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John Herbst
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Professional Summary
Product Development professional with extensive retail and commercial
product development experience. Well versed in bringing a wide variety of
products to market contributing to successful business strategies. Very
creative, energetic, productive, organized and works well as a part of a highly
productive team. Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects delivering
aggressive milestones. International experience particularly in Asia.
Product Types / Materials
Products
Office Organization
Office Ergonomics
Mouse & Keyboard
USB
Electrical Taps / Cords
PC Connectivity
Corded / RF
Sewn Storage Cases
Metal / Wire Storage
Wood Storage
Corrugated Boxes
Materials / Processes
Electronics
Electrical
Plastics
Sewn Goods
Metal
Wood
Corrugated Paper
Microban
Paint
Chrome
Laser Engraving
Packaging
Plain Box
Color Box
Blister
Clam
Displays
Retail
Commercial
Bar-coding
Assembly
Product Certifications
Certifications
UL
CE
FCC
C-Tick
Regulatory Experience Cont.
ISO
ISO 13406-2
ISO 9241-7
ISO 6385-1981
C-Tick (Australia) See CE
FCC
Title 47 CFR Part 15
ICES
ICES 006
ICES 003
NFPA
NFPA 70
California
Prop 65
Regulatory Experience
CE
EN 60335
EN 60950-1
EN 60950-2
IEC 60884
EN 2002/95/EC
EN 2002/96/EC
UL
UL 499
UL 1278
UL 1449
UL 1363
UL 1283
UL 498
Products – 2005 – 2009 $7 MM
Products developed were:
FY10 $1,100,000
Under Desk Laptop Dock Support $100K
Climate Control Footrest $1mm
FY09
$1,063,000
Letter Tray – Designer Suites $165K
Step File – Designer Suites $173K
Shelf – Designer Suites $132K
Phone Stand – Designer Suites $182K
Organizer – Designer Suites $91K
Letter Tray – PA $103K
Step File – PA $116K
Magazine File – PA $104K
FY08 $940,000
Desk Side File $300K
Desk Edger $200K
Versatile File $220K
File Pocket Plus $220K
Products – 2005 – 2009 $7MM cont.
Products developed were:
FY07 $1,651,000
Corner Shelf $499K
Shelf $499K
Corner Organizer $399K
Note Dispenser $254K
FY06
$2,407,000
Microban Corded Mouse $149K
Microban Cordless Mouse $127K
Microban Basic Keyboard $645K
Microban Split Keyboard $554K
Microban Cordless KB & Mouse $267K
HD Corded Mouse $193K
HD Cordless Mouse $472K
Cost Savings – 2005 – 2009
FY10 $0
FY09 $5,000
PA Note Holder resource
FY08 $53,000
PA Wire – Reduced wire diameter $15K
Wire Cart – Reduced wire diameter $22K
Brown box conversion from retail $16K
FY07
Wire vendor resource and specification $700,000
FY06 $288,000
RF Mouse cost reductions $82K
Corded Mouse cost reductions $143K
Manual cost reduction $55K
Results
The cost reductions were in excess of $1,000,000.
Sr. Product Engineer
Products – 1999 – 2005
Sr. Product Engineer
Products – 1998 – 1999
Product Engineer
Products – 1991 – 1998
Industrial Engineer 1987 – 1991
• Implemented a cost savings of $375K; Carton project.
• Identified and implemented various process and product improvements.
• Performed classical Industrial Engineering tasks.
Management Consultant 1983 – 1987
• Lester B Knight, Management Consulting Division
• Consulted on projects for Fortune 50-500, small manufacturers and
government entities.
Innovative Desk Accessories
Unique Mouse Shape
Unique Mouse with Gel
Unique Microban MouseUnique Track Ball & Mouse
One of the first Hubs to achieve High
Speed USB 2.0 certification
Innovative Desk Accessories
Unique Wrist Rest and
Touch Pad
Unique Exo-Skeletal
CD Case
Unique tooling to provide a specific
look
Unique use of Microban
Innovatively pushing known barriers
How do you hang a
shelf on a partition
wall? (FEA)
How do you make one
product do more? (multi-
configurable) (Innovate it!)
How do you make a
CD rack
inexpensive?
(Add metal stays)
How do you make a CD
rack cost even less?
(Specify widely
available indigenous
materials)
Innovative Packaging
Unique carton with curved
corrugated box w/blisterCustomer usable sample on
a throw-away display
Innovative Ideation
Reward failures and successes
Use different methods of idea
generation
• Brainstorming
• Ideas to go
• Moderator
• Consumer involved
• Immersion
• Focus groups
• Customer Feedback
• Consumer Feedback
• Sales feedback
• Many more…
Use internal company resources
when a lower ideation cost is
required
Use top tier design firms
when appropriate
Use local design firms when
appropriate
Innovate when it happens
Plan specific product areas
that need innovation
Reduce resources
Think Green
Innovate where it happens
Don’t do it the same way
Process Innovation
Q: How do you decrease
the time it takes to create a
new product?
A: Redesign the process to
communicate what is
needed, in a known format,
at the correct time, to the
right people that need the
information.
Seems simple but rarely
done effectively.
Hard Work = Innovation
As the sayings go:
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of
preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.[Colin
Powell]
There is no substitute for hard work.[Thomas Edison]
I am a strong believer in luck and I find the harder I work
the more I have of it.[Benjamin Franklin]
Products with Patented Features
Final
I hope you found this presentation enjoyable. If so, and you want to include
me as part of your team…
JOHN HERBST
59 W. Magnolia Drive
Streamwood, Illinois 60107
[email protected] C: 630-401-5056
SUMMARY
Product Development professional with extensive retail and commercial
product development experience. Well versed in bringing a wide variety of
products to market contributing to successful business strategies. Very
creative, energetic, productive, organized and works well as a part of a highly
productive team. Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects delivering
aggressive milestones. International experience particularly in Asia.