and guide student thesis projects.

Design VI

• Deliver project intense semester of third year students.
• Introduce advanced professional techniques through lecture and practice.
• Provide an internal and cross-discipline collaborative work environment.

Design I

• Introduce Industrial Design to first year students.
• Provide practical skills and understanding of the product design industry.
• Material and process: Fabrication.
• Educate industrial design and engineering students of tools and materials for the purpose of prototype and production.
• Wood, metal, rapid prototyping, and synthetics construction.
• Manage student workers of wood, metal, paint, and synthetics workshops.

Lasko Products, Inc., West Chester, PA, Industrial Designer, 2014

• Product development.
• Design engineering.
• Instructional design.
• Virtual animation.

SCA Americas, Philadelphia, PA, Industrial Designer, 2009 - 2012

• Lead designer of products from concept to production.
• XPIC: Line of 3 in-counter napkin dispensers, inventor of 3 international patents.
• T-26 Tissue Dispenser: Minimal tool investment redesign.
• Drive-Thru Dispenser: Accurate and quick multiple napkin dispenser solution.
• Support role to senior designers and engineers.
• Premiere line of 5 dispensers: virtual build, render, and file maintenance.
• Instruction manual and packaging graphic design.
• Production documentation of plastic parts.

Mike Leonard Designer, LLC, Bala Cynwyd, PA, Designer and Project Manager, 2007 - 2009

• Supervise projects from initial meeting to final deliverable.
• Medical products.
• Commercial refrigerators.
• Lead product designer on client sponsored projects.
• Air and fluid containers.
• Portable water filters.
• Consumer housewares.
• Instruct various levels of interns of process and techniques.

Omega Tools Inc., Portland, PA, Technician, 2005

• Hydraulic and pneumatic tool assembly.
• Trained in metal fabrication.
• Mig, (Metal Inert Gas) and Tig, (Tungsten inert Gas), welding, acetylene torch, milling, lathe, and press.

Honors & Publications

Credentials

• Project Manager - First Place - Sprit Project
• Project Manager - Redesign - Roll it and interactive workshop
• Tools: SolidWorks, Illustrator, Photoshop, Mastercam, Rhinoceros, and Microsoft Office.

Academic and Professional Affiliations

• Infectious Diseases Society of America - IDSA

Publications

• Interview: Regarding the designing of a paper dispenser for a technical publication magazine
• 3D Software and Manufacturing Design for Boutique Business - Author and Designer
• Design of diabetic devices specific to children

Patents

• Towel Dispenser
• Product Dispenser-Dispensable Products
• Product Dispenser-Reservoir

Education

• B.S. Industrial Design, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA