Product Design Industrial

Resume: Kevin W. Metheny February **, ****

Home Address: *** ********* **.

West Lafayette, IN 47906

Cell Telephone 765-***-****

Email address *********@*****.***

Sex: Male Age: 72

Height: 5’ 8” Weight: 185

Race: Caucasian Health: Excellent

Marital Status Married Children : 2 Sons

Career Objective: I wish to find local part time employment in the Lafayette – West Lafayette, Indiana area that will challenge my managerial and technical skills in product design and manufacturing developed over the past 37 years of owning my own business.

Education: 1979-1981 MA Industrial Design Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

1973-1977 BA Industrial Design Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

1971-1973 AA Humanities Bismarck Jr. College, North Dakota

1967-1971 Graduated from Bismarck High School, Bismarck, North Dakota

Technical Skills: Computer and Solidworks CAD proficient; familiar with patent - copyright laws & creation, read and understand technical drawings; excellent 3-D model building skills; know how to use most precision measurement tools; familiar with many different areas of manufacturing from injection and compression molding of plastics; also metal, plastic, wood machining & fabrication.

Work Experience: I worked for Tom Wood Powersports, parts sales March 15 to November 15 2024. Laid off do to slow sales.

I worked for Bob Rohrman Auto Group off and on for four years driving new and used vehicles.

Retired in 2016 from Ultimate Sports Inc. Lafayette, IN, but still own it.

1988-Present Ultimate Sports Management, Inc. Ravenna, MI

Position: Founder-President/CEO

U.S.I. is a motor sports company designing, manufacturing, and distributing products for the snowmobile, ATV, and motorcycle market place. www.usiskis.com USI designed and manufactured 95% of all the snowmobile ski skins and skis used on Yamaha snowmobiles from 1994 to 2001 before losing this business to firms outside the U.S. due to lower cost of production. USI continues to lead the aftermarket in the production and distribution of high performance snowmobile products.

1981-1990 Design Dimensions International, Inc. Lafayette, Indiana

Position: Founder- President/CEO

D.D.I. was a free lance product design and development company specializing in pre production design and model building for industry. Notable clients were American Radio, Uniden Corporation, Kimball International, and King Marine. Employees 4

Travel: I have no trouble traveling either domestically or internationally as needed. I have been to several foreign countries in the last 32 years most notably Japan on 6 different occasions to visit with Yamaha Motor Co. in Iwata, Japan.

Hobbies: Travel – snowmobiles – motorcycles – boats - scuba diving – restoring classic cars

AWARDS

Engineering Award from International Snowmobile Racing November 2003 I designed new Shaper and Deuce wear bars for snowmobile skis and have patents on both.

Innovation Award from Snowgoer Magazine September 2003 Award was for my designs in Shaper and Deuce wear bars for snowmobiles. I hold 3 patents on these designs in the US and Canada. Engineering Award Plastic Snowmobile Skis September

1995 Engineering award for the leading edge development of high performance snowmobile skis. USI was the first company in history to design, develop and manufacture skis for snowmobiles of this type.

I have two patents on this product line. PATENTS VEHICULAR SNOW SKI STEERING KEEL BAR

(#7,159,876) January 2007 Wear Bar for snowmobile skis using and hour glass shape to collect snow and ice to promote better steering control at speed. VEHICULAR SNOW SKI STEERING KEEL BAR

(#6,631,912) October 2003 Snowmobile wear bar to facilitate better steering control at speed. VEHICULAR SNOW SKI (#5,145,201) September 1992 Plastic high performance snowmobile ski designed for better performance with friction free characteristics and enhanced steering control. Also, corrosion resistant characteristics.

VEHICULAR SNOW SKI (#5,040,818) August 1991 1ST Ever snowmobile ski designed using UHMWPE plastic to facilitate friction free characteristics and control at speed. Friction free and impact resistant to sub-zero temperatures.

VEHICULAR SNOW SKI STEERING KEEL BAR (#2,394,994 CANADIAN) October 2003 High performance steel or aluminum snowmobile wear bars designed with and hour glass shape to catch snow from the side and aid in corner control at speed

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