Dell Inc. (IDSA)
Austin, Texas Area
- Current
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- Sr. Lead Designer, Consumer Products at Dell
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- Creator in Chief at Mikidesign
- Asst. Manager, Industrial Design at Samsung
- ID Consultant (Part Time) at Design Funhouse Enterprises (DFE)
- Team Leader at Samsung
- Sr. Designer (Lead Designer) at Nokia
- Sr. Designer / Visiting Consultant at Nokia Denmark
- ID Intern at Design Continuum Italia
- Education
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- Art Center College of Design
- Art Center (Europe)
- National Art Academy
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Miki Mehandjiysky’s Summary
Miki Mehandjiysky is a multicultural design visionary with extensive experience in product creation for global brands. His core competences are in multi-dimensional creative leadership, brand building, design language / strategy, concept and innovation. He assumes a leading and coordinating role in his work with marketing, engineering and user interface teams; he facilitates communication, stimulates disruptive creative thinking that breaks conservative molds, steers the creative process in the right direction, and ensures a coherent final result of utmost quality and value.
Miki Mehandjiysky’s Specialties:
- Design Vision, Strategic Innovation
- Brand Identity & Design Language
- Marketing, Portfolio & Segmentation
- Seamless Integration of hardware, software, GUI
- Actual and Perceived (visual) Ergonomics
- Creative Team Leadership
- ODM Management & RFQ Process
Miki Mehandjiysky’s Experience
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Creator in Chief
Mikidesign
(Design industry)
September 2007 — February 2009 (1 year 6 months)
Mikidesign is an ongoing design project with focus on start-up businesses, inventors and entrepreneurs. Mikidesign aims to generate intricate concepts and ideas and evolve them into disruptive sophisticated consumer products that improve daily lives and truly make a difference. Our process focuses on environmentally conscious intelligent design, minimalism, part economy, attention to detail, stringent quality control in all stages- ensuring maximum profitability for our clients and partners.
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Asst. Manager, Industrial Design
Samsung
(Public Company; SEC; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2008 — September 2008 (9 months)
Led the CDMA Design Team, specializing in work for US carriers such as Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Metro PCS. Presented multiple times directly to the Director of Device Strategy & Planning at Verizon Wireless. Helped organize joint Design Workshops with the carrier's Executive Marketing team. Maintained regular communication and strong working relationships that contributed to Samsung's success in US handset device offering in 2008.
Spearheaded Samsung Design America's Cluster (Archetype Design) Team in 2008, with focus on Business | Smart Phone Products & Accessories for the US market in the years 2009 & 2010.
Managed a team of 2 senior-level reports- responsibilities included team member's schedule planning, delivery, design quality, learning & growth, and PTO approvals. -
ID Consultant (Part Time)
Design Funhouse Enterprises (DFE)
(Design industry)
July 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 3 months)
Consulted in my free time on a large variety of exciting design projects (absolutely unrelated to any kind of electronics). Partnered with a great team of talented, mature and passionate design professionals with over 11 years of experience in ID, engineering, manufacturing, marketing and design management / leadership, with the ultimate goal of building successful new businesses from the ground up.
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Team Leader
Samsung
(Public Company; Telecommunications industry)
2005 — January 2008 (3 years )
Designed multiple product concepts that challenged existing stereotypes and broke conservative molds. Led successful team efforts resulting in ground-breaking proposals that influenced the design language and taste at Samsung. Was member of the Strategic Design and Cluster (Archetype Design) Teams with special focus on innovation. Led an ID team of 3+ designers.
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Sr. Designer (Lead Designer)
Nokia
(Public Company; NOK; Telecommunications industry)
1999 — 2005 (6 years )
Was recruited by Nokia Design following graduation from college. Became one of only 6 product designers at Nokia Design in California. Saw the Calabasas studio grow 400% in only 3 years.
Worked closely with Nokia's VP of Design Frank Nuovo, who founded the Nokia Design organization, and was the visionary behind Nokia's huge success in the years 1998-2006.
Led the design of a series of highly successful award-winning products with remarkable quality and longevity- some of them are still sold today, many years after their initial launch dates. -
Sr. Designer / Visiting Consultant
Nokia Denmark
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NOK; Telecommunications industry)
March 2004 — June 2004 (4 months)
Worked with ID, Marketing and Engineering teams on the award winning L'Amour Collection of fashion phones.
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ID Intern
Design Continuum Italia
(Privately Held; Design industry)
1998 — 1998 (less than a year)
Worked on design projects for the following clients:
- Roche /Boehringer Mannheim/ : AccuCheck - accurate blood sugar meter system for diabetics.
- Puma : active sport shoes, non-slippery sole water sandals, special shoe-lace tightening ring mechanism.
Additional Information
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Miki Mehandjiysky’s Interests:
composing music, environmental issues, clean energy, investing, diplomacy, foreign languages
Miki Mehandjiysky’s Groups:
IDSA (www.IDSA.org)
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Trendwatchers - 360° Product Design Trends -
I-DEAS Master Series
Miki Mehandjiysky’s Honors:
2009 Innovation Award, CES Las Vegas - Samsung Capella Premium BT Pendant
Best Designer Award - Samsung Design, Dec. 2007
'06 IDEA Excellence Award (Silver) - L'Amour Collection (Nokia 7380)
Dozens of design patents for Nokia Design - Google image search for "Mehandjiysky"
Product reviewed in prestigious publications worldwide.
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