Dan Peterson

Current

• Director Program Managment at Herbst Lazar Bell

Past

• Director Research & Strategy at Herbst Lazar Bell
• Manager of Product Development at Joss Design Group
• Principal / Consultant at edog & associates (Sole Proprietorship)

• Teaching Assistant, School of Business at University of Illiniois, Urbana-Champaign
• Director / Vice President at Infinity Management Group
• General Manager at 618 DANIEL, INC., d.b.a. Kam’s & Gully's Riverview Inn

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Education

• Kendall College
• University of Illinois
• University of Illinois

• University of Chicago - Graduate School of Business

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Connections

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Industry

Design

Dan Peterson’s Summary

Dan’s experience is as varied as his skills. He has worked in a wide range of jobs and industries that cross a variety of areas. He has worked in the food & beverage industry, developed 100’s of new products, been a teacher, trainer, and manager, and has performed different forms of comedy at Second City and Zanies in Chicago. Dan is a certified scuba diver with over 300 dives, a certified television producer for the public access cable network, and a certified Chef and self-admitted “foodie”.

Dan has been a New Product Development consultant for over 12 years. In his role as Director of Program Management at HLB (www.hlb.com), he has been involved in the development of 100’s of new products. He manages complex, multi-disciplined projects with a focus on innovation and mechanical invention. Dan holds two utility patents and hopes to recieve several more this year.

Dan is a highly creative and innovative thinker and has led numerous ideation and innovation sessions. He has also managed a variety of market research activities and has developed strategic marketing plans and initiatives. Dan’s varied experiences allow him to bring a unique inside-out perspective with the ability to understand the critical issues and recognize their strategic implications.

At the core of Dan's expertise, is the ability to quickly assess, understand, and adapt to new situations, and then respond quickly and appropriately. His entrepreneurial spirit and strong business acumen have helped Dan adopt a customer-centric, “whatever it takes” attitude to meet or exceed customer expectations.

Dan Peterson’s Specialties:

New Product Development
Innovation & Invention
Business & Management
Culinary Arts
Comedy Writing & Performance

Dan Peterson’s Experience

• Director Program Managment

  Herbst Lazar Bell

  (Privately Held; Design industry)

  2004 — Present (4 years)

  Program management of complex, multi-disciplline new product development project in a variety of industries - consumer, medical and commercial.

• Director Research & Strategy

  Herbst Lazar Bell

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Design industry)

  1998 — 2003 (5 years)

  Manged all aspects of research projects for new product development consulting firm.

• Manager of Product Development

  Joss Design Group

  (Privately Held; Design industry)

  1994 — 1998 (4 years)

  Managed product development development consulting firm specializing in design and engineering of consumer, commercial, and industrial products for multi-national corporations.

• Principal / Consultant

  edog & associates (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Management Consulting industry)

  1992 — 1994 (2 years)

  Consulting firm specializing in small business marketing, management, & operations

• Teaching Assistant, School of Business

  University of Illiniois, Urbana-Champaign

  (Education Management industry)

  1992 — 1993 (1 year)

  Taught class in Management and Organizational Behavior focused on motivation, leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

• Director / Vice President

  Infinity Management Group

  (Food & Beverages industry)

  1990 — 1992 (2 years)

  Governed group of five affiliated food & beverage facilities with staff of 450 and revenues of $4.5 million

• General Manager

  618 DANIEL, INC., d.b.a. Kam’s & Gully's Riverview Inn

  (Food & Beverages industry)

  1987 — 1992 (5 years)

  Managed all aspects of daily operations, marketing/advertising, and business financials for a food & beverage facility affiliated with Infinity Management Group

Dan Peterson’s Education

• Kendall College

  Certificate, Chef in Professional Cookery, 2004 — 2006

• University of Illinois

  MBA, 1991 — 1993

• University of Illinois

  BFA, Industrial Design, 1981 — 1986

• University of Chicago - Graduate School of Business

  Returning Scholar

Additional Information

Dan Peterson’s Interests:

Gradutate from Second City Training Center - one year of improvisational training and performances Graduate Zanies Comedy Club & Comedy College - standup comedy training and performances

Dan Peterson’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch