Thursday - 1:00-5:00
Setting the Stage to
Work Effectively with Contract Design Firms
Outsourcing to a design consultancy can be a highly effective
business decision, depending on how you structure and manage such
engagements. Join a group of business and design professionals in
this highly interactive workshop and find out how to:
- decide when using a design firm makes
sense? when doesn’t it?
- select the one that’s right for you
- deal with project justification and the NIH
syndrome
- setting up and managing the relationship
- orchestrate the relationship between the
design firm,
the company and other suppliers
- ensure your organization embraces and acts
upon the results
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Session Facilitators:  Tom
Merle
Director of Engineering,
Design Continuum
Tom Merle, Director of
Engineering at Design Continuum, manages a very diverse group of
engineers and project managers who have developed elegant solutions
for companies such as Andersen Windows, Master Lock, Motorola, and
Hewlett-Packard. Since joining Design Continuum in 1998, Tom has
been engaged in the project management, product development, and
client relations for some of the company’s key accounts. Prior to
joining Design Continuum, Tom worked at the Eastman Kodak for 14
years in the R&D arena.
 Dan
Buchner
Director of Industrial
Design, Design Continuum
Dan Buchner, Director of
Industrial Design at Design Continuum, manages a growing Industrial
Design practice and directs interdisciplinary design projects for
leading manufacturers such as Toto, Thermador, and P&G. Prior to
joining Design Continuum in 2000, he was VP of Innovation and Design
for Moen Inc. Dan established Moen’s first Industrial Design Group
and was instrumental in the development of Moen’s most successful
products including PureTouch®, OneTouch® and the Revolution®
Showerhead.
 Mike
Pickett
VP of Engineering, Moen
Mike Pickett, VP of
Engineering, Moen, has over 20 years of experience in developing
successful new products. At Moen he has been responsible for the
design and development of a new and innovative product portfolio
that has positioned Moen as a market leader within the plumbing
industry. Prior to joining Moen, Mike worked at AlliedSignal for ten
years developing Anti-Lock Braking Systems for the Automotive
Industry. Mike earned his B.S. in engineering from Michigan State
University and his M.B.A. from Indiana University. |
