- EXPERIENCE
Deep exposure to product development in many industry sectors
Product Development Consulting 1980-2022
• DESIGN CONCEPTS (Pty) Ltd.
MD-Product Design, Exhibition System Development, Vehicle Accessories
• SPADES ADVERTISING (Pty) Ltd.
Product development and strategy, Corporate Gifts
• INVENTION FACTORY (Pty) Ltd. Managing Director & Partner, Pool Technology, Invention, Innovation, Product Design
• AQUANAUT (PTY) LTD. Product design, Product strategy, Product development, Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer (Full manufacturing to USA)
• TECHNIKON WITWATERSRAND (now University of Johannesburg). Design Education and Management from lecturer to Associate Director (Industrial Design)
• METROPOLITAN POWER SERVICES (PTY) LTD.
Full Product Development Projects, Concept to Manufacturing
• KSDP Pentagraph Strategic Brand Consultants
Corporate signage, Product Design, Industrial Design Division Manager
Specialist Industrial Designer Venter Trailers
2001 – 2017
Development of commercial and consumer trailers and accessories
Environmental Graphics for outdoor, and vehicle graphics.
General design for marketing, graphics, photography, website development
Product Development and Project Management
2019 - 2020
Full product development cycle coupled to Project Management for group projects. Products for brands in Pimms Famous Brands (Pimms Group).
Research & Development, Industrial Design, Project Feasibility, Risk assessment, Planning and Execution.
Smartt Design
Product Design and Development
Industrial Design
Product Development, Innovation and Invention, Intellectual Property, Concept Development, Technical Illustration, 3D Modeling, Rendering, Design Management, Project Management.
Animation and Modelling
3D models for illustration and animation
Character Development for animation
Website development
Custom Artificial Intelligence
Development of custom proprietary GPT systems for business teams, and custom creative GPTs for creative individuals, as well as strategic GPTs for business people.
- EDUCATION and AWARDS
University of Johannesburg1974 - 1987
Nat Dip Industrial Design
H Nat Dip Industrial Design
Dip IMM Institute of Marketing Management
Lecturer and Senior Lecturer Industrial Design
1996-1999
Associate Director Industrial Design
AwardsAcademic1976 Best Student1976 Best paper Consumer Behaviour (IMM)1976 2nd best paper case Study (IMM)Aquanaut1983 Inventiveness Award Barclays1983 Best Award Plastic Federation1984 SABS Shell Prize Industrial DesignMetmeister1996 SABS Design Institute Engineering Design and Industrial Design1999 Excellence in Product Design 30 Year Design Review2000 New York Quality Summit (Metmeister)2001 Frankfurt Arch of Europe (Metmeister)Venter Trailers
2009, 2010 Superbrands status - LET'S CHAT
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