Fred Schechter

Current

Industrial Designer at Cricket Company
Industrial Designer at DS4 design

Past

Production Designer at Midland Production Corp.
Industrial Designer at Sharper Image
Industrial Designer at Radica USA ltd.

Education

California State University-Long Beach
Montana State University-Bozeman

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Industry

Design

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Fred Schechter’s Summary

I have spent my career working from the industrial design side of things, developing products from concept to reality alongside designers, engineers, and many others. I enjoy working with teams here and abroad to create a complete product system, from the product itself to the packaging and point of purchase display, at each step injecting interesting new aspects into the end product.
My ability to develop a multitude of solutions in a timely manner has served me well for many years. I truly enjoy working with innovative mechanisms old and new. I focus on functionality and tend to press for an additional element of surprise on products where it is applicable. In addition, my researching abilities have been highly valued for generating novel and useful data.
I tend to bring a lot of enthusiasm to my work, however, I have learned over the years, certain people aren't to be approached prior to their morning coffee.
To sum it all up, I love making cool new stuff.

Fred Schechter’s Specialties:

Industrial design, business development, project management, product management, 3-D modeling (Rhino, Solid Works), packaging design, point of purchase design, sketching, presentation, patent process, Adobe Creative Suite, materials research, patent research, and technology research.

Fred Schechter’s Education

California State University-Long Beach

B.S. , Industrial Design , 1996 — 2000

Industrial design/product design, comprises everything from cars, to hair dryers, from packaging, to trade show and point of purchase displays.

Other specialized skills attained: patent research, mechanism and materials research, project management, and marketing analysis, in addition to industrial design skills

Activities and Societies:

University archery team 1998
Montana State University-Bozeman

Mechanical Engineering 1993 — 1996

Activities and Societies:

Video coordinator for Montana State Football Team 1993 Season.
1993-1995 University Solar Car Team (driver, fund raiser, solar array design and fabrication, composite body lay-up). The team competed in SunRayce 1995 finished 23rd.

Additional Information

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Fred Schechter’s Interests:

Industrial Design, new concepts, innovations, product development research, business plan development, packaging design (die lines), sports equipment, hand-held games, materials research, web 2.0/marketing,