Chicago, IL | 614-204-1618 | eyman2@gmail.com | wwwlinkedin.com/in/mceyman
Seasoned Product Developer in the Consumer Goods industry with over twenty years of experience in taking complex designs to production via SolidWorks CAD, prototyping, and vendor management. Cited in 28 patents, more than thirty launches, and millions in tooling approvals. Self-motivated problem solver committed to delivering high-quality products
SolidWorks advanced surfacing solid modeling, assembly, PCB and mechanism packaging
Expertise in engineering for injection molding, blow molding, metal stamping, tube bending
Mechanism development and validation
Hands-on 3D printed rapid prototyping and troubleshooting
Vendor CAD validation and streamlined issue tracking communication, travel to overseas factories
Multi-project time management in MS Excel, Smartsheets, MS Project
Adobe Illustrator for instruction sheet and product warnings
MS Office 365 apps
MS Teams creation and management
MS SharePoint collaboration and user training
Keyshot rendering and animation
Proficient also in Pro/E Creo, Autodesk, and Rhino
Radio Flyer | Chicago, IL 08/2024 - 06/2025
Senior Product Development Engineer | SolidWorks, DFMA, BOM Costing, & Production Management
Managed project timelines, costs, and resources, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery.
Developed ride-on toys concept to production in under a year despite global trade and supply chain challenges.
Collaborated with designers to create SolidWorks CAD models for visual and functional prototypes and CMF.
Developed BOMs for the procurement team to negotiate vendor costs, material choices and tooling considerations.
Collaborated with Quality Assurance Engineers to adjust designs to exceed ASTM F963-23, EN71 toy safety standards, as well as any relevant IP standards.
MCE Design | Chicago, IL 11/2023 - 08/2024
Product Strategist & Developer | Market Analysis, Strategic Ideation, and Product Innovation
Developed story boards and illustrations for product instruction in Adobe Illustrator.
Facilitated strategic design brainstorm sessions with clients for new category explorations.
Conducted product category competitive tear-down and analysis to identify product features for improvement.
Modified SolidWorks CAD for altered features and improved production intent.
Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc. | Chicago, IL 5/2015 - 11/2023
Senior Product Design Manager | Consumer Goods (Strollers & Wagons), Project Management, & Factory Alignment
Collaborated with engineering, design, soft goods, and marketing teams for product line value improvement.
Managed design of 25 complex product assemblies to production, resulting in 5 utility patents.
Implemented rapid prototyping improvements, reducing time and cost by 50%, streamlining development.
Led overseas vendor collaboration for quality assurance and regulatory compliance to ASTM F963-23 & EN71 for toys, ASTM F833 & EN1888 for strollers, and relevant IP ingress standards.
Championed project tracking tools, improving schedule adherence and time to market.
Conducted training for MS Teams for the entire company during pandemic work from home requirements.
Beyond Design, Inc. | Chicago, IL 11/2009 -5/2015
Senior Product Designer | DFMA, CAD, & New Product Introduction (NPI)
Designed SolidWorks CAD for over 30 time-sensitive projects across 9 industries, resulting in 11 patents.
Delivered design for manufacturability solutions for major clients like LG, Fellowes Brands, Zebra Printers.
Utilized Pro/Engineer CREO for key projects, including complex forms and assemblies in plastic and sheet metal.
Team facilitator for large strategic brainstorm sessions, leading product users and stakeholders through process.
Worked with client partners to develop device improvements or alternatives for the QSR part of FDA approval of a Combination device, maintaining design history files for 21 CFR part 820 compliance.
Zukun Plan, LLC | Columbus, OH 4/2004-11/2009
Industrial Designer | Product & Visual Design, CAD (Creo/ProEngineer), & Prototyping
Developed 12 patented products for clients like Fisher-Price and Union Tools (AMES True Temper, Razor-Back).
Used Pro/Engineer to create highly controlled and featured forms for plastic parts designed for manufacturing.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Patents: Contributed to 28 patents throughout career.
Affiliations: IDSA, ASME, SAE, AWS, AHA | OSU Solar Team | BSA Eagle Scout