| Planning |
Research and analysis of upcoming technologies,
and market information; creation of product specification for
implementation by Engineering. User interface component evaluation. Anticipation of user needs and
balancing of product cost requirements with user profiles. |
| Design |
Differentiation of products with ideas
and innovations. Creation of logical, user-friendly interfaces in hardware and
software. Collaboration with industrial designers to determine
and refine product look,
color and finish. |
| Communications |
Communication of
complex technical concepts in layman's terms;
explanation of technology and product information to customers;
development in-house training presentations. |
| Graphics |
Technical illustration, icon
design, logo design, product
sketches, software skins; proficiency in Photoshop and PowerPoint. |
| Technical writing |
White
papers, user interface wording, Help and ReadMe files,
brochures, trade show speeches and graphics. |
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Designed ergonomic "twin rainbow" mouse buttons (first embodied
in Design Patent
D372,020) used on all Toshiba pointing-stick notebooks,
2.5 million units annually. This design gives users an intuitive,
"handedness agnostic" user interface, and provides Toshiba notebooks
with an easily identified corporate "trademark". |
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Awarded U.S. patent no.
5,486,846: "Intelligent Keypad Overlay" in
1996 for scheme that greatly simplifies the use of notebook keyboards.
An additional patent is pending (Toshiba trade secret). |
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Created pop-out keyboard "Browsing Tablet" future
design concept featured at trade
shows and on the cover
of Popular Science, February 2001, enhancing Toshiba's "technology innovator" image. |
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Designed user interface for the Infinia computer's "InTouch
Panel" (Design Patent
D392,260), the world's first USB peripheral, integrating
five consumer device functions in one computer interface. |
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Developed and taught "technological
literacy" courses to sales and
marketing personnel, increasing their understanding of product capabilities. |
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Developed the design, format, graphics, menu system, and substantial content
of an extensive slideshow CD, providing field sales force and executives with
an accurate, professional, full-product-line sales tool for presentation to top customers. |
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Continuing design of hand-crafted web sites for volunteer work and personal use. |
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Member of the product planning team that: |
