Michael Garman
Innovation Design
Fredericksburg,VA
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certificates
Work History
Senior Innovation Manager
Hamilton Beach
2 2017 - Current
- Black Belt in Innovation Engineering and IDEO Design Thinking / Human Center Innovation certifications to lead innovation efforts resulting in close to 100 patents.
- Developed comprehensive innovation strategies aligned with business goals, driving long-term growth by combining best practices of IDEO Design Thinking, Eureka Innovation Engineering, TrendHunter, and Google Ventures..
- Insights in an hour through the implementation of rapid qualitative research to quickly uncover the meaningful uniqueness of concepts and identify unmet needs through observation, interviews, empathy and insight crafting.
- Implemented Design Thinking and Innovation Engineering workshops and training sessions that enhanced employee skills in creative problem-solving and design thinking methodologies.
Senior Industrial Design
Hamilton Beach Inc.
07.1999 - 02.2017
- Creator of Egg-Bite maker, currently Hamilton Beach's best selling product.
- Creator of commercial stick blender, best selling commercial product company history.
- Creator of BrewStation, overall best selling product in company history.
- Conducted product usability studies with consumers to create intuitive product interactions and digital interfaces.
- Created product designs using Solidworks, Keyshot, and Sketchbook Pro
- Managed multiple projects effectively by working in synergy with Marketing, Manufacturing, and Engineering.
Founder & Principal Designer
Eikon Industrial Design
01.1994 - 07.1999
- Created product designs for Burton Snowboards, Fisher Price, Spaulding, Merrell Footwear, New England Overshoe, & Tubbs Snowshoe
- Created product design for RED/Burton Bullet Snowboarding tool that has been in market for 25 years and is top 5 Snowboarding tools of all time.
- IDSA / Plastics News First Place award winner.
- Directed trade show marketing efforts to grow client base.
Timeline
IDEO Foundation in Design Thinking & Human Centered Innovation
03-2024
FuturistU - TrendHunter
10-2023
Workshopper Design Sprint Master -AJ & Smart
05-2021
MIT Design Thinking
05-2018
TRIZ Certified Practitioner
11-2016
MBA - Marketing
Strayer Univeristy
09.2008 - 05.2010
Senior Industrial Design
Hamilton Beach Inc.
07.1999 - 02.2017
Founder & Principal Designer
Eikon Industrial Design
01.1994 - 07.1999
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Design
The University of The Arts
09.1990 - 05.1993
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Design
University of Bridgeport
09.1988 - 05.1990
Senior Innovation Manager
Hamilton Beach
2 2017 - Current
Summary
Certified Design Thinking and Innovation Engineering Black Belt with the skills to identify, ideate, and commercialize solutions based on the unmet needs of the end user.
Education
MBA - Marketing
Strayer Univeristy
Richmond, VA 09.2008 - 05.2010
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Design
The University of The Arts
Philadelphia, PA 09.1990 - 05.1993
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Design
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT 09.1988 - 05.1990
Certification
IDEO Foundation in Design Thinking & Human Centered Innovation
Skills
Design Thinking Human Centered Innovation
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