Jeff Ausfeld
I handle the look and feel of a product and have been doing so for the better part of 20 years. My primary focus is on the outer housings, mechanics, secondary cartons, and related items from concept to manufacture.
Human factors, advice on customer appreciated features, new concept proposals for a given market, and on-shelf appeal reviews are all standard.
I can also handle prototyping from rough samples through to photo-ready, as well as purely digital renderings of the same. It is not uncommon that there are several different variants in the workflow during this process. Physical models help to narrow in on the final look as well as the features the team wishes to proceed with into production.
In addition to product development engineering, I also offer a wide array of manufacturing improvements. While I do not install factory lines from scratch, I will work with your Operational Technology team on improvements. This will commonly take the form of new fixtures, equipment, or more efficient processes.
I have approximately 10 years of upper level management experience, which includes the hiring, and training, of team members in a variety of industries. My teams are usually cross-functional in that there is a blend of technical and non-technical personnel as well as a full array of different engineering disciplines.