Industrial Designer/Mechanical Engineer with over 20 years experience creating highly innovative products. Most of my career has been spent in the medical industry, creating patented products to be sold directly to hospitals and doctors. Even when my position was one of management, I was still very hands on in the development process, from hand made quick mock-ups to CAD drawings. I have extensive experience in patents, from filing for protection to analyzing existing patents for potential infringement associated with design ideas. I have over 15 years experience with ProE and 3 in SolidWorks, designing complex free form parts to fit and interface with the human anatomy. Most parts were designed to be injection molded or manufactured out of plastic using various other means.I have worked with several factories in both China and Taiwan, as well as Mexico and throughout the United states. I am well versed in pattern creation for cut and sew products, and familiar with foams, materi