charles lord

principal

About

iGo, inc,; Designform, Inc.,; Fischer Design ... Conceptualize, design, engineer, develop, patent and produce award winning ... Engineering Manager at Dyson...

Country

united states

City

phoenix

Industry

consumer electronics

Skill

industrial design, product design, concept design, design strategy, model making, competitive analysis, concept development, product development, strategic partnerships, design thinking, patents, intellectual property, solidworks, design for manufacturing, user centered design, program management, innovation, concept generation, retail, mechanical engineering, prototyping, design management

Experience

principal

designform

1988-6 - 1998-5 · 10 yrs

Conceptualized, designed, engineered, developed, and patented multi-award winning products, on a consultant basis. Clients included Compaq Computer, Dell, Taser International, Mobility Electronics, ADR Ultra Sound, Motorola, Auto Xray, Go Video, Sperry, Executone, Honeywell, Abbot Laboratories, Philips, to name a few.

design manager

fischer design

1983-1 - 1988-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Lead the design team in developing innovative award winning products in the computer, medical, and consumer markets. Clients included Abbott Laboratories, CIE, Kurta, Philips Ultra Sound, Honeywell, National Semi-Conductor, ADR Ultra Sound, Organon Teknica, and Phase Information Systems.

director of product development

igo, inc

1997-11 - 2004-5 · 6 yrs 7 mos

Conceptualized, designed, engineered, developed and patented multi-award winning products with an in house team. Clients included Toshiba, Dell, Compaq, Hewlett Packard, Radio Shack, Motorola, IBM, Molex,Targus, Belkin and APC. Products ranged from innovative laptop docking solutions, to monitor stands, to the multi-award winning iGo Universal Power System and product line.

principal

hotwire development

2004-5 - Present · 22 yrs 5 mos

Conceptualize, design, engineer, develop, patent and produce award winning products for our own independent brand as well as clients on a consultant and royalty basis. Clients range from small start-ups to the fortune five hundred and include companies such as Guardian 8, Targus, Microsoft, Belkin, Beamz, and iGo.