Cell: 708-***-**** Daniel K. Childs

MSME, MPDD, SSGB

acy4hx@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/danielkchilds/

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SUMMARY

Visionary Director of Product Design and Development with a record of bringing financially successful products to market. Proven ability to recruit, develop and lead teams focused on producing new products, on time and within budget, to delight and surpass the expectations of customers and consumers. Experiences, skills, and achievements :

Awarded & Pending Patents

Project Management

Concept Creation

Production Tooling

Six Sigma Green Belt

Resourceful Problem Solver

Global Cross-Functional Teams Leader

Research & Development

CAD Skills (SolidWorks/ProE)

Intellectual Property

Customer/Consumer Focus

Modeling & Prototyping

Manufacturing Methods

Material Selection

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tervis Tumbler Company, North Venice, FL 2013 - 2016

$100MM manufacturer of high-quality, plastic, insulated drinkware and accessories. Director Product Engineering

Led engineering team responsible for new product design and development. Responsible for the department budget and recruiting, mentoring, motivating and developing superior product engineering team members. Charged with launching new products every 3-6 months while meeting projected ROI.

● Oversaw the launch of 5 new products increasing revenue with approved gross margins.

● 3 patents pending expanding Tervis's Intellectual Property catalog.

● Doubled the valuation of a pending patent by expanding coverage of invention claim to include other categories of products.

● 2-3 month reduction of time to launch new and existing products by establishing a standardized procedure to qualify production tooling and qualifying new plastic resin for existing tooling.

● 300% increase in capacity of new product launches by recruiting, training and managing the engineering team.

● Developed and install procedures and controls to promote optimum information flow throughout the organization. Developed the policy and system workflows to ensure Engineering design accuracy, approvals and controls within the product database management system.

● Engineering liaison to external and internal Legal counsel for Intellectual Property Team.

● Honored with the Tervis Elements of Success "Act with Accountability Award" ACCO Brands Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL 2012 –2013 Manufacturer of office products; e.g., SwinglineTM staplers, binding machines, whiteboards, shredder, etc. Senior Product Development Engineer

Led globally distributed teams in U.S., China and London to support and manage product development of new products and sustained the production and quality of existing products.

● Launched new Shredders for sales in Canada, US and Mexico regions.

● Partnered with suppliers and sub-vendors in China to conduct onsite evaluations.

● Identified strengths and weaknesses of supplier base to drive the choice of optimum supplier.

● Produced prototypes to meet functional and cost requirements of the marketing briefs and checked component interfaces and design for manufacture and assembly. Cell: 708-***-**** Daniel K. Childs

MSME, MPDD, SSGB

acy4hx@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/danielkchilds/

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Elkay Manufacturing Co, Broadview, IL 2006 –2012

Manufacturer of stainless steel sinks, faucets kitchen cabinets, water coolers, drinking fountains, water bottle fillers along with residential and commercial kitchen and bath products. Lead Engineer (2009 - 2012)

Managed and interfaced with cross-functional team members from both internal and external service areas to develop new products from research & development to launch in Plumbing.

● Awarded 2 patents with a valuation of approx. $310,000 .

● Launched 6 different high-end faucets using a modular design from an Israeli supplier.

● Designed, developed and launched exclusive sink design (Perfect Drain TM) and sink accessories (e-dock) increasing sales (both still in production).

Lead Product Designer at iWerks Innovation Center-Elkay's newly formed Innovation Center (2006 - 2009) This innovation center was composed of a small select group of innovators charged with creating new product designs and business units. iWerks focused on building new “Outcome Driven Innovation” and “Voice of the Consumer” market research methods.

● First member selected and hired into the iWerks team assigned with designing the iWerks workspace which included selecting, managing and coordinating contractor services for the infrastructure installation (utilities, IT, etc).

● Created a world-class innovation process with the goal of changing the company culture from a product focus to a consumer need focus.

● Captured key consumer inputs, and identifying key opportunity areas for concept design and development.

● Participated in the creation of a new business development process for generating profitable innovative product line with the goal of $40 million growth.

● Member of a market research team that collected and analyzed data for development of new business units. Herbst Lazar Bell Inc., Chicago, IL 2000 –2006

Product development consulting company whose passion is to create products that generate high returns for clients through a focus on user satisfaction.

Senior Mechanical Engineer

● Led and managed 4 projects from concept through to start-up production for consumer, medical and industrial products for large client companies (included Unilever, Motorola, Kimberly-Clarke, Lumenis, S.C. Johnson, etc).

● Awarded 3 Patents.

● Collaborated with internal and external team members to work towards a successful program and interface with vendors to facilitate manufacturing and assembly.

● Executed product design & development using CAD, CAE and development techniques for low cost and design for manufacturability/assembly.

● Tracked and controlled the budget of multiple projects.

● Participated in market research and integrated their outcome in the development of new products.

● Led brainstorm sessions for innovative product concepts, creative problem solving, and cost reductions. ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

S-B Power Tool Co. (Robert Bosch Tool Corporation), Chicago, IL 1993 –2000 Design Engineer

Engineer

Liaison Engineer, Heber Spring, AR

ABB Impell Corporation - Downers Grove, IL 1991-1993 Engineer II

Engineer I

Cell: 708-***-**** Daniel K. Childs

MSME, MPDD, SSGB

acy4hx@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/danielkchilds/

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EDUCATION

Master of Product Design & Development (MPDD)

Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Master of Mechanical Engineering (MS ME)

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BS ME) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, and Minor: Electrical Engineering ADDITIONAL EDUCATION/ TRAINING/EXPERIENCES

16 additional courses and training session in relevant areas of Engineer and Business. Traveled to 17 countries for both business (e.g., China, Taiwan, Israel, Italy, etc.) and pleasure . PATENTS

Patent # Patent Title Assignee

9,115,484 Magnetic accessory attachment device for sink Elkay Manufacturing Company 9,057,185 Sink and drain for sink Elkay Manufacturing Company 7,478,766 Portable sprayer with connector mounting beams Clarke Consumer Products, Inc. 7,178,743 Portable sprayer Clarke Consumer Products, Inc. EP1781416A2 Portable sprayer Clarke Consumer Products WO/2006/004609 Portable sprayer Clarke Consumer Products 6,843,627 Wrenchless blade clamp assembly Credo Technology Corporation(Bosch) 6,295,910 Clutch assembly for use with a circular saw S-B Power Tool Company (Bosch) 6,820,821 Automated cleansing sprayer S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. WO/2002/084034 Automated cleansing sprayer S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. EP2083917A2 Disposable tip for laser handpiece Lumenis Ltd. WO/2008/054812 Disposable tip for laser handpiece Lumenis Ltd. D613,821 Set of nozzles for a portable sprayer Clarke Consumer Products, Inc. D568,961 Handle for a portable sprayer Clarke Consumer Products, Inc. D536,063 Portable sprayer Clarke Consumer Products, Inc. D465,685 Cover portion for a dispenser Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. D465,364 Surface pattern for a dispenser Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. D643530 Skin treatment handpiece Lumenis Ltd.

D608881 Disposable tip Lumenis Ltd.

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